Example sentences of "to the [noun] and [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lurched up to the blackboard and knocked it flying . |
| 2 | So what you do as a trainer in a circus you try and encourage the animal to want to the act and to reinforce it for so doing and that may be food , it may be actually just affection for the people who are training and that 's what a trainer wants to try and . |
| 3 | He climbed to the upper level , and from the top of the stairs he could see a wide slice of moonlight telling him that he 'd not only forgotten to lock the door behind them , in his haste he 'd neglected even to close it ; he crossed the decking and closed it now , switching the key from the outside to the inside and turning it in the lock . |
| 4 | Turn the right side ( smooth side of knitting ) to the inside and fold it so the two side edges of the knitting can be sewn together to make a tube . |
| 5 | I ran through the fields , laid low for about two hours , then I made my way to the motorway and hitched it to Birmingham . |
| 6 | If we shoot a rocket to the moon and bring it back ten days later we can calculate before the start , within a matter of seconds and a few hundred yards , just how long it will take and where it will land , provided always that in the course of the proceedings there is no human error . |
| 7 | Despite the wind , the cross that followed was so accurate and inviting that Chris Malkin was able to rise to the ball and head it out of the reach of the sprawling Paul Heald to register his 10th goal of the season . |
| 8 | Andrew Chubb , prosecuting , claimed Blissett elbowed Uzzell after the defender beat him to the ball and headed it away . |
| 9 | When Dyson was hidden beneath the bonnet again Bob tiptoed round to the boot and eased it open . |
| 10 | Fernando asked , a frown puckering his brow as he rounded the Mercedes to the boot and opened it wide . |
| 11 | Pop down to the beach and sell it to the pedlar ? ’ |
| 12 | The writer of the previous essay plan has demonstrated advanced skills by selecting the information or facts relevant to the question and presenting it in a logical argument . |
| 13 | I returned it to the centre and exchanged it for another kit which also gave me a zero reading . |
| 14 | Once again , we are making it clear to the Minister and putting it firmly on record that , in its present form , the Bill does nothing to make it likely that the Government 's words , which have been employed to make the Bill more politically acceptable in Scotland , will be translated into reality . |
| 15 | Paige asked , watching him jump to his feet , hurrying to the door and throwing it open . |
| 16 | He went back to the door and kicked it shut , then prowled towards her . |
| 17 | With a last withering glance , he walked across to the door and swung it wide , then gave a snort of disgust . |
| 18 | She lit a candle from a bedside match , went to the door and unlocked it . |
| 19 | He stepped out of her way and she took a deep breath as she ran to the door and slammed it shut behind her . |
| 20 | Marcus walked majestically to the door and flung it wide open , saying to Huw Pritchard : ‘ You will leave this room at once . |
| 21 | Flicking back her head with a haughty toss of bright auburn curls , she walked to the door and flung it open . |
| 22 | She turned to the door and flung it open with one contemptuous move . |
| 23 | ‘ Then you can burn in hell for all I care ! ’ he burst out , and , turning on his heel , he marched to the door and flung it open . |
| 24 | She hurried to the door and locked it . |
| 25 | The inspector accompanied her to the door and closed it carefully after her . |
| 26 | Eddie marched to the door and yanked it open . |
| 27 | Angrily she turned to the door and yanked it open , almost colliding with David Markham who was standing on the threshold . |
| 28 | No , to hell with waiting until tomorrow to deliver her message to the bastard , she thought grimly as she marched to the door and yanked it open . |
| 29 | The doorbell rang , and scrubbing the tears off her cheeks with the back of her hand , she marched to the door and yanked it open . |
| 30 | She crossed to the door and held it open . |