Example sentences of "owe it [prep] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And I think , after all the hours I have put in for nothing teaching you to ride , that you owe it to me to do your level best to win this competition . |
| 2 | ‘ The ordinary people supported me before I was made WBC champion and I now owe it to them to let the public see me , ’ he said . |
| 3 | We owe it to them to ensure that their money is not squandered . |
| 4 | ‘ I agree , ’ Hari seemed ill at ease , ‘ I would like to help but I 'm all right here , I 've got people working for me , see I owe it to them to make a success of my own business . |
| 5 | I owe it to him to explain what 's happened between us , to get his permission to go on seeing you . ’ |
| 6 | With a political party , for example , this might mean conveying the idea that the Foreign Secretary is making an important speech in their locality and they owe it to him to show their support . |