Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [conj] [v-ing] it [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's worth taking the assumption by the scruff of the neck and shaking it till it falls apart , otherwise there will be no fundamental lasting change in relationships , the school will remain inward looking with no real growth in active listening and responding . |
2 | Draw your shape , using the guide and adapting it as necessary to suit your shape and length . |
3 | If you only have a very limited amount of clerical back-up at least see that this is devoted to taking away the paper and putting it where you will be able to find it again if necessary . |
4 | The wrist moves to get the plate spinning and when it is going fast enough you stop the stick and , because of the hollow in the plate , the stick goes to the middle After practice you can try tossing it in the air and catching it or passing it behind your back . |
5 | is the bathroom , so she must have been in there cos he 's hammering on the door and bashing it and kicking it . |
6 | I started doing it with pot , breaking a little bit , squashing it on the foil and smoking it as though I was having a chase . |
7 | The fact is that Dame Maggie alone owns to charisma , a responsibility which she bears with easy , unpretentious authority , dominating the stage whether bestriding it or merely sitting by idly . |