Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [subord] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have to sit there like typing in random keywords to see if it 's a keyword . |
| 2 | The Russian law on citizenship , adopted in November 1991 , extended that privilege not only to the population of the Russian Federation but also to those living in other republics who requested it , and the Russian defence minister , Pavel Grachev , made it clear that fellow nationals would be defended ‘ wherever they live ’ ; Vice-President Rutskoi called more directly for recognition of the Dnestr republic , and the Foreign Ministry intervened when it appeared that the civil rights of Russian speakers in the newly independent Baltic republics were being infringed . |
| 3 | His chest crushed when it smashed into the steering wheel . ’ |
| 4 | He would have been fighting blindly if he started proceedings without seeing the maintenance and servicing records of the fork-lift truck to see whether it had gone wrong before and what went wrong on this occasion . |
| 5 | What was remarkable , and commendable , was that once the tragedy had begun , quicker than anybody else in Germany , the Crown Prince realised where it would lead . |
| 6 | In an air test , stoppers are used to block off the ends of the drain and air is blown into the drain to see whether it can hold the pressure . |
| 7 | That , just have a look to see if it looks okay . |
| 8 | Yet to a very large extent German efforts were contradictory : Völkisch opinion wished Germany to remain as it was and yet somehow to return to the past ; they wanted to return to the past yet at the same time wished for the power to behave as they pleased . |
| 9 | In these situations the Pump Wagon sustains D6 strength 6 hits due to damage sustained as it crunches and smashes its way through . |
| 10 | Personally , by the time I had cycled up the hill in the dark , battling against high winds and rain , wearing my rain cape in a futile attempts to keep dry , I felt more like flopping into bed than sitting up all night making silly marks on a chart and plunging outside every sixty minutes to see if it was still raining . |
| 11 | 4.13 Management should continuously review the procedures for the delivery and/or collection of money to see if it is absolutely necessary and whether there are alternative methods available . |
| 12 | He glanced up at Doyle to see if it was meant to be a joke , but Doyle was not smiling . |
| 13 | Who does the heart hurt when it sees the unattended pair of shoes ? |
| 14 | Now we are trying to make sure the money goes where it should . |
| 15 | And we 'll see , we 'll ask her what she fe , what it feels like on her skin to see if it feels better than soap . |
| 16 | Teacher : Shall we try and find a brick to see if it will float ? |
| 17 | It was the same when her Mum got when it happened to her they got her a load of new clothes and she was trying them on and grandad said hey get in here now . |
| 18 | Then check it against their velocity time graphs to see if it 's correct . |
| 19 | In 1988 a visiting colleague from the Royal Ulster Constabulary asked if it was part of my role in Systems Development Department to comment on such essays . |
| 20 | Like this : ‘ Try and make the house look occupied when it 's left unattended … |
| 21 | She was muddy , her dress torn , her hair looked like it had been combed with a hedge , but she crackled with so much internal power that she was nearly throwing off sparks . |
| 22 | The problem is that it would be very hard to justify the cost : much of this could go on after students arrived , and the course modified as it went along . |
| 23 | But experts say unless it is carefully controlled , the fish stocks and entire eco-system could be affected . |
| 24 | Seagram 's victory in the 1991 Grand National was an extraordinary coincidence occurring as it did in the final year of the company 's sponsorship of the race . |
| 25 | The Netherlands disagreed because it thought harmonised taxes would be too weak . |
| 26 | There are structural difficulties and the Council of Ministers has come up with a typical measure — just finding a few extra bob to see whether it will solve the problem . |
| 27 | Never try to fit a line before you have plotted the data to see if it is a sensible thing to do . |
| 28 | Try out each of your jokes on someone who will not be at the wedding to see if it sounds funny the way you tell it . |
| 29 | The aircraft quivered when it penetrated the thin layers of cloud in its path . |
| 30 | Nutty rode into the warehouse to see if it was ready , and Hoomey followed her , towing Bones , who was ready to go wherever the food sacks were going . |