Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [prep] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Conveyance ’ means any conveyance construed or adapted for the carriage of a person or persons whether by land , water or air , except that it does not include a conveyance constructed or adapted for use only under the control of a person not carried in or on it , and ‘ drive ’ shall be construed accordingly . |
| 2 | As the essence of this offence is stealing a ride , handcarts and pedestrian controlled vehicles etc. are not conveyances as they are designed for use only under the control of a person not carried in or on it . |
| 3 | The second half of section 12(1) deals with persons who knowing that a conveyance has been taken without authority , drives it or allows himself to be carried in or on it . |
| 4 | Section 12(1) states : … a person shall be guilty of an offence if , without having the consent of the owner or other lawful authority , he takes any conveyance for his own or another 's use or knowing that any conveyance has been taken without such authority , drives it or allows himself to be carried in or on it . |
| 5 | Section 12(7) excludes from the definition of conveyance a vehicle under the control of someone not carried in or on it . |
| 6 | ( c ) " Allows himself to be carried in or on it " . |
| 7 | The vehicle must move while he is in or on it : Diggin ( 1980 ) 72 Cr App R 204 ( CA ) . |
| 8 | And I broke it off , I thought I 've got a I 've got that clip that old piece , the other piece put it on better and underneath it there was a a hyacinth , and with it being sheltered |
| 9 | The concentration and centralisation of capitals ( growth and merging respectively ) lead to a ‘ constant decrease in the number of capitalist magnates ’ and increasingly the ‘ monopoly of capital becomes a fetter upon the mode of production , which has flourished alongside and under it ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 10 | Although people can go in and for it . |
| 11 | Classification of functions fell into disrepute because the classifications were often applied mechanically and without it being asked whether judicial review ought to be available , or whether the rules of natural justice ought to apply as a matter of fairness or policy . |
| 12 | Despite revolutionary zeal , or perhaps because of it , they sought immediate compensations for the miseries of daily life , and spontaneous methods of attack which they mistook for political strategy . |
| 13 | Or perhaps because of it . |
| 14 | Despite their size , or perhaps because of it , many saguaros have been stolen from the desert to be sold , at huge prices , to ornament smart Californian gardens . |
| 15 | Reynard can not help but be cautious about this information , despite its apparent supernatural origin , or perhaps because of it . |
| 16 | Despite this wealth , or perhaps because of it , enthusiasm should be tempered and caution exercised . |
| 17 | In spite of all this , or perhaps because of it , we made an early enough start to reach Aurillac in plenty of time to buy our picnic lunch and see something of the old town . |
| 18 | Michael Lee , although born and reared in squalor on London 's wharves — or perhaps because of it — was not fastidiously clean . |
| 19 | ‘ For a while I thought we 'd go down because of it . |
| 20 | But Daniel Sumner , UK product marketing manager says that Office is actually moving away from the applet approach rather than towards it . |
| 21 | Undoubtedly Kingston 's favourite verb , it is used again and again to describe the alacrity with which his heroes rush into adventure : by contrast , their enemies often scamper as well , but away from danger rather than towards it , thus implying the superiority of the British race which is taken for granted in the yarns of the last century . |
| 22 | With a Newtonian reflector , therefore , the observer looks into the tube rather than up it , so that for pointing to a planet or a star it is usually helpful to have a small refracting telescope mounted on to the side of the tube to act as a finder . |
| 23 | Women appeared to have move down the scale in men 's esteem , rather than up it . |
| 24 | Instead they set out to ride roughshod over the legislative branch , attempting to govern without congress rather than with it . |
| 25 | I believe that it is valuable for children to learn to use this experience , and to become able , at will , to look at language rather than through it , to think about it as well as with it . |
| 26 | The Bugis step their masts directly on to the deck rather than through it on to the hull floor beneath . |
| 27 | Aim over the top of the microphone rather than at it . |
| 28 | As we grow older , who we are will be more and more clearly etched in our appearance , but we can use this positively and work with it , rather than against it . |
| 29 | To quote Gray and Jenkins ( 1985 , p. 165 ) again : ‘ The moves beyond Rayner to the FMI represent attempts to work within the political and organisation system , rather than against it and to couch debate in terms of means rather than ends ’ . |
| 30 | The need for arousal thought well should I be absolutely calm when I 'm giving a presentation but I never am so is it right and now understanding that you need a certain level of arousal to be able to perform at all is is satisfying for me because at least I understand the situation now and able to work with it rather than against it . |