Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And for Mum it had to be Tom or Englebert . |
| 2 | Erm the volume i i is tremendous and er one worries about the effect of the surging waters on such an old construction , now we far worse than and consequently the emergency services have had to consider all sorts of alternatives , some of which you see now with the piping on , on the surface of it 's been having a good result the immediate problem , but you ca n't stop there and the emergency team have given consideration to all sorts of other possible temporary solutions in the event or that the pumping failed and er I think that 's possibly where this rumour about erm the railway line arrived but er I think Chairman I 've said enough , we all , we would all agree I think that the emergency workers have performed er I think we 're all pleased to see the army coming in erm and doing what they 've done and erm I certainly er appreciated the opportunity to come in on the old A Twenty Seven through West it took my mind back er many years I can tell you and erm I , I think congratulations all round are due , but I come back to what 's all saying and which I support as it would be a folly when the dust has settled erm to really take a an objective er position and see that er arrangements are in hand channels and things like that will not again be supercharged in the way they are . |
| 3 | Commissioner for Agriculture it became clear to him that the task ahead was not going to be easy . |
| 4 | The second reason why the ozone layer is important is because through absorption it controls the amount of ultraviolet ( UV-B ) or erythemal solar radiation reaching the ground . |
| 5 | So for instance it imagines gradually moving an unstable block ( such as B ) downwards , pivoting on the relevant point of support . |
| 6 | For instance it agreed to abolish the slave trade . |
| 7 | For instance it buys up stock which is nearing its redemption date , so as not to have to make large repayments over a short period of time . |
| 8 | For instance it clears up a tiresome controversy over the level at which natural selection acts . |
| 9 | Reproduction is excellent and the value for money it offers is phenomenal . |
| 10 | Weight for weight it does not compare favourably with foods like cereals and nuts in fibre content , although it works out well when you take into account how much fibre you get for a modest number of calories . |
| 11 | Now , with Teesside boxing doyen Phil Thomas as president it trains in the former Palm Lounge of the DeNiros pub/disco . |
| 12 | Many of the colleges with which CNAA committees and visiting parties were dealing — including the new polytechnics — had traditions of autocratic management which the DES did a great deal to undermine with the notes for guidance it issued in connection with the proposed designation of polytechnics . |
| 13 | The German government has never spent a lot of money on culture , and after reunification it cut the social , not the cultural , budget which is absurdly low anyhow . |
| 14 | Before phylloxera , it had not been necessary to prune and train , although vine training systems were widely practised — after phylloxera it became essential . |
| 15 | Day after day it continued . |
| 16 | Remembering the kiss he had given her after breakfast it seemed as if their relationship might at long last have changed . |
| 17 | A highly significant addition during this time was an underwater ridge from the eastern Pacific ; after accretion it pulled apart to form the San Andreas Fault now a few miles inland from the coast . |
| 18 | After dinner it gets packed as the audience settles for the live , outdoor cabaret . |
| 19 | Lilly will not say whether it found a conflict in the evidence for accumulation it presented to CSM on 7 October 1981 . |
| 20 | I still have nightmares and if there is something on the television about rape it brings it all back to me . |
| 21 | From the freedom of play it seems to have in relation to my belly it must be in neutral . |
| 22 | If she was well enough to formulate a view on the question - and at the present rate of progress it looked as if she might be — Elinor would take a dim view of the poisoning of Tibbles . |
| 23 | Although signatures can be added after the initial printing of the Motion ( and usually are ) , its impact is judged very much on the amount of support it receives on first printing . |
| 24 | It is becoming less popular now because of the lack of support it gives to the lower back , although it does give more buoyancy than other types . |
| 25 | It is the biggest influx of support it has had . |
| 26 | In the US , this is provided by the usual media assumption that the Libyans are guilty — thus providing the Bush administration with the kind of support it needs in a desperate election campaign . |
| 27 | So , whilst it is possible to identify some broad directions of change it remains difficult to decide the precise implications . |
| 28 | But nursing could be forgiven for thinking that life — and thus the amount of change it has to cope with — is getting a bit too hectic . |
| 29 | I look forward to the Masters , not only in the expectation of seeing fine golf in lovely surroundings , but for the message of hope it brings to my circulation . |
| 30 | In the prophecy of Malachi it says , ‘ Suddenly the Lord whom you seek will come to his Temple ’ ( Malachi 3:1 ) . |