Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [vb base] it " in BNC.
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1 | Deny or threaten it , and you deny and threaten someone 's existence . |
2 | We endorse Republican legislation , the Pornography Victims Compensation Act , allowing victims of pornography to seek damages from those who make or sell it , especially since the Commission on Pornography , in 1986 , found a direct link between pornography and violent crimes committed against women and children … |
3 | Whether we covet , confine or curse it , the mink is only minding its own business . |
4 | If this has no effect , try expressing some milk before the morning feed ; refrigerate or freeze it for use later . |
5 | The word history is a good example : feminists often respeak or write it as herstory . |
6 | Hold down shift and keep it down and press F seven . |
7 | The maximalist interpretation is more promising , and the views to be argued for in the rest of this essay explore and develop it . |
8 | At a push , you could use a disk editor , such as the one included with Norton Utilities , to recover files — just hunt down the file you want and copy it to a new file . |
9 | It is a nice feeling to be in a candy store but until you decide what you want and buy it the nice feeling does not turn into a nice taste . |
10 | When a search is completed up to twelve small images will be displayed on the lower area of the screen , you can then choose the one you want and enlarge it so that it appears on the screen together with any relevant background information . |
11 | What you want and want it not too late , … |
12 | You arrange the material into the order you want and have it photocopied , preferably using a photocopier that does the collating for you . |
13 | One of the problems I have with what you 've all been saying so far is that you 've talked about encouraging a sense of warmth and security , well maybe we ought to confront the fact that the world is not a warm and secure place and deal with those kinds of issues , and say and put it squarely before children . |
14 | So why do n't you do as I say and drop it ? |
15 | ‘ Only if I forget and twist it , ’ he said shortly , and pulled a groundsheet and two tightly rolled sleeping-bags out of the pannier . |
16 | Scotland is the only territory on the face of the earth which has a legal system without a legislature to improve , modernise and amend it . |
17 | Subject to paragraphs 5 and 6 below , the Funding Council shall have the power — ( a ) to acquire , hold and dispose of land and other property ; ( b ) to enter into contracts , including contracts for the employment of staff for the purposes of the discharge of their functions ; ( c ) to invest any sums not immediately required by the Funding Council for the purpose of their carrying on any of the activities which they have power to carry on ; and ( d ) to accept gifts of money , land or other property and apply it to , or hold or administer it in trust for , the purpose of the discharge of any of their functions . |
18 | I hope that the hon. Member for Newry and Armagh , and other hon. Members who represent Northern Ireland , will agree that one of the absolute keys is to ensure that the money we spend gets to the people who most deserve and need it as quickly as possible . |
19 | If this fails to work , turn off the radiator 's isolating valves , and undo the valve couplings so you can drain it completely ; remove and replace it . |
20 | So much as sift and ripple it |
21 | Apply it with a roller in a thin , even coat and let it dry without disturbing it for a good 24 hours . |
22 | aplomb and turn it to your advantage by laughing at yourself , ‘ I am so hap-p-p … |
23 | And Tod 's fear , when I stop and analyse it , really is frightening . |
24 | Even if they do as much as glance directly at an advertisement , they rarely stop and read it carefully , making notes as they do so . |
25 | They sneer and think it wo n't last , ’ he said . |
26 | They sneer and think it wo n't last , ’ he said . |
27 | Stereotypes , structured sets of beliefs about social groups , can be viewed as categories that can bias the way we process information , organize and store it in memory , and make judgements about members of those categories . |
28 | My doom I speak and change it never : |
29 | ‘ I only hope and pray it does n't do too much damage , ’ he said , and jumped as they all heard a high-pitched , deafening roar which shook the house , followed by the sound of wood splitting as the wind tore at the planks and ripped the front door off its hinges . |
30 | Whereas in management I take the raw clay of inexperience , then shape and mould it into a team of teapots , Vic had an old-fashioned approach , plucking players with natural ability and building them into a cohesive unit but where no player 's unique , individual flair was stifled . |