Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [subord] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the middle and upper classes at least , children stayed " children " for longer ( it was harder for a child to remain so when it was working at the age of 12 or 13 ) ; girls and young women were more shielded from experience outside the home ; parents were , on the whole , stricter and more repressive . |
| 2 | Nevertheless they all expressed serious concern at a number of proposals in the bill which limit the appeals process and in particular the rights of the taxpayer to appeal only where it can be proved that the commissioners have acted unreasonably . |
| 3 | It was perfectly clear to everyone that the company could carry on enough trade to flourish only if it supplemented its income by bringing in more goods than its treaty permitted , and the smuggling trade became large enough to disturb the Spanish authorities . |
| 4 | To understand why damage to Broca 's area impairs speech we need to know both where it gets its input from and what it does to that input . |
| 5 | ‘ At one time you had to box straight until it ended . |
| 6 | The asset is likely to be replaced with a technologically superior asset and as such the replacement cost of the asset held will be difficult to establish even if it was still appropriate . |
| 7 | His nationalisation and fury at British exploitation made it impossible for him to compromise even if it was clear that this policies were self-destructive . |
| 8 | ( We only asked them to comment here if it did not meet expectations — either they all had low expectations or the conference was a high standard . ) |
| 9 | How many folk used to work here when it was kind of at it 's ? |
| 10 | They seek to come here because it is a nice place . |
| 11 | I ca n't have meant to come here if it 's private property . ’ |
| 12 | It was much cheaper to work there than it was in England ; that 's the only reason . |
| 13 | No well do n't look , you wo n't be able to see anyway because it 's in a bag |
| 14 | The others were all getting ready to go ashore when it happened . ’ |
| 15 | Once it has been led farther and farther away from the nest by the parent bird , it will have difficulty in rediscovering the position of the nest and will , in all probability , set off to search elsewhere if it fails to make a killing . |
| 16 | We 've got to go away before it 's too late . " |
| 17 | We did it inside and then had to go outside cos it was raining . |
| 18 | And here , we began to wonder aloud if it would n't be preferable , in the long term interests of America 's domestic car makers , to leave the planned invasion of Europe to MPVs , luxury cars and convertibles . |
| 19 | The second use of the z value is in depth cueing in which the intensity of the line is chosen to dim gradually as it recedes from the observer . |
| 20 | Exactly how much less is impossible to state accurately as it depends on the rate of rainfall and consequent flows in different parts of the catchment , as well as on the water levels in the dams . |
| 21 | And that led me the think of phetam , and to wonder again if it really did confer super-powers . |
| 22 | Both the committee and Nirex agree that there is at present insufficient information about underground water flows at the site to state categorically whether it would be safe or not . |
| 23 | But they promise solemnly to retire forever if it ever happens , so you can enjoy their sharp and amusing little ditties in the secure knowledge that you 're not creating a Barron Knights for the '90s . |
| 24 | and she had to go home before it finished . |
| 25 | The first pruning after planting is the important formative prune — the plant can not be expected to grow right if it does not start right . |
| 26 | For nearly 45 years , it was unable to function properly because it became a political battleground in the Cold War . |
| 27 | Labour 's apparent shift towards PR to woo the Liberals , Ashdown 's insistence that he would allow a government to function only if it gave way to PR , all seemed to point to a deal being hatched up behind the backs of the voters to secure power for the opposition parties . |
| 28 | I mean the management are quite prepared to stick together when it comes to getting grants as the Ffestiniog Slate Company . |
| 29 | They saw such truancy , often regarded as a symptom of deep-rooted social , emotional or economic problems , as something which , despite their best efforts , they could do little to alleviate especially where it was accepted by parents . |
| 30 | ‘ You mean you 're going to help even if it kills me ? ’ |