Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [vb base] it " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	‘ Nothing we can do but check it now and then , ’ Delaney said , shrugging .
2	We should not limit the power and majesty of God to what we can understand but leave it to him .
3	I 'd quicker burn than mention it to Miss Lavant .
4	I hate hurting you , I hate it more than anything else in the world , but I did hurt you , and I 'd sooner die than do it again . ’
5	‘ I do n't mean that like it sounds — she did n't do it to get on , or not like that . ’
6	By the end all you can do is grin and bear it
7	And up to now , you 've had to quit or grin and bear it .
8	‘ So I 'm afraid the only thing you can do is grin and bear it , ’ Leif said , in what was obviously a finale .
9	Presumably , he catches the scent of a bitch in season on the wind and ca n't help but follow it .
10	You may tell me that your personal life is not my concern and that it is not for me to comment — and you would be justified however , I can not help but make it my concern because I have your future very much at heart .
11	‘ People here ca n't help but think it must have been a local person , ’ said young mother Janeen Armstrong .
12	I was thrilled that someone as important as the Archbishop of Canterbury had taken the time to call me , although I could n't help but think it odd that an Archbishop was now leaving messages on the same answering machine as my mum .
13	I think sometimes I ca n't help but think it 's how they made him in a way , you know , like I , you , sometimes your , I think you should sit down and play with something , but he wo n't sit quiet and amuse himself
14	In a world where uniformity is important , being small and having a deformity , well , you ca n't help but feel it .
15	The political crisis which vastly increased its recruitment could not help but give it an unusual character .
16	Raymond is a a man and he ca n't help but give it . ’

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