Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [noun pl] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the success of recent policy initiatives can only be fully met if farmers find it their own interests to plant up pieces of land in such a way as to achieve both timber production and environmental improvement . |
| 2 | One sign of the times : the film ‘ Bonfire of the Vanities ’ flopped after critics accused it of being kinder to yuppies than the original Tom Wolfe novel . |
| 3 | ‘ What will you do when kids root it all up and carve obscenities on the trees ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You think the valley itself is corrupted when strangers visit it . ’ |
| 5 | One fire engine was damaged as crews used it as a barrier while they tried to extinguish the fire in the building 's upper floor and roof . |
| 6 | It would therefore be reasonable to consider whether children find it offensive to be treated like children . |
| 7 | It can be spoilt if publicans serve it by unnatural methods . |
| 8 | An optimum time is set for the course , and penalties awarded if competitors exceed it . |
| 9 | Difficulties only arise when dieters get it into their heads that only a certain source of protein is acceptable and therefore restrict the overall range . |
| 10 | The Firefly , owned by Jim Connell , of Gatley Drive , Maghull , had almost sunk when rescuers reached it . |
| 11 | The reason for the appeal has to be physical , or physically manifest , and the experienced rating surveyor will advise whether circumstances warrant it . |
| 12 | The World War II equipment had been buried in a field next to RAF Rissington and was discovered when contractors dug it up . |