Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [to-vb] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | LIKE BEAUTY , tawdriness is in the eye of the beholder , and on their country 's 40th birthday East Germans tend to see it through the cruelly unblinking eyes of thoroughly Westernised consumers . |
| 2 | Ben Nevis really needs no introduction , and as most walkers intend to climb it at some point it 's worthy of inclusion . |
| 3 | Historical knowledge is in the end indivisible , even if the multiplication of specialisms seem to subdivide it into separate spheres . |
| 4 | Besides , some heads like to lord it over local parents — particularly over the pushy ones . |
| 5 | This interest only loan ties the profits from a unit trust savings plan to repay it at the end of term . |
| 6 | However , with fewer breaks pilots tend to take it for granted that they will not get a cable break , and this makes them more vulnerable when one does occur . |
| 7 | The hotel 's owners want to replace it with old people 's homes , but they 've agreed to hold back the bulldozers while the building 's inspected by an official from English Heritage . |
| 8 | This has meant that dead animals are left by the roadside for the council to collect , and the local slaughterhouses have been receiving sick animals as some farmers try to use it as a replacement for the knacker 's yard . |
| 9 | Although it is true that investment business can hold many pitfalls for the unwary , I find it surprising that so many firms fail to grasp it as a significant business opportunity . |
| 10 | Keeping some form of consistent documented proof of bullying is essential , says Adams , because many firms fail to recognise it as a problem and suspect the victim may be acting out of malice . |
| 11 | 'cos only dickheads try to do it in a Ford Capri |
| 12 | And maybe that is part of real life , maybe that is a fact of life that women have to take on board , but perhaps men have to take it on board a bit more as well . |
| 13 | Anyone else wanting to cash in on the end of the Cold War is advised to get a move on — there 's already been considerable interest in the Wroughton air yard and the agents expect to sell it by the autumn . |
| 14 | Some people like to build a little pond-side ‘ house ’ to contain their filter — when others prefer to disguise it with plants and shrubs . |
| 15 | 1 Homework in language teaching should be : an additional practice on what has been done in class a test of what has been previously learnt an opportunity for written work 2 Before setting homework , consider : the free time the students have to do it in their level of attainment , their general level of ability , their purpose in learning the language . |
| 16 | While this is not universally true — there are exceptions on record — it is true often enough that sociolinguists expect to find it in each new situation they study . |
| 17 | The disadvantage of using a partnership is that it is an unincorporated business , although tax-neutral mechanisms exist to enable it to be incorporated at a later date ( see s162 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 ( " TCGA 1992 " ) and s343 TA 1988 ) . |