Example sentences of "[noun sg] of it [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | The best hope of it actually achieving power would be a prolonged demonstration by the Conservative Government that it can not run the economy competently . |
2 | It 's made from walnut , matching the fingerboard and headstock veneer , and is glued and bolted to the top of the body so there should be no danger of it ever lifting . |
3 | And there is a car with a blue light on the top of it just going through a gate in the fence . |
4 | Understanding men and women and relationships as I do , I thought there was more chance of it not working out and the rest is what one might call one 's intuition . |
5 | certainly do n't think where we going is suitable for a puddy tat , hours and hours on end and not being allowed to go outside and even when we 're there , I say , we ca n't be running up and down them bloody staircases letting cats out , I could n't , I could n't bear the thought of it never going out . |
6 | Of course , once you release a wild bird , however well you 've trained it , you do run the risk of it just flying away . |
7 | Occasionally a gelding , or even a mare , may be so aggressive that there is a real possibility of it seriously injuring another horse , especially if there are shelter sheds another horse can be trapped in , although for some horses even the corner of the paddock is enough . |