Example sentences of "[vb base] it [prep] [v-ing] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you show it by putting in for a transfer behind my back , ’ he roared , his face as black as thunder . |
| 2 | Sludge — another corrosion by-product — can block the inlet or outlet to the radiator and prevent it from heating up . |
| 3 | The wetness of the rags does not accomplish much but the wood gets heated and the rags may insulate the hot wood and prevent it from cooling too quickly . |
| 4 | On the global scale , the oceans that cover almost 70 per cent of the world prevent it from becoming intolerably hot by day , and freezing cold by night . |
| 5 | Stop it from getting in … ’ |
| 6 | But you were too young to realise just how much work you have to put in at that stage of building up a business , how much effort it takes to hold the whole thing together and stop it from collapsing around you . ’ |
| 7 | No plant matter is actively used in the construction of the nest , but it may be used indirectly to anchor the nest and stop it from floating away . |
| 8 | I consider it worth setting out in extenso the Commission 's position in that regard as it is set out in paragraph 3.1 of the communication : |
| 9 | More precisely , the general principle is that the court can neither extend the statute to a case not within its terms though perhaps within its purpose ( the casus omissus ) nor curtail it by leaving out a case that the statute literally includes , though it should not have . |
| 10 | It 's a company flat ; I keep it for entertaining mostly . |
| 11 | Pedestrians know that runners have a programme to fulfil , and respect it by getting out of their way . |
| 12 | I think it worth pointing out that of course erm when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister for a brief time I think Lady Young was Leader of the House of Lords in her cabinet , but apart from that there was never another women cabinet minister during her time as leader , so |
| 13 | Well , try and do it without standing all over the board . |
| 14 | You do it by having very high inflation . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I suggest you do it before interrupting again , ’ he cried . |
| 16 | Some of the Maritime school go further and ask the question , ‘ Who are We ? ; and answer it by pointing out that We are not just the people living in the United Kingdom today . |
| 17 | It is peat-coloured , and its gills both camouflage it by breaking up its outline and enable it to breathe in still water . |
| 18 | Reach it by turning left from the Carolinum . |
| 19 | You achieve it by using more fluid fabrics and gentler construction . |
| 20 | They also suggest that their choice of index was incorrect but justify it by pointing out that it included both industrial and financial sectors and so could not have any undue bias . |