Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [vb infin] it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the possession of a common culture and the ability to communicate and pass it on to others that distinguishes the human being from other animals . |
| 2 | As Roy said , ‘ How can you feel anything but deep affection for a man who has the humility and sincerity not to try and bluff it out ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Because , ’ the Doctor answered , a little hoarse himself , ‘ the enhancer works both ways , and the Old One 's survival instinct is letting him draw on its excess life-force to try and bring it back into the world . |
| 4 | Cos if it is , how much are we gon na have to pay for it , and why and what can we do to try and bring it back in . |
| 5 | You 're concentration goes it 's like er it 's like someone 's going to try and head it in to the net and he 's trying to work out which corner it 's going into and he 's |
| 6 | So I went back , dressed , and off I went , called the and I went up to try and beat it off . |
| 7 | I think she was going to try and throw it out of the window but she did n't have the strength . |
| 8 | It is in fact all oil , but for trying to understand the thing it 's better to try and break it down if we can , and that 's what 's being done here . |
| 9 | He agreed that the prison had a long-standing reputation of having a liberal regime and added , ‘ I would have been mad to try and change it radically . |
| 10 | And you have to try and think it differently . |
| 11 | Well it automatically comes on you see it it 's all frozen at the moment it will probably shoot out itself I did try it once to try and pull it out but , I think |
| 12 | should n't we use , try every effort to try and carry it off , perhaps that 's one that Jehovah 's looked at and said well there 's an area that they need to learn about , that need to understand a little more , they know nothing about that particular area , in the scriptures , now that 's a good one for them to have , we 'll make sure they get that , that way they 're going to learn , so if ever we always get the easy ones , the ones we know , the ones we 've done before , we think I can handle this , you never learn anything do we ? |
| 13 | It 's best not to try and fit it in during school breaks because you need a continuous stretch of time at it . |
| 14 | Terry had invested so much in the project that he was damned sure he was going to try and get it home with him . |
| 15 | I do n't think it 's possible to try and keep it exactly as it used to be , nor do I think you 'd want to . |
| 16 | I mean the big fellows here they 've got to try and run it off or give it a tug and come off come off and get the er the sub on . |
| 17 | Jinny was too tired to try and work it out . |
| 18 | Jack did n't stop to try and work it out . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's terribly difficult , I keep having to read it again to try and work it out , ’ Gordon says by telephone from New York , where she is enjoying the acclaim for After the War , last summer 's Frederic Raphael TV series for Granada in which she played the Raphael alter ego 's wife . |
| 20 | DEC and Microsoft , neither of whom could ever be accused of being the least bit friendly to Unix , look for all the world like they 're ganging up to try and kill it off once and for all , using NT-on-Alpha as the blunt instrument . |
| 21 | as far as I 'm concerned is to try and kill it as quickly |
| 22 | To try and take it in was like drinking too strong a wine . |
| 23 | Well I think , Bill , if I was to try and sum it up I 'd say that the Social Services settlement was the best of a bad job . |
| 24 | If you go to a thousand she 'll only have to come and do it now cos well I 've won ai n't I ? |
| 25 | Get an upholsterer just to come and tidy it up |
| 26 | ‘ When do you want to come and pick it up ? ’ |
| 27 | I bet you ca n't find to come and pick it up . |
| 28 | They 're saying , oh you know , you 'll have to come and pick it up . |
| 29 | Cranston took to the food like a duck to water , smacking his lips , draining the blackjack , and shouting for the taverner 's pot boy to come and fill it again . |
| 30 | I , er , I think when we get it as well I 'll ask Steven to come and put it on because it 's er |