Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [verb] it [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How long did it take to establish that did it take you a long time to ? |
| 2 | Well , perhaps I wo n't light the fire until half past eleven or something to try and make it go that bit further . |
| 3 | I did use more at first when I was buying grams , say a year ago , when I was doin' that , but , say this last year I was trying to pace meself out 'cos I knew that I 'd run outa money eventually , so I had to try and make it last … . |
| 4 | And after as many tender words as he could think of , to try and lighten the load , to try and make it seem less of a confession , even to try and compensate for the shared and shaming confidence , he told Fergus that he had been responsible for the fire that had burned down the barn near Port Ann , fifteen years earlier . |
| 5 | and then you had to go and let it get a new engine ! |