Example sentences of "[to-vb] the [noun] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | This only seemed to exasperate the situation and it was some time before order was restored . |
| 2 | Once the board has turned you will have to move forwards quickly to kill the turn before it goes too far . |
| 3 | She 'd given me a shot to kill the pain and it was making me drowsy . |
| 4 | He wants to swim the channel because it 's always been his dream . |
| 5 | I would ask this committee to keep this in the programme and to monitor the situation as it goes along . |
| 6 | And anything that goes in between those disturbs the beam and it causes an electric current to sound the alarm and it 's the same thing that happens with the er detectors . |
| 7 | This is the latest craze to hit the fairgrounds and it can even be seen in some discos . |
| 8 | The seller might wish to cancel the contract if it proves too difficult or costly to perform , but this is not a feature of the straightforward contracts that would be covered by the use of Precedent 1 . |
| 9 | Marx , at No. 13 with Take This Heart , admitted : ‘ I decided to cancel the show because it was pouring with rain and I knew I could be electrocuted . |
| 10 | If the customer posts his notice of cancellation , it will be effective to cancel the agreement provided it is posted within the cooling-off period , i.e. even if it does not reach the trader until later or even if it never reaches him . |
| 11 | The Brazilian government , apparently unaware of the huge unrealised economic asset going up in flames across the Amazon , says it can not afford to preserve the rainforest because it needs economic development . |
| 12 | Tbilisi have 48 hours to appeal the decision but it looks as if Linfield are back in the competition — and suddenly £100,000 better off courtesy of UEFA payments and television rights . |
| 13 | He asked Office minister David Mellor whether he still wished or instructed local authorities to enforce the law as it now stands . |
| 14 | The owners of Flokati were showing Mavis and Walter Bricknell-type behaviour , fluttering about in a nervous anxiety that would be bound to affect the horse if it went on too long . |
| 15 | Despite the Bank of Spain 's best efforts to assure the market that it will prove no less doughty , dealers are not convinced . |
| 16 | Police say they are anxious to interview the bird if it is recovered to see if it can help trap the thieves . |
| 17 | She also sensed that Silas was taking her to see the kiwi because it was something he himself enjoyed doing . |
| 18 | The font supplier provides one font for the screen so that the user will be able to see the type as it will appear and a second font for the printer . |
| 19 | Sam is summoned by a friend in the Police Department to see the body before it is taken away . |
| 20 | will want to see the body as it is . |
| 21 | Yeah I like him , mm you do n't pay nothing , we paid seventy P to see the Batchelors but it was you in , in , you know , your in |
| 22 | We went with the sixth formers las last summer we went to see The Tempest and it 's such a beautiful place you know , it 's you 're outdoors but it 's quite weird the way they do it , because you 're like in a canopy but the actual stage it outdoors , so you 're covered but you get a bit cold and you need to take woollies and things , it can get a bit cold out there , but it should be nice in the summer . |
| 23 | They exist , theorists believe , because they help us to see the world as it really is . |
| 24 | By studying science through its pathology rather than through some preconceived criterion , it is easier to see the process as it is . ’ |
| 25 | Firstly , it viewed the company as distinct from its shareholders and therefore , unlike the contractual model , it could be seen to support the theory that it was the company which was liable for any debts . |
| 26 | This is also a good place to practise strong wind starting , but you should have a colleague to support the sail if it falls . |
| 27 | The pathogenesis of the disease has always been controversial , but considerable circumstantial evidence exists to support the suggestion that it is due to implantation of endometrium that has been refluxed down the fallopian tube at menstruation . |
| 28 | A spokesman for Rothmans , who have factories in Darlington and Spennymoor , said : ‘ We are a major employer in County Durham and it seemed natural to support the team as it sets off on a new challenge as a first-class county . |
| 29 | There was a lack of suitably qualified staff to implement the system and it became costly and time-consuming to implement . |
| 30 | Thus Castro was demonstrating not only that he was serious in his commitment to social reform but also , more importantly — in terms of how Soviet analysts assess the viability of a regime — that his revolutionary government had the power to implement the measures that it chose . |