Example sentences of "who [vb -s] it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Who holds it for the Empress ? ’ |
| 2 | There 's nothing worse than the straight man who shouts it from the rooftop . ’ |
| 3 | It presumes the existence of at least two parties , one who allocates responsibility and one who accepts it with the undertaking to report upon the manner in which responsibility has been discharged . |
| 4 | ‘ … into the last furlong , and the Guppy looks beaten , Breakdancer takes up the running with Prince Charming on the stand side — it looks to be between these two — but now Shine On 's absolutely flying on the outside , a terrific challenge , the three locked together , Breakdancer and Shine On stride for stride , at the line it 's very close but I think it 's shine On who gets it on the nod . |
| 5 | If somebody can manoeuvre your tape to the receptionist , who gets it to the secretary and then to the A&R person , it has to help your chances . |
| 6 | That expertise may be applied directly or indirectly ; for example , a person writing a report may draft it out on paper and then hand it to a word processor operator who enters it into the computer . |
| 7 | The strange fragrance was stronger now , coming over the top of the rise in a wave of scent that struck him powerfully — as the scent of orange-blossom in the Mediterranean strikes a traveller who smells it for the first time . |
| 8 | I frequently perform funerals three deep : that is , I do it for one person , who does it for another , who does it for the relatives of the deceased , he being the first person applied to . |