Example sentences of "it [prep] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to sell it , but no one was willing to offer me more than five shillings , so Bob uses it for picking up the produce from the market every morning . ’ |
| 2 | Bristling with moonstones , the collar was primitive and barbaric ; the mastiff of a prince of medieval Persia might have worn it for going out hawking in a miniature . |
| 3 | How dreadful it would be if you hooked a big fish only to lose it through poking around with an inadequate net . |
| 4 | So the salt you can remember it through going back to the acid plus alkali reaction , it 's the same one you get there . |
| 5 | 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 : |
| 6 | ‘ It would make it worth getting up in the morning . ’ |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | Is it worth sending out a call ? ’ |
| 9 | If you 've smoked 30 a day for 20 years , is it worth giving up ? |
| 10 | Is it worth killing off the unsuccessful part in order to concentrate resources on the successful side ? |
| 11 | Is it worth going out of your way for instant cash on a share deal ? |
| 12 | Oh I 'm sorry my Lord perhaps I could read the passage out and then er I can hand it up to your Lordship but it after setting out the dictor from Mr Justice in the Midland Bank . |
| 13 | Depending on the amount , you could put it towards paying off a mortgage , extending your home , taking a special holiday , even moving house — things you may have promised yourself for years , comforts you will certainly have earned by the time you retire . |
| 14 | Is it like looking up something ? |
| 15 | ‘ Tell me , just what is it like growing up knowing you 're the bastard offspring of a criminal ? |
| 16 | No we have we haven' we 're halfway through it with working out . |
| 17 | Dick had probably intended to toss it into the quarry , but it had fallen short and the weight of the handles had kept it from slipping over . |
| 18 | Alternatively , he might spread the front of the shirt across his body to stop it from slipping down his arm . |
| 19 | In winter the situation is exacerbated by cold air which seals in the dirt , preventing it from escaping over surrounding mountains . |
| 20 | Yes , as soon as the surface has hardened enough not to be marked , it should be covered with a polythene sheet to prevent it from drying out too quickly . |
| 21 | Hedges also obstruct farm machinery , rob crops of food and water and shade the crop , producing uneven growth and preventing it from drying out at harvest . |
| 22 | Colour as desired and keep wrapped in cling film or aluminium foil until ready to use , to prevent it from drying out . |
| 23 | Sludge — another corrosion by-product — can block the inlet or outlet to the radiator and prevent it from heating up . |
| 24 | Our hood added insult to embarrassment by breaking the poppers on its leading edge one after the other until David Vivian found himself circumnavigating the M25 one evening with one hand on the wheel and another holding the hood to keep it from flying off . |
| 25 | The room was unpainted and the only furniture consisted of a lime green sofa , two wooden chairs and a three-legged coffee table which was propped up against the wall to prevent it from toppling over . |
| 26 | Two goals from Milton 's leading scorer Nigel Mott and one from Neil Allen put this game beyond doubt , the opening encounter was fast and furious with bone jarring tackles from both sets of players , and referee , Mr Merchant from Newbury did well to keep it from boiling over . |
| 27 | Stop it from getting in … ’ |
| 28 | It 's a good idea to run your central heating pump for a few minutes a week in summer to prevent it from seizing up when the system is not in use . |
| 29 | And it 's , this is what the wall 's doing , it 's the normal reaction frictional force , keeping the , holding the ladder up , stopping it from sliding down . |
| 30 | No because what 's stopping it from going on to any erm what 's stopping it from becoming capitalist and |