Example sentences of "it and [vb base] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shildon said that a superior drinks carton had been invented and the MacQuillans faced the choice of buying the invention or seeing a competitor develop it and steal their market . |
| 2 | on finding yourself at the wrong lane at a junction should you A stay in it and miss your road , B and wait until you can change or C signal and move over quickly ? |
| 3 | stay in it and miss your r yeah you , look , if you 've done something you stay with it . |
| 4 | Let them get on with it and use their capabilities to the full . |
| 5 | yeah , makes you I ca n't see what 's good its doing twenty years afterwards , the people had time to think about it and use their memories for twenty years , nineteen seventy-two it happened and they 've just sort of done it . |
| 6 | ‘ But he who is in quest of picturesque scenery of the Lake ( Derwent ) must travel along the rough side screens that adorn it and catch its beauties as they arise in smaller portions , its little bays , and winding shores … its deep recesses , and hanging promontories , its garnished rocks and distant mountains . ’ |
| 7 | Now certain teachers can control it and keep their rooms clean and tidy . |
| 8 | ‘ I always felt , ’ she said , ‘ that life 's not worth living , that I could only contemplate little bits of it and keep my sanity ; and those bits I selected carefully — the sun on a breakfast-table , girls dressing , flowers … ’ |
| 9 | It would seem reasonable them , that we , as the largest users who invest least , treat the landscape with respect , and those who own it and make their living from it with fairness . |
| 10 | May we turn our eyes towards this great sun , draw warmth and strength and comfort from it and receive its blessing . |
| 11 | Maybe people will look at the squad , see I 'm out of it and assume my best days are over . |
| 12 | " Taking a spouse for granted " — in which , perhaps , something of the same reason exists — was listed by 7 per cent in respect of women and 21 per cent in respect of men ; how many men , once their wife 's attentions are taken up by child-rearing , leave them to get on with it and follow their own devices ? |
| 13 | For greater support , the plinth in front of the patient may be lowered so that he can bend over it and rest his torso on it , with his head turned to his normal side , and his arms relaxed by his sides . |
| 14 | ’ Can you call-beam link with it and access its controls ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Think about when you last had it and trace your steps back . ’ |
| 16 | On Friday night about six o'clock I would ride my horse then I would brush ( groom ) it and clean my horse 's saddle and bridle . |
| 17 | If the new version of events is what they are now prepared to say on oath , you must accept it and reassess your case in the light of that knowledge . |
| 18 | All right , take your mum and double it and triple her age and all warts and hairs and everything and she goes hello |
| 19 | In general terms , the first chapter of the book manifests Nash 's intention to treat popfiction , " the art that easily diverts us " , with respect , and to defend it against those readers who scorn it and deny its merits . |
| 20 | If you go down to my secret chamber and look in one of the coffers you will find a crushed flower , a faded rose , more black than yellow now , but if I smell it and close my eyes ( like I did last night ) , then I am back again in Ralemberg 's garden and my blood runs free and the air is filled with the sweet fragrance of flowers . |
| 21 | If you were in a bad accident or been into the slums with lice and things , you had to report it and bring your uniform in . |
| 22 | No , you just have to sign it and take your receipt . |
| 23 | The game can be played in a more limited form in the little bowl-type individual urinals which are more fashionable these days , but Jamie has never tried this himself , being so short that if he is to use one of those he has to stand about a metre back from it and lob his waste water in . |
| 24 | Cut-out invitations If your party has a theme , design a card to represent it and get your child to colour it in and cut it out . |
| 25 | you can leave it and get your mum to tell me later that you do n't want any more . |
| 26 | The received wisdom in North Down is that Mr Kilfedder will shade it and begin his 23rd year as MP for the constituency . |
| 27 | In all its forms , its object is to raise man above himself and to make him lead a life superior to that which he would lead , if he followed only his own individual whims : beliefs express this life in representations ; rites organize it and regulate its working . |
| 28 | Identify a selection of cutlery distributors , send them one of your pieces of cutlery and ask them to match it and send their sample and yours back . |
| 29 | perhaps he had undone the knot and looked inside or perhaps he had done no more than lift it and feel its weight . |
| 30 | It was therefore thought important to publicise again the condition and at the same time characterise it and discover its natural history using a larger number of cases . |