Example sentences of "it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The dog landed awkwardly on its hindlegs , losing its balance , and he looked away sharply as it tumbled under the wheels . |
| 32 | It tumbled over her slim straight shoulders in deep shining waves that reached almost to her waist , and her beautiful , heart-shaped face shone like a child 's . |
| 33 | Obviously the way it tumbled — nay , cascaded — down on to the Gyggle chest had close associations with those prophetic beards that lingered in my memory from many hours of tilted observation in cathedrals and museums , yet something about the beard 's rigidity , its apparent inflexibility , said Assyria , Sumeria . |
| 34 | One entire wall was constructed as a glass cliff down which fell a waterfall some six feet wide ; the pool into which it tumbled smoked with spray and the whole effect was disconcerting , as of some plumbing disaster on a majestic scale . |
| 35 | In capture theories more possibilities open up : the Moon could have suffered its late heavy bombardment as it tumbled through space before capture ; it could have suffered it from debris already in orbit around the Earth or the large basins alone could have arisen from such debris ; or it could have been bombarded by material which entered the Earth-Moon system after the Earth had captured the Moon . |
| 36 | His arms around her , he began so gently that although McAllister was already feeling stifled , and the fear of men which had beset her for so long had begun to tighten its grip on her , she not only allowed him to kiss and fondle her face and neck , but let him undo her hair , so that it tumbled about her shoulders , as magnificent in its abandon as he had imagined it in the long nights when he had been unable to sleep . |
| 37 | As it tumbled through the air it stretched out its arms . |
| 38 | She released her hair from its restraining band ; it tumbled in heavy red-gold waves past her shoulder-blades , and she shampooed it with her favourite herbal shampoo . |
| 39 | How does it affect you ? |
| 40 | How does it affect you ? |
| 41 | If something is nothing , how can it affect anything ? |
| 42 | Did it affect their investment projects ? |
| 43 | Around this time he was a heavy drinker although , as a conscientious professional , he did not let it affect his game . |
| 44 | Who does it affect and how does it affect them ? |
| 45 | Who does it affect and how does it affect them ? |
| 46 | He did n't let it affect him for too long , although he put his second into the bunker at the 10th . |
| 47 | The time of high and low water is one of the most important things you should know , since not only does it affect the direction of any dangerous currents but also how flat the water will be . |
| 48 | Consequently we frequently have an emotional response to this question , ‘ How does it affect me ? ’ . |
| 49 | Just as exposure to syphilis causes eye problems , so can it affect the eighth cranial ( auditory ) nerve and cause a degree of deafness . |
| 50 | He did , but did n't let it affect his judgement |
| 51 | The players took knocks but did n't let it affect them . ’ |
| 52 | ‘ How does it affect Operation Cuckoo ? ’ |
| 53 | BILL Clinton has thought about the chance of being assassinated , like his political heroes John Kennedy and Martin Luther King , but refuses to let it affect him , his mother revealed yesterday . |
| 54 | Let it affect someone else ’ . |
| 55 | Furthermore , it does nothing to improve the safety of flying and neither does it affect the manner in which aircraft accident investigations are carried out . |
| 56 | ‘ If there 's no wind it 's a fine day ! ’ is a Shetland expression , and to me it is especially relevant because not only does it affect the movements of birds and animals , but it makes them so much easier to see on the water . |
| 57 | ‘ How did it affect you ? ’ |
| 58 | It is essential that healthcare staff know how to prevent cross-infection of HIV without letting it affect patient care . |
| 59 | This does not prevent members from seeking an injunction to restrain the act from being done , nor does it affect the liability of the directors for such an act ( s. 35(1) — ( 3 ) CA ) . |
| 60 | How did it affect the way the story about the fight is told , for example , or the uses to which the unofficial communique was put ? |