Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Devlin 's backin' it too . ’ |
| 2 | If this does occur , then the Act will be seen to have been part of a ‘ softening-up ’ exercise , creating the conditions within which abolition of the right is capable of being presented as an inevitable rationalization , without actually tackling it directly . |
| 3 | She held him firmly , pumping his penis up and down slowly and rhythmically , twisting it slightly as she did so . |
| 4 | Attach a suitable length of string to the spring and push it into the pipe , twisting It slightly . |
| 5 | Push the pipe into the fitting , twisting it slightly , and clean off excess cement . |
| 6 | Her fingers tightened on the stem of her glass , twisting it experimentally . |
| 7 | That 's such a thick way of spelling it anyway . |
| 8 | Ford tested Options in 15,000 deals for two years before launching it nationwide , so many of those cars are now coming up for sale . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't think I have had the pleasure of meeting you before , ’ she said , transferring Flossie 's lead to her left hand and entangling it dangerously with the milk can , whilst proffering her right . |
| 10 | to do the lessons that Kerry is understanding it so she can . |
| 11 | The task for the journalist and broadcaster is to recognise and conform to the valuable discipline of the law , while at the same time understanding it sufficiently to be able to call the bluff of those who seek to exploit it to suppress important truths . |
| 12 | Lee was fiddling with the bag , opening it again and knocking grain caught in the folds of the sack on to the floor . |
| 13 | These included Jespersen 's Primer of the English Language , a book I had not opened since my student days , and then only to shut it immediately , never in the intervening years opening it again . |
| 14 | We 'll be opening it soon . |
| 15 | Opening it wide , she shouted as loud as she could : ‘ I 'm warning you lot , one more noise and I 'll come up there and scalp the arses off yer ! ’ |
| 16 | She cleared away , made coffee , then tapped on Penry 's door , opening it warily as he called her in . |
| 17 | Opening it fully , he flattened both palms for a moment upon the chosen pages , and then let his finger hover a moment again before touching . |
| 18 | Cornelius raised the rough iron catch and the storm caught the inn door , blasting it forwards . |
| 19 | Only an organisation of this kind was capable of doing justice to the cause of the deaf and dumb and of representing it properly at national level . |
| 20 | Rostov rocked back to sit on his heels and the gold on the floor reflected his face , distorting it so that it was not recognisable . |
| 21 | I mean Mao will have no merit in actually distorting it deliberately to try and motivate his leaders because |
| 22 | I would n't be sellin' it ter yer if it was n't , ’ Broomhead said sharply . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , nice to talk , ’ says Holly , legging it lithely away despite blisters . |
| 24 | Two small boys ran from the damp gloom of a back close , closely pursued by a third , who raced after them , swinging something over his head , then hurling it high in the air . |
| 25 | The Citation , at the most vulnerable time of any flight , now had full forward power hurling it upwards on its left side and full reverse power dragging it downwards on its right side . |
| 26 | From 10 or 20 yards you can sometimes force the ball directly into the bank , the first jump taking it almost vertically upwards and landing it softly on the edge of the green . |
| 27 | In a field landing it often happens that on the final approach or even during the hold off you realise that the first part of the field is not as smooth as it is further along . |
| 28 | The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards . |
| 29 | As its performance continue to improve , we expect to see growing private sector interest in purchasing it outright . |
| 30 | 2 The same exercise is repeated , but this time lift your left leg up in the air , keeping it straight . |