Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can indeed imagine a tree without anyone perceiving or having ideas of it , but in imagining it one is oneself having ideas of it . |
| 2 | THE BRAIN EMO story PART 2 : ‘ He tried to change the world by turning it on its side and calling it something else ’ |
| 3 | It may indicate that the design is based on one traditionally associated with that name , but the dealer may simply be trying to make the rug seem more interesting by calling it something other than just " Chinese " . |
| 4 | In this respect , a document purporting to be a sale of hire purchase agreements was construed by Eve J at first instance in Re George Inglefield [ 1933 ] Ch 1 , as a charge on book debts whereas , in the Court of Appeal ( at p27 ) , it was held to be a sale : " [ There is ] no reason whatever for attempting to drag the transaction within the operation of the section [ s 395 of the Companies Act 1985 ] by calling it something which in truth it is not . " |
| 5 | Secondly , if a horse is aggressive towards us , it is better to try and get the horse to accept the fact that we are the boss horse , not by punishing it , but by teaching it something . |
| 6 | Teaching the horse to respect us , by teaching it something new — leading , lunging , and riding it — is the most effective way of dealing with aggression in the younger horse . |
| 7 | His spirit was epitomised by the way he came charging in late on the final day , giving it everything he had , despite an unresponsive surface and the near-certainty that the match would finish in a draw . |
| 8 | Come on you Reds and do the business for the supporters because they will be giving it everything for you ! |
| 9 | ‘ My next move is an important one and I 'll be giving it plenty of thought . ’ |
| 10 | We 've had hundreds of cards and letters for our special Pick the Manager Competition … some fans have been giving it plenty of thought … some have taken to the drawing board … |
| 11 | You 're doing it nobody else . |
| 12 | By using it one can locate , for instance , the sonnets in which the I dominates , or those where the You overpowers the I. From that point onwards analysis and interpretation must take over . |
| 13 | Outside , the snow blotted out the last irregularities in the flowerbed , making it one with the lawn . |
| 14 | Peterborough now two one up over Blackpool in the other replay , Peterborough going ahead after three minutes through , a own goal making it one one after fourteen , has just given Peterborough a two goal advantage . |
| 15 | Russell said , " You would have to be sure he was making it something to kill over . " |
| 16 | Reportedly a total of only 14 aircraft were sold over the two day event , and those that actually sold realised low prices , making it somewhat of a buyer 's market . |