Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | because they could n't find where to do it and they were |
| 2 | Anyway a plant , we think , for bigger gardens but if you can get away with growing it in a small space where cutting it back by all means do because it is quite a pretty thing . |
| 3 | Thus the Lucas workers proposed a range of " telecheric devices " which would react to human intelligence rather than absorb it . |
| 4 | With a fight the frames were changed to white and yellow which reflects the heat rather than absorb it . |
| 5 | Routinely , you are most likely to need to lift the dog up into your car , however , rather than encouraging it to jump up and possibly injure itself as a result . |
| 6 | Legislation was not brought in until 1923 , however , largely because any attempt at reform was regarded as an attack on the sanctity of marriage , despite the Royal Commission 's argument ( repeated by all later proponents of divorce law reform ) that relaxation would in fact strengthen rather than weaken it . |
| 7 | However , it represents a number of practical operating difficulties , mainly because the process converts material rather than destroys it . |
| 8 | It is better to learn a small section thoroughly than to surface-read it and then have to go back to do the whole thing again . |
| 9 | Bitrex is the bitterest non-toxic substance known , and even a tiny drop will encourage children to spit it out rather than swallow it . |
| 10 | You should steam a pudding rather than microwaving it , as steaming produces a better flavour . |
| 11 | Basically they are titbits and are designed to excite the appetite rather than assuage it . |
| 12 | All these issues can , however , be satisfactorily resolved with tact and consultation , and overall , it is usually better to be patient and to move slowly , gradually involving reluctant or sceptical professionals and attempting to meet their anxieties , than to go it alone . |
| 13 | Does he feel that he might try to persuade Mr. Collins at their next meeting to devote a little more time to the containment of that particular problem rather than wasting it on demands that a policeman accompany every Army patrol in Northern Ireland , presumably to ensure that the Special Air Services remember to say ’ please ’ and ’ thank you ’ to any civilian they may encounter ? |
| 14 | ‘ Now our inner cities must be in the vanguard of the new alternative that Labour is building philosophies of empowering people , of realising potential rather than wasting it and of celebrating each life . |
| 15 | ‘ Now our inner cities must be in the vanguard of the new alternative that Labour is building philosophies of empowering people , of realising potential rather than wasting it and of celebrating each life . |
| 16 | That 's the title of this lecture : ‘ The History of the Product ’ , and like all good modern lectures — intended simply to garnish knowledge rather than impart it — this one uses visual aids . ’ |
| 17 | The social dynamics which foregrounded a consciousness of individual identity have been clearly analysed : primo-genitive inheritance forcing younger sons to seek a role outside the family ; the growth of a socially fluid urban society and of cathedral schools and the resultant rise of an administrative class ; the climate of learning and debate about the purposes of life , ideals to be followed and choice of life-style — whether to pursue an active life of involvement with the world of affairs or the inner contemplative ideals of a personal relationship with God within the renunciation and shelter of a cloister ; the stress on personal relationships between friends and lovers ; all these factors contributed to raise the profile of the individual within society rather than submerge it in low relief within a predetermined authoritarian hierarchy . |
| 18 | She felt the whispered question rather than heard it . |
| 19 | The religious or mystical order clearly supports the secular establishment , rather than opposing it as in some of the spirit possession cults we reviewed in the previous chapter . |
| 20 | Similarly , in an effort to reach an accommodation with women trade unionists , the NUSEC rejected the traditional nineteenth-century feminist opposition to protective legislation , pledging to work for the extension of such legislation to men rather than opposing it for women . |
| 21 | 6 assorted jars of chutney , unused ( I do n't know about you but I seem to accumulate chutney , pickles , lemon curd , etc. , faster than I can demolish it and rather than throw it away when useless , I 'd prefer to give it a good home — the best way of all is to sneak the jars into the National Trust shop at your local Hall or Towers and leave them among the chutneys already there ) |
| 22 | This was before the ‘ epidemic ’ had reached its current proportions and , being unsuccessful in their enterprise , they used it rather than throw it away . |
| 23 | rather than throw it about |
| 24 | They are constantly seeking to impose changes from above on their language , rather than allowing it to live , breathe and evolve in a more natural way . |
| 25 | There is a danger that in getting angry with yourself , you try to make the learning happen rather than allowing it to happen . |
| 26 | Ribbing in the stitches on either side of the cable draws the work in more than allowing it to ladder down , which makes working a sample piece very important . |
| 27 | This is another reason for travelling with the dog adequately restrained , rather than allowing it to put its head out of the window , like this Newfoundland . |
| 28 | And er we got the results now and er we more than doubled it . |
| 29 | To a Marxist-Leninist , control of resources is power ; the monopoly of political power follows from this rather than precedes it . |
| 30 | In a move more likely to divide the party than unite it , he hinted that the traditional socialist commitment to across-the-board state benefits might be ditched . ’ |