Example sentences of "[to-vb] it [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well you do n't have to try it Paul ! |
| 2 | A good example of this is a rose : in order to press it successfully , you have to dismantle it petal by petal , and when you are re-assembling it you really only need half the amount of petals , so you can create two roses from one original flower . |
| 3 | Nobody was quite sure how many degrees he had started and not finished , not even Boris , but he had been at the place so long he could remember when they used to spell it Freshmen 's Fair . |
| 4 | I used to find it kind of funny . |
| 5 | Press reports suggest that the new DOS will include a revised boot procedure , allowing you to bypass CONFIG.SYS to process it line by line . |
| 6 | He picked up the piece of ornamental driftwood from the mantelpiece and tried to stand it upside down , while he considered this , and his wife 's sobs slowly diminished . |
| 7 | We , we tackled it without putting a great lot on the rates , we were a , we were able to tackle it year by year by altering some of the rooms . |
| 8 | He used to feed it moths cos they were gon na have a spider race and he called it Rhinoceros . |
| 9 | And I was half and half and by the time I you know , to come down to answer it mum , they 'd gone . |
| 10 | I — ’ The ringing of the telephone cut him off , and as he went to answer it Leith , while coping with shock , began to get furious . |
| 11 | I said there 's no need to lock it Mike , it 's alright , you know . |
| 12 | The sheet had embroidery in gold around its border , and Turakina began to inspect it section by section , snipping at loose threads or stitching them down . |
| 13 | You 're expecting them to remember it word for word as though it you know it 's ingrained on their soul almost and ca n't |
| 14 | For example , in 1985 the steel industry , which relies on imports of both coking coal and iron ore , and which does not export enough to cover these requirements , made an agreement with the metal-working industry , which is a net exporter , to sell it $67 million of foreign exchange during the year . |
| 15 | Cos you wanted to buy it Wednesday and I said no the new one will be out tomorrow . |
| 16 | The event 's organisers would like the council to award it £1 million this year . |
| 17 | But have they always been able to machine it Norm I mean to my mind it 's always been sort of , you know , you buy , whatever they are like for afters and that and that 's how you use them to make your garden shed or whatever |
| 18 | He has to relearn it stage by stage , building up his awareness through experience , in much the same way as a child learns about putting on clothes by himself . |
| 19 | At speeds of ninety miles a Police car chased a stolen white fiesta … through narrow country lanes … cars coming in the oppositie direction swerve to avoid it car as it weaves in and out of the traffic … at times the Police try to overtake it … without success … forty miles after they spotted the stolen car … the road clears and the Police overtake and stop them … three schoolboys are arrested … one of them … a passenger … is fourteen … in the past eight months he 's been arrested twenty eight times … the day before he 'd been placed under another supervision order by Milton Keynes Magistrates where he 'd faced charges of robbery and burglary and joy riding … it was from the children 's home he 'd been sent that his two friends picked him up . |
| 20 | No she has to do it , she has to do it instalments . |
| 21 | and you did n't mean to do it Cliff meant to mess about and make out he 's gon na knock his coat over like that |
| 22 | Richards made it worryingly clear how far the Church was responsible for enshrining such illiberal attitudes , though to do it credit , the Church also introduced consent to marriage and made rape a crime against the person , rather than property . |
| 23 | It was a wonder she had n't paid the part time gardener extra cash to do it foe her ; perhaps the money in the joint account had run out . |
| 24 | That 's the right time to do it Lynda , to win the game |
| 25 | Do you know how to do it Laura ? |
| 26 | Do you want me to do it Margaret ? |
| 27 | I mean I mean how can people afford to do it Bet ? |
| 28 | this is how to do it Scarborough 's goal was well made and taken … great control superb finish by Young … |
| 29 | this is how to do it Scarborough 's goal was well made and taken … great control superb finish by Young … |
| 30 | A country that has given us countless cheeses , truffles , classic dishes such as moules marinières and cassoulet , champagne and , for many years , some of the world 's finest wines , requires several tomes to do it justice . |