Example sentences of "[to-vb] it [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To pass it one has to be ‘ dead on ’ : polite , deferential , and avoid the use of foul language . |
| 2 | What I am trying to do is to , is to question the wisdom of introducing more rules and regulations and every time I try and raise this issue , whether it be in standing committee or on the floor of the house , quite understandably the chairman or the speaker , deputy speaker in your case , raises the point that in fact I 'm going outside the rules and regulations and the result is you can never challenge the whole principle because every time one tries to challenge it one gets up and that 's the disease I 'm afraid we 've now er facing in this country . |
| 3 | To do it one must be human , with feelings , experience , and some basic capability for getting on the wave-length of other people , as well as having a certain innate logical ability — the kind which enables a baby to learn unaided the mysteries of language . |
| 4 | I bought the DesignaKnit 4 Professional some months back and I feel I have to give it nothing but praise . |
| 5 | Having to count how many times they have hit the horse and then decide to give it one more is ridiculous . |
| 6 | Assuming that the dog remains with you , do not forget to give it plenty of encouragement again , as you attach the leash to its collar . |
| 7 | I 'm twenty-one , I 've got three years here , I 'm going to give it everything . |
| 8 | Or do we want to call it something different ? |
| 9 | As there is often a strong tendency in our own culture never to read a preface , it may be good to call it something else , to give it a title such as " How best to make use of this grammar " , or " Vital know-how before you start " . |
| 10 | ‘ Had to call it something . ’ |
| 11 | She wanted to call it something , as well — how about The Twilight Season ? |
| 12 | Can I ask you a que Erm it seems silly to me to call it anything other than by the name of the place where it is . |
| 13 | You 've been bothered by something for ages and just happen to mention it somebody as you 're walking by , Oh yes . |
| 14 | To earn it one 's sponsor suggested that fitness training should start now . |
| 15 | " We should n't need to ask it anything , not if that 's the right answer , " Quiss said , looking at the old woman . |
| 16 | It conceals , both in Adrian Bromley himself and the enterprize he controls , a powerful dynamic which , in a relatively short period of time , appears to have created the potential to make it something of a jewel in the crown of the C&P operations . |
| 17 | The windows of the Princesse 's salon had been thrown open to make it one with the vast slab of a marble terrace . |
| 18 | During this time it grew dark , the darkness seeming to rise from the river to make it one with the sky . |
| 19 | The goal was just the shock needed to get Town moving and they were back in the match just four minutes later … goal poacher Steve White who scored a hat-trick last saturday was there again to make it one all … |
| 20 | The goal was just the shock needed to get Town moving and they were back in the match just four minutes later … goal poacher Steve White who scored a hat-trick last saturday was there again to make it one all … |
| 21 | Town failed to spot the danger and sure enough Portsmouth and Durnin were back after the break : Walsh had a free run and Oxford 's old striker a real blast to make it one-nil . |
| 22 | The incentive for Preston to win was to go top of the table … enough said in the second half Ellis ran away with it to make it three-nil … |
| 23 | she 's not even managed to show it anybody . |
| 24 | I want you to show it someone . |