Example sentences of "[vb -s] it [conj] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	A simple turn tightens the system — a turn in the opposite direction loosens it and firm pressure on the centre of the disc will release the foot completely .
2	He loves it but his shore leave is brief and rare .
3	And she said she said well her little boy , Christopher , loves it but he 's a quiet child you see he thrives on that kind of thing .
4	My parents still live there and my father loves it and shares its faintly ridiculous pride .
5	‘ He loves it and has been very supportive , ’ she said .
6	I 'm happy with my body because my husband loves it and my children cuddle it and I feel great about it .
7	Cos they , Shirley loves it as well .
8	Reggie loves it as I say my nephew bought me two
9	Says the Leicester boss : ‘ Bully loves it when there 's plenty of rough and tumble .
10	Nicky loves it when Squeak cleans her , right , my rats and she gives it and Nicky 's getting all and there 's Squeak going
11	but he loves what he 's doing , absolutely loves it cos there 's nowt for them here is there ?
12	Erm I 've got a well Mike has it but erm a transcription machine that takes minicassettes and also has a recording thing with it that makes absolutely excellent recordings .
13	Cupboard has n't got I E in it has it but it 's a good word .
14	‘ He not only has it but he sent them to fetch it . ’
15	Legend has it that Rawlins remembered the lot although yesterday he confessed he might have forgotten one .
16	Moody thinks that ‘ the final stanza may allude to a variant of Ariadne 's tale , which has it that she did not die of a broken heart but was loved by Bacchus ’ .
17	ACHINESE proverb has it that if you want to be happy for a week , get married ; for a month , kill a pig ; for a lifetime , plant a garden .
18	This theory has it that , as a breed , doctors like to be masters of every possible situation , and that this may even be a factor in their selection of medicine as a career .
19	Legend has it that the mandarin was so grateful to Earl Grey for services rendered that he gave him his secret tea recipe , to keep mind , body and spirit together in perfect harmony .
20	Bazaar rumour has it that as many as 100 of these anti-American clerics have been locked away ; but the government has taken no public stand against them .
21	Rumour has it that Stevo ( below ) signed some of his first acts , including Soft Cell , while standing on his head .
22	Gossip has it that Madonna has also captured Beatty 's heart .
23	Even then , they can lose the post for the most bizarre reasons ; Downing Street myth has it that Richard Cobb failed on his first attempt to get the Oxford Chair of Modern History because he wore bicycle clips throughout his interview .
24	Convention has it that the source of parallel rays of light is behind the observer 's left shoulder at 45° to the x , y and z axes .
25	It is little compensation to know that no fewer than six earned themselves the VC ; myth has it that they were all won before breakfast .
26	Legend has it that he used to angle in the Adige river and that when the waters flooded , many years after his death , they were stopped from breaching the walls of his church by prayers to his memory .
27	Legend has it that Rhodes , largest of the Dodecanese islands set in the blue Aegean Sea , was home to the sun god Helios … and little wonder given this island 's mild climate and long sun-drenched summer days .
28	One school of thought has it that William received his regular thrashing for untidy work and was then locked up in a tiny room to rewrite it .
29	Tradition has it that in times past people brought their sick and weary to the shores of the loch , certain of its curative properties .
30	One view has it that they are the trusted preservers of law and order , men and women who do a difficult job very well and who deserve to be respected and admired throughout the communities which they protect .

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