Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [coord] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | rate you have to add at first , you can drink it while it 's fermenting , it 's quite a refreshing drink a bit tart to my taste but when it ferments out it becomes er a liquor called Arak which is their version of . |
| 2 | It landed six inches from my face and before it had stopped quivering in the ground , a red one slapped down next to it . |
| 3 | The gas was given its name because steam is used in its preparation and because it burns with a bright blue flame . |
| 4 | As we shall see , a gene may increase in frequency not because it increases the fitness of its carrier but because it associates with other genes that do , or even because it is in a sense parasitic on other genes . |
| 5 | Piper had started using Red Indian names for its aircraft and when it inherited the ‘ poor man 's Dakota ’ from Stinson the double fin and rudder layout was replaced with a single one and it was decided to call it the Apache . |
| 6 | In San Salvador , the Committee headquarters is a table under the shelter of three mango trees in the garden of the Archbishopric- Their files are kept in the garden shed where the CDHES has its offices but when it rains , there is no alternative but to close up shop . |
| 7 | The miner 's body is loved in the literature of men , because of its work and because it works . |
| 8 | He wondered whether she had always been quite so uncaring of her appearance or whether it had been grief and rage at Uncle Bill 's defection that had started this off . |
| 9 | Of its kind it was unique because of its importance and because it covered the period from 1906 to 1914 , from Modigliani 's arrival in France until the general call-up in 1914 . |
| 10 | They are men who rationally weigh up the advantage of conformity to criminal demands or staying on the path of righteousness ; for the most part they choose the former simply because it does not weigh on their conscience and because it seems more likely to secure economic and career advancement within the corporation . |
| 11 | This is a purely inductive method , tempting both for its simplicity and because it does without unobservables . |
| 12 | A duty is something black and white : once we know what it is that a body has a duty to do and what it actually did , we can say either that the authority has performed its duty or that it has not . |
| 13 | Liverpool have always admitted they need Europe to pay their way and when it went they were left with highly paid players on long-term contracts — and the books did n't balance . |
| 14 | When she first arrived at SIS as a student , Anne had an affair with some chap in her year and when it broke up , she decided she wanted to leave . |
| 15 | Jenna had never known if that last advice had come from her mother or if it had been her father 's order . |
| 16 | If it has grown to £447,000 then £300,000 is taxable on her death but if it falls to £247,000 her estate will only pay tax on £100,000 , assuming that the nil rate band did not change . |
| 17 | It might be the authorities who give you permission but when it comes to the bit it 's the ordinary policeman who 's getting shot . |
| 18 | The consumer will be informed to keep the product away from his eyes but if it does get in the eyes , to wash them out and seek medical advice . |
| 19 | She had never been involved in his business and as it grew , saw considerably less of her husband . |
| 20 | Bill has plenty more photographs and stories about his walk and if it proves popular hopes to bring out a hardback guidebook . |
| 21 | And they say you have to send in some of your product and then they come round to your stand and if it does n't comply they just take it off your stand which is our whole merchandise really . |
| 22 | If you are stuck in a boring job , concentrate on the fact that it is providing money for your needs and your pleasures and that it gives you a measure of independence . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've got an even better one — told me by a cowman years ago — when charged by a bull , stand your ground and when it gets close enough , grab it by the nose . |