Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] it at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or just throw it at the neighbours , thought Henry grimly , as he tipped the edenwort in next to the water-chestnuts and the giant yam . |
| 2 | I do n't see how that you can possible reduce the number of deaths within the county , or even maintain it at the same level . |
| 3 | The question was asked : we know that he is a sound and effective Prime Minister ; but is he also a leader who can save the Conservative Party from the fate that undoubtedly awaited it at a general election had Mrs Thatcher remained in office ? |
| 4 | If the helicopter is moving , to stop it you must apply an opposite control movement and then remove it at the precise moment that the helicopter stops . |
| 5 | Suppose also that an investor intends to buy the share , hold it for one year and then sell it at the end of the year . |
| 6 | Tell them what you 're going to tell them before you tell them , and then summarise it at the end and tell them what you told them . |
| 7 | He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands . |
| 8 | Thank God for dome tents with two bays : you collect snow from one end for tea , pass it through the middle-man , and then deposit it at the other end . |
| 9 | The existence of the requirement of standing indicates that the law 's primary concern is not , as such , to control government activity but rather to control it at the suit of persons affected by it in a particular way . |
| 10 | The prospect of the moth scam was so exciting we even bought platform tickets so as not to blow it at the development stage . |