Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] [adv] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know , but I 'm going to find out even if it means sitting up all night reading that bloody book . |
| 2 | We had nothing at all to live on ; but one day I received a sum of money that we managed to divide up so that it lasted for many weeks , just so much a day . |
| 3 | Cardinal Bea had later to point out firmly that it did not apply in the East . |
| 4 | Most of them do all they can for the elderly with their limited resources , but if your parent is badly in need of a telephone and there is no way of your managing to install it for her , you should bring every possible pressure to bear to produce some speedy action on his or her behalf ; for sudden illness , and the need for medical attention , does not wait for lengthy negotiations and committee work to rumble on indefinitely before it puts in an appearance.With very few exceptions , blaming individual social workers for delay in providing any particular service is usually an unfair and useless exercise , for they are only part of a large organisation and if things go wrong an approach to the local Director of Social Services is the best course of action . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd like to stay on here when it runs out , though , because I think of this as my home now . ’ |
| 6 | And to rub on there and it helps to calm it down . |