Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [conj] it [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm always a little bit worried about them because it seems to me that they almost define the syllabus in terms of what you can ask four reasonable questions in terms of alternatives about . |
| 2 | He has also pointed out that the future did not loom so large for them as it did for the Roman historians , who were anxious about the fate of their empire . |
| 3 | When in Colossians 1:9ff Paul prays for Christians he has never met , his first request is that the Spirit would give them understanding of the Lord 's will for their lives ; then , that they should live their lives in accordance with that will by pleasing the Lord in everything ; then , that they should increase in their knowledge of God ; and finally , that they should be strengthened with all might according to the measure of his glorious power which should result for them as it did for Christ , not in arrogance but in patience and longsuffering . |
| 4 | She wanted so much to remain with him on the terms which had always existed between them , did not want the wealth and consequence of her real life to come between them before it needed to . |
| 5 | But you could toss a coin between them when it comes to judging the difference . ’ |
| 6 | The weekend lost its appeal for me when it came to the fundamental rebirthing philosophy . |
| 7 | ‘ It is just not practical to have 80 homeless people living here with one warden looking after them and it seems to us that the council have just shot into this without thinking . ’ |
| 8 | They heard it , wheeled up in the air towards it and right past me and it turned off the road in fear . |
| 9 | The big grey monster sat in front of me and it looked at me . |
| 10 | As Mr Cameron puts it , ‘ At the very time when most people want and need mobility — during the morning and evening peak periods — the system actually carries fewer of them than it does at various off-peak times . ’ |
| 11 | Then , just when Rachel was feeling she wanted it to go on forever , this exciting masquerade between the two of them where it seemed as if the rest of the world did n't exist , she found herself beside Danny who began stuttering and waving his arms , obviously trying to tell her something . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , we will not see anything of it since it happens in our daytime . |
| 13 | Surprisingly , it did not feel too cold and Endill stood for a moment trying to see the end of it but it disappeared into darkness . |
| 14 | But it must know what it aims to achieve and what will be demanded of it when it sends in its peacekeepers . |
| 15 | Rosie lost sight of it when it disappeared behind a cardboard box and she turned her attention back to the door . |
| 16 | However , as is generally the case with most benefits hard won from the state , once implemented the recipients unite in defence of it when it appears to be under threat . |
| 17 | Defries , Daak and Ace could n't take their eyes from it as the shuttle took them inexorably towards it and it grew across the window . |
| 18 | ‘ And what happens if it lasts longer for one of us than it does for the other ? ’ |
| 19 | The road ran straight ahead of us until it disappeared in the mist , except that at the man 's feet it was gone and there was a gap some fifty metres or so wide through which a brown torrent ran so high and in such furious waves that it almost lipped the broken macadam where the road had been swept away . |
| 20 | Pet Plan has a policy called RIDER PLAN ( FREEFONE 0800 282250 ) which would be ideal for you as it aims at regular riders who do not own their own horse or pony . |
| 21 | You could feel the floor trembling beneath you as it turned on the power and climbed . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ If that were the only stumbling-block , I 'd put all my weight behind you if it came to a showdown with the pater . |
| 23 | Having started along the path of gas-cooled reactors , the nuclear industry stuck with them when it came to looking for an improved model . |
| 24 | Anyway , the point is this that I am going to say as far as I 'm concerned I 'm gon na put all my maximum ability in making sure that this government stands by its obligation which it gave me when I wrote to the Prime Minister because I was very very concerned that I did not want to see the old people and pensioners who was having difficulty in making ends meet , suffer further and therefore I am with you when it comes to concerning yourself in relation to the O A P's or the pensioners or any one who is suffering because of the s seventeen and o half percent , the maximum is put on . |
| 25 | Nina knows about the lymphoma ; I had to cancel a prearranged lunch at Langans with her as it coincided with my short stay in hospital , and rather than make up an excuse I thought it an opportune time to tell her . |
| 26 | Ingrid and other loyal friends spent long hours burning the midnight oil with her when it came to the final typing . |
| 27 | I was going to say that I was grateful to the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) for raising this issue , because I agree with him that it needs to be properly debated on the Floor of the House . |
| 28 | Press reporting focused as much on the reports about other women who had had sex with him as it did on the events to which he pleaded guilty . |
| 29 | The downfilled upholstery is a bench-mark , he says : ‘ You sink into it and it moulds to the body . ’ |
| 30 | There was , however , an instinct in him when it came to Judith that he 'd never experienced with any other woman . |