Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [adv] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How many people think this project ought to be stopped right now before it goes any further ? ’ |
| 2 | Now the illusion is well and truly shattered and the only reason the share price has not plunged much further than it has is the hope that some brave soul will put the group out of its misery with a takeover . |
| 3 | In recent years , it has been argued that the position and powers of the Prime Minister have altered so considerably that it makes sense to talk about the rise of prime ministerial government and the transformation of the Cabinet into yet another " dignified " part of the constitution . |
| 4 | In Jordan v. Burgoyne Lord Parker C.J. made the point that the expressions ‘ threatening , abusive or insulting ’ are all ‘ very strong words , ’ and Lord Reid in Brutus v. Cozens repeated the warning against too expansive a reading of the section , observing that ‘ vigorous and it may be distasteful or unmannerly speech or behaviour is permitted so long as it does not go beyond any of these limits . ’ |
| 5 | The blue component of incoming solar radiation is scattered so severely that it appears to our eyes to be coming from the entire sky . |
| 6 | Therefore it is the responsibility of the LIFESPAN Manager to ensure that the log file is deleted periodically so that it remains a sensible size . |
| 7 | It had been forgotten as quickly as it had begun . |
| 8 | The expression of good-humoured contempt had vanished as quickly as it had appeared , and suddenly Rostov realised that he had missed an opportunity to relax the tension which existed between them . |
| 9 | It was all done so genteelly that it set McAllister 's teeth on edge . |
| 10 | In soft cliffs erosion is very active at first and becomes progressively slower until it halts , unless the debris from the cliff is moved away so that it does not interfere with wave action at the foot of the cliff . |
| 11 | Sometimes it has been a case of seeing something done really well and it inspires us to do it even better . |
| 12 | It is true that the carefully authentic material has to be explained more fully than it had to be for readers of Marryat 's day , who could be supposed to possess a modicum of previous knowledge of naval affairs . |
| 13 | There has been considerable rumour and conjecture about its future , although recently I have heard once again that it has been purchased but whether to remain as a public house I ‘ m not sure . |
| 14 | If it is difficult to defend where the line is drawn , it may be that the line is drawn in the wrong place and that it should be drawn instead so that it includes all those who were infected because of NHS treatment — not just some . |
| 15 | A bird had gained entry through one of the broken windows and flown helplessly around until it collided with her . |
| 16 | British law in this area is roughly based on the liberal precept that immorality may only be tolerated so long as it remains a wholly private matter . |
| 17 | Yet this very claim for monarchy implies a limitation : the irrational and reverential institution is to be tolerated so long as it serves its function . |
| 18 | The complex of disparate elements comprising academic English was always unstable , though they might have stayed together longer if it had not been for the demands of the academic environment . |
| 19 | It is , of course , impossible to foresee the future , but the effective demise of the Catholic Church has been prophesied so often that it seems wiser to conclude that the vast movement of transformation begun by Vatican II will not be easily ended either internally or externally . |
| 20 | Skegs and daggerboards can be sandpapered to remove any nicks and the uphaul rope can be tied neatly so that it does n't flap around the ankles in mid-gybe . |
| 21 | Albert had spoken so calmly that it made her calm too . |
| 22 | One afternoon a nurserymaid from the castle had appeared with Richard , and her distress had melted as quickly as it had grown . |
| 23 | Lacuna 's anger had disappeared as suddenly as it had arrived . |
| 24 | Chairman , can I say briefly that the merger and I 'm quite pleased that we 've finally er there is a death knell to this this awful word , it 's been bandied on for far too long , it 's been perhaps the single most controversial issue that has been debated by this authority along with some other mediocre issues and no one here would not admit er to the fact that it has been opposed on such massive scale and even today we 've had a further petition of three hundred and ninety five people opposing er this this this dreadful merger decision that was hanging over the er the the two centres and I 'm pleased that er this this er amendment , this er er erm this petition was brought forward today because it does indicate the continuing support and opposition to er the the kind of things that we should be doing and and those that we should n't . |
| 25 | The compression of the state pension down to income support levels has gone so far that it has superseded the income support level , so that every pensioner , as of right , should be on income support . |
| 26 | She did nothing to improve her appearance ; her flaxen hair was cut short so that it fitted her head like a helmet and accentuated the angularity of her features . |
| 27 | ‘ Let's go back , I think we 've gone far enough and it looks dark and spooky . ’ |
| 28 | It is believed that long before it became a market town , serving a largely agricultural community , it was the ancient Roman port of Vannona , which was supposed to have been the principal harbour on this coast . |
| 29 | In January 1949 the British cabinet ruled that co-operation with Europe should not be taken so far that it compromised Britain 's ability to survive as an independent state . |
| 30 | May I also say that the Department 's concern would be taken more seriously if it did not take over three months to get replies from the Secretary of State to hon. Members who draw his attention to accusations that have been made in relation to what goes on in Castlereagh ? |