Example sentences of "[vb base] the [noun sg] [conj] it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knead the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic . |
| 2 | So the simplest , and most efficient , way of taxing company profits may be to get rid of corporate taxes altogether and simply tax the money when it gets to the owners . |
| 3 | Now , with gentle pressure , move the lace carriage across to the right , push the knitting until it rests on the left of the main carriage . |
| 4 | ‘ We precipitated the 13 October thing ’ , stated the occupiers , ‘ because we dispute the fact that It belongs to , or is owned by , anyone , or any small group of people . ’ |
| 5 | In the US , car makers fear the Index because it exposes some models as unreliable and poorly built . |
| 6 | They 're already selling well , and there 's no doubt they raise the benchmark when it comes to the refinement of diesel engines . |
| 7 | Its supporters make the point that it breaks down rigid hierarchies and allows for greater participation in the decision-making process . |
| 8 | A country can leave the ERM or change the rate if it wishes . |
| 9 | A third suggestion is that the black and white stripes dazzle the lion when it gets very close to its prey and make it difficult for the killer to concentrate on its fast-moving victim . |
| 10 | You press the button and it dries your hands . |
| 11 | If it does n't , tap the Down , key once and then tap the Spacebar until it does |
| 12 | Aerate the lawn if it tends to become waterlogged or growth is very poor . |
| 13 | stop the tape because it does n't want me on it . |
| 14 | Remove the lubricant and it seizes up . |
| 15 | Install the program and it searches through your hard disk , finding any other Windows 3.1 TrueType fonts you already have . |
| 16 | In mangrove swamps the branches send down new roots which take hold and then support the branch as it moves ever further out . |
| 17 | I support the Bill because it seeks to address a serious problem , but I believe that that problem is greater than it appears to be . |
| 18 | In principle , the Liberal Democrats support the Bill because it puts patients first ; it brings their needs and concerns to the fore . |
| 19 | Another solution is to make the design substantially smaller than A6 , and cut the paper after it has been printed ( Figures 5 and 6 ) . |
| 20 | I 'm not gon na go over t what my colleague has said but what I do wan na know is when are the Labour Party gon na get hold of some issue and make some sort of mileage out of it , because we 've got a number of sponsored MPs and we ca n't get 'em off the doorstep at election time , but when it comes about doing summat for us and consider the fact that it affects many many people and we talk about the links that the Labour Party and the trade union has , I think the Labour Party 's already severed 'em , as far as I 'm concerned . |
| 21 | Sadly , there turns out to be a sound explanation for this instruction it 's aimed at the club audience , who watch the show as it happens on banks of TV monitors . |
| 22 | A few Africans , clutching sticks and wearing skins , watch the plane as it turns , pauses , and then accelerates , leaving a cloud of dust . |
| 23 | Yeah it says , I read the thing and it says I have n't got ta let them in unless they 've got a warrant so the first time they come they would n't have a warrant , surely , so they 're gon na have to go away and get a warrant and in that time then I 'd have to get a licence would n't I ? |
| 24 | The environment is continually communicating with us because , through perception , we read the information that it provides . |
| 25 | I should be quite content , I thought , to live here for ever , smelling the cooking and the lavatory and the dust , looking forward to my two slices of bread at lunch or tea and my Red Cross stew at supper , thinking about all the books I am going to read and how nice it is going to be when I can speak German and Russian fluently ; I only want to be allowed to live , and enjoy the sun when it shines , and wait for it when it goes behind a cloud . |
| 26 | 8 Whisk the cream until it forms soft folds and , in another bowl whisky the egg white until it forms soft peaks . |
| 27 | Now whisk the mixture until it thickens and will hold a soft peak on the whisk . |
| 28 | ‘ The more effects you use the more you lose the original signal of the guitar and I like the fact that it sounds like a guitar and it sounds really twangy . |
| 29 | ‘ I like the fact that it 's got a fifth gear , which mine has n't , and it seems so light and airy , with more window area . |
| 30 | The most common type used by gardeners is drawn through the earth by rotors that dig the soil and it takes practice to get the knack of using it . |