Example sentences of "[verb] it [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The task for the journalist and broadcaster is to recognise and conform to the valuable discipline of the law , while at the same time understanding it sufficiently to be able to call the bluff of those who seek to exploit it to suppress important truths . |
| 2 | Images of food drew it onwards to the tall , detached house at the end of the street ; thoughts of petting and cuddling from its playful , pleasant owners made it scamper through the shadows . |
| 3 | Send it here to : Skateboard ! |
| 4 | You should complete the claim form and send it direct to your local DHSS Office . |
| 5 | You should complete the claim form and send it direct to your local DHSS Office . |
| 6 | The year-book is due to be ‘ published ’ this spring , so if you have not yet submitted your entry , please send it now to the Alumni Office or directly to Annette Chinnery at . |
| 7 | It can not , except in a thoroughly perverted form , be a satisfactory instrument for party political indoctrination and it can not live happily in a situation which subjects it continually to the harsher pressures of party political confrontation . ’ |
| 8 | Slowly pull the barbell upwards , keeping it close to the stomach and chest until it is just underneath the chin and the elbows are pointing upwards . |
| 9 | Slowly raise the dumb-bell vertically as high as possible without jerking or rocking , keeping it close to the body . |
| 10 | One-arm dumb-bell rowing — slowly raise the dumb-bell without jerking or rocking , keeping it close to the body |
| 11 | ‘ We 've installed it close to the stores counter . |
| 12 | I do n't think we 're likely to meet it here to be honest with you but yes you do get it . |
| 13 | At some point before 664 Ealhfrith ejected Eata , abbot of Melrose and a pupil of Aidan ( HE III , 16 ) , and his companion , Cuthbert , who would not accept the Catholic Easter and other canonical rites of the Roman Church , from his new foundation at Ripon and committed it instead to Wilfrid ( HE III , 25 : V , 19 ) It was with Ealhfrith that Bishop Agilbert and his priest , Agatho , stayed when they visited the northern Angles prior to arguing in favour of the Dionysian Easter at the council of Whitby ( HE III , 25 ) . |
| 14 | But owes it chiefly to her Tea ? |
| 15 | She shook her head , moved it closer to the glass , and the image changed . |
| 16 | With faltering dexterity one hand clasped the stem of the umbrella , leaving the other free to manipulate the camera from its sheath and he moved it quickly to his eye , which glorified , revelled in such a miraculous extension to itself . |
| 17 | ‘ I reported it twice to Kilburn police station in London and the Salvation Army but I never saw her again . |
| 18 | But there 's more than one way of finding out what you need to know — start a conversation around the subject , use friends or people in the news as examples — you can find out how he feels about their situation , without relating it directly to you . |
| 19 | This is the opposite of RP ( where can is front and ca n't is back ) , so we plainly can not explain this back /a/ pattern by relating it directly to RP . |
| 20 | While Maureen , who raised the alarm , began to detach herself from the child she had taken home , returning it briefly to hospital , Marie held the infant she called Gemma tightly to her . |
| 21 | SHE MENTIONED IT LATER TO HER FRIEND , WHO SAID SHE HAD NOT SEEN THE PICTURE . |
| 22 | So she dialled , and she was about to pass it across to me when the line went dead . |
| 23 | I think he would then be obliged to pass it across to Great George Street , and I could honourably retire to the dull comfortable depths of the Annual Assessment . |
| 24 | This is Whitlow driving it long to Speedy . |
| 25 | So , if you do want a pendant light , fit it close to the window to ensure privacy . |
| 26 | Take a small piece of glass , lay a circle of acrylic sealant or putty around the edges , and press it firmly to the floor , putty side down . |
| 27 | Thus we 've never considered it right to hand out cheques on a mere whim , deciding to sponsor a project , or support a charity because it happened to be the flavour of the month , or because a director had some some particular keen interest in it . |
| 28 | He invariably believed completely in his own case and pursued it relentlessly to the end . |
| 29 | She shut her eyes and turned the ignition key , pressing it slightly to the left . |
| 30 | Then , unexpectedly , he reached up and covered her hand with his own , pressing it firmly to his shoulder . |