Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er it 's thirty six pound a year to be a member there but if you are a keen sportsman their facilities are well worth using because it 's a very very good sports centre indeed . |
| 2 | Now who will be responsible for seeing that it 's there ? ’ |
| 3 | Richard is responsible for seeing that it is done . |
| 4 | Other automated items such as baskets and shake alarms ( signalling the moment during cooking when it is necessary to shake the basket so as to ensure even cooking throughout ) are already available as an option on many machines , while some units will even tell you when to change the oil ! |
| 5 | Traditionally , hill sheep farmers have sold store lambs to lowland farmers for fattening and it is the latter who should benefit from the variable premia . |
| 6 | Even if it is not a must , it is often worth applying as it helps the marker do a better job , in particular because he can use electronic tools to provide data that will aid his judgement . |
| 7 | THE BARE STONE WALLS OBVIATED THE NEED FOR WALLCOVERING AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE ASHLEYS MOVED TO THEIR NEXT HOUSE THAT THEY PRESSED AHEAD WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF WALLPAPER . |
| 8 | September is one of my favourite months for walking as it 's invariably cooler — and wetter , it 's true ! — yet the days are still long and it 's easier to avoid the crowds . |
| 9 | It was too hot for sunbathing and it would still be stuffy below decks . |
| 10 | It is available smooth for spreading , or of a coarser texture for slicing when it may be heated before serving . |
| 11 | This last point is worth amplifying as it does affect the poetry . |
| 12 | Liverpool inevitably became the centre for disputes about rate-capping for excessive expenditure , and then for surcharging when it tried to defy the government over expenditure cuts . |
| 13 | Just after the war began the prime minister was asked by a Conservative backbencher to condemn the BBC for announcing that it would avoid calling British troops ‘ our troops ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ He said the rent would not necessarily be raised in future after stating that it would be index-linked and he also wants to stage concerts and fetes at the ground in the close season when we would need to work on the pitch . ’ |
| 15 | A fourth , after asking if it were April the first , collapsed into giggles and hung up . |
| 16 | Waiter bought the restaurant after hearing that it was set to become a pizza parlour . |
| 17 | After realizing that it also involved reordering agrarian relations he proceeded to fall under the spell of Mikhail Pozen , a large landowner from Poltava who was determined to prevent emancipation from damaging the interests of the gentry . |
| 18 | In one sense these findings may be seen as an argument for mainstreaming and it is appropriate to pause for a moment to consider this view . |
| 19 | I know what I 've got ta do but it 's just doing it |
| 20 | That policy was overturned in two minutes flat but it is worth remembering that it had held sway since the inception of the service areas fifteen years earlier . |
| 21 | It is worth remembering that it is useful to the Bank to know what their customers think of the services they receive : it enables them to improve upon the services they offer . |
| 22 | In this connexion it is worth remembering that it takes a little longer to change where cymbals are concerned ( owing to the way in which they are held ) but from bass drum to side-drum , triangle , or tambourine , or from any of these to any other , is a matter of seconds . |
| 23 | This crater was known as the Etang Sec , or dry tarn , a name worth remembering because it was later to become the focus of the eruption proper . |
| 24 | Yet the high-momentum electrons and positrons observed must eventually be explained somehow and it is perhaps worth remarking that it is not new in physics for novel phenomena to be observed when looking for something else . |
| 25 | One problem with dependency reversal is that it tends to take development strategies for granted while it assesses the benefits , or costs , of particular activities . |
| 26 | Everyone took it for granted that it must be Oxford or Cambridge . |
| 27 | Life can proceed with deceptive ease on the basis of a faith which was once vital but has become so taken for granted that it is no longer authentic . |
| 28 | ‘ Freedom from party control , as distinct from party commitment , is now so much taken for granted that it requires no affirmation . ’ |
| 29 | He just takes it for granted that it always looks like this . |
| 30 | We know how cars work , but we do n't appreciate how our skeletal machinery works ; we just take it for granted that it does . ’ |