Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] it the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what , precisely , is the theoretical basis for denying it the honorific title of " democracy " ? |
| 2 | Erm , yes I think , I think , you know , immediately you 're thinking of doing it the branches and obviously you 're running po , pretty big in |
| 3 | I 'm sure that e e if there is an easy way of doing it the Conservatives would have found out and done it . |
| 4 | THE organiser of a big karate competition in Whitby says he has no intention of giving it the chop after casualties kept the town 's hospital at full stretch . |
| 5 | they , they should of done , but they did n't , the point is they should n't of left it the last minute , they should of done it in the first place |
| 6 | " The extension of majority voting will be examined … together with the possibility of making it the general rule with a limited number of exceptions . " |
| 7 | Glen-Gery in the US and the pulp side should turn around this year but David Taylor at UBS Phillips & Drew thinks that by paying interest instead of receiving it the group will make a much-the-same £10m this time , and may cut dividends to 4p . |
| 8 | Jim joked : ‘ I 'm thinking of renaming it the royal loony burger . ’ |
| 9 | The thoroughness of its marketing approach placed it so far ahead of its short-leet rivals — Scottish Amicable and Britannia Life — that the judges had no doubts about awarding it the top accolade in the category for Large Service companies . |
| 10 | We chose to tackle the walk from north to south , not least because the route passes our home in the south — though the excellent official guide provides duplicate maps and instructions for waling it the other way . |
| 11 | It 's got instant character , whereas a new guitar has n't had the years of beating on it and fiddling with to give it the character . |
| 12 | I sometimes wish I did n't think so much about what I do , and just pottered along doing it the way it 's always been done ( like the bloke in the next-door room does ! ) . |
| 13 | So , next time you buy a guitar strap with ‘ Klondyke ’ on it , you 'll know what 's gone into making it the best , not just in the UK but all over the world . |
| 14 | Now , I do n't know whether what other people would , would say about doing it the way we 're suggesting like somebody has completed levels one A , one B , and two A , therefore they 've got this and perhaps |
| 15 | I was go , thinking about doing it the other way to see what you 'd say , but then I thought , no ! |
| 16 | Shame on the Ordnance Survey for giving it the name of Ingleborough Hill on some of their maps : it is every inch a mountain and , although not the highest in England as was once thought and is overtopped by many others , one of the grandest . |
| 17 | This will no doubt be welcome , but before accepting it the company should be sure that it is aware of all the consequences of doing so and can handle them . |
| 18 | This will no doubt be welcome , but before accepting it the company should be sure that it is aware of all the consequences of doing so and can handle them . |
| 19 | In reading it the cruelty is just about balanced by the extreme beauty of the lyrics and much of the dialogue , so that the total effect , tho ’ sinister , like a too bright dream which is sure to turn into nightmare before the end , yet is bearable . |
| 20 | It is effective chiefly in defence , since in delivering it the karateka presents only the side of his body to his opponent , thereby protecting all his vital areas . |
| 21 | It is a good sound bite , but it is not any better for hearing it the second time . |
| 22 | ( As I can speak of red without calling it the colour of blood . ) |
| 23 | ( As I can speak of red without calling it the colour of blood . ) ’ |
| 24 | Marshall had taken to calling it the rumour factory because a disproportionate amount of time seemed to be wasted on chatter . |
| 25 | They used to called it the hump did n't they ? |
| 26 | Personal preference naturally varies but more benefit is to be gained by having a reasonable breakfast and lunch and a smaller evening meal ( even though most of us are used to doing it the other way around ) . |
| 27 | Many of these boil down to the simultaneous call to go back to doing it the way it was , to keep on doing it the way it is , and to move forward to doing it differently . |
| 28 | They 're all added in just because they do n't have an accident does n't might go for making it the safest infrastructure perhaps . |
| 29 | I 'm gon na give it the big lips this afternoon . |
| 30 | I 'm gon na give it the big lips when I get in those bars . |