Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] it [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I love it knitted in three or four strands of fine polyester thread in a mixture of colours for a really light and summery confection , or make it very plain and simple to wear with my latest love , a pleated double jacquard skirt in light summery yarn ( or make it a two-ply wool for warmer wear ) . |
| 2 | You know , perhaps if you straightened up on the side , or made it a bit more symmetrical , so that I know how to improve it next time . |
| 3 | Either let your hair dry naturally or give it a quick blast with a diffuser/dryer . |
| 4 | I mean the big fellows here they 've got to try and run it off or give it a tug and come off come off and get the er the sub on . |
| 5 | She had exactly six hours till midnight , six hours to make up her mind whether to go down to the beach bar , or give it a miss for the very first time . |
| 6 | The proportion of tax paid decreases with increases in income : or to put it the other way round — the proportion of tax paid increases at lower levels of income compared with higher levels . |
| 7 | The difference which justifies the labels is the period to maturity of the debts , or to put it the other way round , the length of time for which the funds are borrowed . |
| 8 | But how do we know that it is vocationally advantageous to study history or to put it the other way round , that to study history is not vocationally disadvantageous ? |
| 9 | Yes , that 's right , or to put it the other way round , Sarah , whenever you start speech , whenever you start writing down what the wor the words somebody actually says , Louisa , Yvette , concentrate hard you always use a capital letter . |
| 10 | What is questionable is whether Gandhi hypostasizes Religion or gives it a referential connotation in the same way as Tillich does by his use of the term Ultimate Concern . |
| 11 | We do not envisage using the TA to respond immediately to outrages in Northern Ireland or to make it the first wave of our assault for the repossession of Kuwait . |
| 12 | If , for example , the landlord is entitled to enter the demised property in order to carry out substantial improvements or to reconstruct it the tenant may be able to defeat a claim to determine his tenancy on the ground of demolition and reconstruction ( Heath v Drown [ 1973 ] AC 498 ) . |
| 13 | AND ALL THAT made it a busy year for Autocar & Motor . |
| 14 | It is necessary to examine the idea of coalitionism and the political forces that made it a powerful alternative before considering its direct impact on the Unionist party . |
| 15 | The fact that a scheme could be contrived that made it a working possibility for the majority of the disabled to acquire a motor car of their choice and to finance the purchase , including insurance and repair , from the allowance , was a staggering revelation to economists and particularly to the socialists of the time who regarded private enterprise as the kiss of death . |
| 16 | She said please in a way that made it a special request of her own . |
| 17 | But she loved him , and that made it a bargain — and he did n't even deserve to be loved . |
| 18 | The cabin was surprisingly spacious , even if it did lack the little human touches that made it a home . |
| 19 | He was embittered , as could be expected , at the government 's neglect of the Canadian Indian , and he resented the laws that made it an offence to sell liquor to an Indian and which confined the original Canadian population to reservations . |
| 20 | It might have been dubious to have had any of the characters holding the scissors , but because it was the child of the foursome doing it , that made it an even bigger mistake , which I accepted , putting it down totally to inexperience on my behalf . |
| 21 | So it was the reaction against the cat 's ancient ‘ holiness , in Egyptian religion , combined with its connection with childless , elderly women , that made it the ‘ wicked ’ animal of the medieval period . |
| 22 | And also , the toe nails get very thick , and quite hard to cut as we get older , so we actually do that for you , we 've got toe nail clippers that make it a lot easier . |
| 23 | As a bonus , water has particular electro-chemical qualities that make it an ideal reagent in many of life 's metabolic processes . |
| 24 | But we usually work it into the show format somewhere , rather than make it a part of the news . |
| 25 | Unable to help herself , she looked up , and knew at once that her movement was seen , as in the instant gloom that succeeded it the lesser light of the lantern swept an arc and found her face . |
| 26 | It 's normally the person that needs it the most actually is n't it , but what else ? |
| 27 | Out of context , even readers devoted to the Victorian novel may have difficulty in identifying that house , for they take from the novel that contains it a very different impression , one that has less to do with idyllic life than with decay and death . |
| 28 | True repose is not to be found in that great house , and the flag that proclaims it a ‘ happy home ’ lies to ‘ the lightsome air ’ . |
| 29 | I found a medicine dropper and used that to feed it the milk they left me . |
| 30 | The horizon was still invisible , but above the line of mist that hid it the sky was clear , with the promise of a lovely evening . |