Example sentences of "[to-vb] it [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joan had not visited Brian 's grave in five years and had expected to find it neglected and overgrown . |
| 2 | Leaving it , they marched to Hastings , to find it deserted and on fire ; in retribution for this ‘ scorched earth policy ’ they burnt Rye to the ground . |
| 3 | For years afterwards I only had to hear it played and in my mind I would be back on the muddy camp site , feeling again the excitement and fun and tragedy which filled the air . |
| 4 | I shut the door behind me , because I do n't want to hear it crash as I walk down the path . |
| 5 | It also needs a second additive to help it dissolve and raises the vapour pressure of petrol , which can cause havoc with a car 's Fuel pumping system . |
| 6 | Tiny protein structures protrude — like flagellae to help it move and pili to attach itself to surfaces . |
| 7 | Trafford education authority has received about £13 million in the past two years to help it reorganise and improve its schools . |
| 8 | Talking about how you are getting along in a relationship is going to help it to flourish and grow . |
| 9 | AEA itself has appointed consultants and merchant bankers to help it develop and refine its work on strategic options as its contributions to the DTI review . |
| 10 | But I , but I think you know the , the , the thing that I found erm most difficult as you say was , was actually completing the C C Q and I think part of it and asking the question but it is , certainly it would be easier to do it using that on your knee rather than doing it at the table because I was aware that I was turning away |
| 11 | Ah no , oh would it of not of been kinder to put it to sleep as soon as it were born ? |
| 12 | He kills it eventually , he shoots it with this like hypodermic pistol to try to put it to sleep and it just explodes ! |
| 13 | As a result of the establishment of the database , the local business community will be able to use it to search for customers/ suppliers and , planners will have a comprehensive database to assist in the formulation and execution of regional economic development policy . |
| 14 | If we 're going to stick by the principle outlined above of keeping close to the centre of the action , we 'll need to meet the dragon in the drama , to find out what it 's really like , maybe to persuade it to come and melt an iceberg for drinking water . |
| 15 | With everyone in the room so happy , Seb tried hard not to let it show that he was the only one less than ecstatic over the forthcoming wedding . |
| 16 | The event had been going through a lean period and had degenerated into a glorified booze-up , but there were some who were interested in keeping it alive and they got together to decide if they were going to let it go or make an effort to put it on its feet again . |
| 17 | But they 're prepared to let it stand as the prices are at the moment cos they 're under pressure . |
| 18 | And to think I was such a fool as to let it happen when I was thirty-five ! ’ ’ |
| 19 | But the Rugby Union has seen fit to let it degenerate and from next season , when it 's played at the same time as the divisional championship , it will be virtually kaput . |
| 20 | Though the official figures are not easy to interpret it seems that at the outbreak of the Seven Years War about half its manpower was drawn either from the jails of London and other cities or from the crews of foreign ships . |
| 21 | It 's like child abuse in the family — people refuse to believe it happens because it 's too difficult to deal with . |
| 22 | And today it 's as hard to believe it happened as it was thirty years ago . |
| 23 | Because of the uncertainties , and to forestall the predicted developments , it was decided at the Committee stage of the Bill to redraft it to ensure that these were explicitly within the new law . |
| 24 | This warranty does no more ( really ) than repeat the statutory duty which a company already has to keep it books and records in good order . |
| 25 | Instead , he did his best to keep it going and keep it painted , but it was a big house and he was not very skilled in such matters . |
| 26 | Well I maybe in a couple of weeks we might but I mean we like to keep it going and then because when it 's when you come on the show you 'd be such a be such a terrific let down |
| 27 | ‘ It needs money spending on it all the time to keep it going and in a fair state of maintenance . |
| 28 | That 's all very well if you 've got a forest to keep it going like she has , I thought , but what if you live in a towerblock ? |
| 29 | ‘ He has had a great number of stitches inserted in the eyelid and underneath the eye in an effort to keep it closed and avoid further damage . |
| 30 | Do n't stick to a single time each day but try to vary it to see if the time of day makes a difference for you . |