Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used to see them when it was the custom for young folk to gather at Cotherstone village at weekends , to chat and meet their friends . |
| 2 | Often , the counsellor will need to assure them that it is acceptable for them to grieve over their loneliness , their losses and bereavements , and to explore their feelings about life generally . |
| 3 | When I read a novel the emotions aroused in me bring the experience of the events of the narrative into the present , but I am not likely to be misled into thinking it is actually happening for there are enough indicators in the environment to assure me that it is not . |
| 4 | I said no , I , I would hate to offend him because it 's all so well meant being a mother in law you have to watch it . |
| 5 | Paramedics came to the house in Thompson Street , Darlington , and struggled to revive her but it was too late . |
| 6 | Both of us tried to pacify him but it was useless , and he would n't tell us what had caused it . |
| 7 | Fulmars from ‘ Formidable ’ were also flying patrols and on one such sortie Lt. R. MacDonald-Hall , with L/A Harry Phillips in rear seat , sighted a He111 but were unable to catch it before it disappeared into the fog . |
| 8 | Let it ring — what do I care ? thought Dyson , as he hurled himself out into the hall to catch it before it stopped ringing . |
| 9 | well I have , I 'm making adjustments , what I mean , what I 'd finished it , I did n't bother to try it cos it did n't work , now I found out why it do n't work I have to change the rod , I 've got the rod in the wrong place |
| 10 | ‘ You have got to accept it but it 's absolutely maddening that 30,000 people saw a good tackle but the referee gave a foul . |
| 11 | Well erm you see although I learned shorthand and typing it was better money and that was the reason I had to do it , I 've passed my exams in shorthand but er probably there were n't enough offices then to employ a good many clerks , but erm they er it was a very big fellow who used to ring the bell and the bell was on the outside , he was named Tom but I ca n't for the life of me think erm what his other name was but , erm it used to put the fear through us I can tell you if we were around the corner and we heard that bell ringing but erm they , they were a good firm to work for and , but they were strict but everywhere was strict in those days , we had to accept it but it was a long long hours , but erm they knew I had some , I , I enjoyed it and I 'd go back again only I 'm too old . |
| 12 | Children 's bedrooms are usually small areas with light-coloured walls , so there should be enough reflected light to lighten up the main scene of action , but if you do bring in any additional low-level lighting , take care to position it where it will not get in the way of the camera or shine into the lens . |
| 13 | I 've got me jigsaw on that board that 's what , and I 've covered it over with a cloth because I do n't want the sun to fade it cos it 's hard enough to do as it is ! |
| 14 | you 'll be a bit daft to adjust it when it was hot would n't ya ? |
| 15 | The central implication of RHT is that people will not only act to reduce their perceived level of risk when it exceeds the target level , they will also act to increase it when it is below the target level . |
| 16 | The desirability of this is obvious , though it must be said without wishing to offend anyone that it seems as imminent now as it was when the claim was first being made 30 years ago . |
| 17 | If you wish to eat animal products , then the advice is always to buy free-range produce , and to request it if it is not sold in your area . |
| 18 | I was bleeding but I just tried to hide it because it was a terribly busy time . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ We 've got to find it before it takes off again ! ’ |
| 20 | Were members to pass it as it stood , this would be an arrogant move indeed : they would be considering themselves to be more sensible than people outside . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't — I mean — I do n't want to know anything if it 's not professional . ’ |
| 22 | I did n't expect my family to visit me because it was too far , but they could have wrote . |
| 23 | It is not as easy to switch clerical workers around or to replace them as it is with manual workers . |
| 24 | Firstly the package did not have to sell itself as it does in self service shopping , since the salesman himself acted to promote the products . |
| 25 | Croatian Premier Stjepan Mesic was elected to replace him after it was decided that the communist Suvar was not a fitting representative of the present Croatian administration . |
| 26 | Surprisingly little drink was enough to intoxicate him but it seemed as if the wine released the power in him . |
| 27 | The night before his ship sailed , Jussieu left all his material in the care of a servant with strict instructions to guard it because it was of great value . |
| 28 | And Mao is , is making a bid A a revolution is taking place and B we have got to lead it and it , it 's a rural revolution . |
| 29 | Although in many parts of the world babies do n't drink milk after weaning and grow up perfectly healthy , in Northern Europe cow 's milk is part of our diet and young children are encouraged to drink it because it 's cheap , convenient , high in protein and energy , and a good source of calcium and vitamins A and B. There are conflicting opinions on when cow 's milk can first be given to children . |
| 30 | Not that it would harm us to drink it as it comes . |