Example sentences of "[vb infin] it [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One would not think that that was Labour 's intention from reading the document ’ London United ’ issued by the Labour party , but one would know it from reading the draft of that document which the Labour party did not dare publish . |
| 2 | You will need it for exchanging travellers cheques and currency . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , some of those who were very close to the man would not get ill despite receiving a very large dose of bugs and some , who were in the most distant part of the bus , would catch it despite receiving a small dose . |
| 4 | yeah , she maybe does , but I think she 's trying to , to try and promote the fact that aids patients are harmless , because a lot of aids patients are very isolated , people do n't want to know them , they think you can catch it through shaking hands , drinking out the same cup and all that , and I think she 's trying to prove that look I 'm alright , so should you be , but she does go a bit over the top |
| 5 | Computers can catch it by using floppy discs holding infected programmes , or from programmes copied off an electronic bulletin board , which is where it was probably first planted . |
| 6 | You ca n't win it by changing the parameters er if you do change the parameters of course then you 'll be fighting a different war and your objectives then become different . |
| 7 | I was disgusted by the whole idea of class and thought I could abolish it by pretending it did n't exist . |
| 8 | Oh nineteen sixties we , we introduced that with the blessing of the ambulance people as well , it was n't done without careful consideration , because erm we did n't want people to , to just erm introduce it without knowing what we were doing and ever since we used it it 's been a great blessing . |
| 9 | My Lords , I think I made it perfectly clear what I did mean er I did qualify it by saying that of course there are times when patients do have to wait on trolleys for diagnostic purposes , for observation and for other reasons er but once an admission has been agreed , then that patient should be admitted , that is our policy and that is what we 're working towards . |
| 10 | If the receipt message is acceptable , the holder may subsequently update it by requesting , for example , that the date and place of shipment be inserted in the message as soon as the goods have been loaded on board . |
| 11 | They want low-octane fuel because they can manufacture it without having to spend money to make substitutes for lead , which would be necessary to retain higher octane fuel . |
| 12 | I 'd like to take it on holiday but how do I pack it without ruining the pleats ? |
| 13 | To gain a wide appeal needs : first , a well thought-out programme ; second , an excitement of both self-interest and altruism ; and third , a party running its own affairs in such a way that the electorate will trust it in managing the nation 's business . |
| 14 | They budgeted for a pay award in line with inflation and while welcoming the ‘ well deserved ’ rise in teachers ' salaries say they can not fund it without cutting school budgets . |
| 15 | Alongside the rivalry which characterized foreign relations in the Middle East , most governments desired peace if they could achieve it without weakening their own position . |
| 16 | Whatever you say about home-made porn , you ca n't really accuse it of propagating images that further oppressive sexual stereotypes . |
| 17 | Some might accuse it of looking like a wedding cake , but I would suggest it has just the right amount of decoration . |
| 18 | I do n't think I can still yet watch it without weeping — it 's such a powerful film of a powerful time , and a terrible time really . |
| 19 | Formulations of definitive tests are always dangerous , but it seems to me that , without claiming to expound an exhaustive guide , the following provides a satisfactory working test for whether , in any given case , a covenant touches and concerns the land : ( 1 ) the covenant benefits only the reversioner for the time being , and if separated from the reversion ceases to be of benefit to the covenantee ; ( 2 ) the covenant affects the nature , quality , mode of user or value of the land of the reversioner ; ( 3 ) the covenant is not expressed to be personal ( that is to say neither being given only to a specific reversioner nor in respect of the obligations only of a specific tenant ) ; ( 4 ) the fact that a covenant is to pay a sum of money will not prevent it from touching and concerning the land so long as the three foregoing conditions are satisfied and the covenant is connected with something to be done on , or to in relation to the land . |
| 20 | But this did not prevent it from acting as an effective agency of government . |
| 21 | Acid rose in her throat and , even though she knew her anger was , in truth , directed at Marianne , she could n't prevent it from spilling into her words . |
| 22 | This does not prevent it from functioning , at the same time , as a vehicle for social or cultural criticism . |
| 23 | This will prevent it from getting caught up . |
| 24 | Indeed , the enormous catalogue — whose evident production problems will not prevent it from becoming an oeuvre de base — is the reverse of chauvinistic , with French scholars distinctly under-represented . |
| 25 | If it were kept isolated during the critical period nothing would prevent it from becoming an affectionless psychopath for the remainder of its life . |
| 26 | Could you possibly tell me what this was , what caused it and how I can prevent it from happening again ? |
| 27 | How do you prevent it from happening again ? |
| 28 | The bumps and marks on the this goldfish would prevent it from winning any show prizes — but even a humble fantail deserves the best conditions . |
| 29 | Normally Rory despised sarcasm , but right now she could n't prevent it from creeping into her voice . |
| 30 | The name seemed to slip out accidentally , and before Doreen could prevent it from floating into the room . |