Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [v-ing] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | get off the wave either by sailing down ahead of it or by slowing down and letting it pass under you . |
| 2 | A good remoisturising conditioner contains non-greasy oils to trap in the moisture without dragging the hair down and making it lank . |
| 3 | Instead of facing some fierce wild animal alone and killing it armed only with courage and a spear , he now channels his competitive instinct into his job , or sport . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm not , I must admit I do n't think about it now , so if wearing it puts you off . |
| 5 | There 's a legal term , caveat emptor , which means buyer beware , so when viewing it pays to be suspicious . |
| 6 | That that seems to be the most reasonable way of doing it , rather than sending it registered , |
| 7 | Despite obvious Iranian links with our captors , Britain appeared determined only to exploit the better relationship with Iran for British companies seeking contracts there , rather than using it to secure our release . |
| 8 | Little considerations such as replacing a magazine in the rack rather than leaving it lying on the couch , bringing the milk in off the step or refilling the ice cube tray , and a thousand little tailor-made considerations . |
| 9 | There is a danger that in getting angry with yourself , you try to make the learning happen rather than allowing it to happen . |
| 10 | They are constantly seeking to impose changes from above on their language , rather than allowing it to live , breathe and evolve in a more natural way . |
| 11 | This is another reason for travelling with the dog adequately restrained , rather than allowing it to put its head out of the window , like this Newfoundland . |
| 12 | Routinely , you are most likely to need to lift the dog up into your car , however , rather than encouraging it to jump up and possibly injure itself as a result . |
| 13 | BUYING territory rather than seizing it has honourable precedents among nations . |
| 14 | It 's crazy , it 's crazy , if only people again 'd sit back and look at it and see exactly what 's happening , rather than saying it serves them right , they should n't of done this , they should n't of got themselves into that position they 're in that position |
| 15 | So , for the moment , if you want a higher resolution page printer it really is a case of going to find it rather than having it thrust at you . |
| 16 | What is striking about these two books is the sense they convey — little less unusual now than when they were written — of a strong and independent black community , in which people found their own way rather than having it mapped out for them by white expectations . |
| 17 | The difference with this baby is that he himself has selected the time at which he will display the pattern , rather than having it imposed on him by a mother 's pattern of giving care . |
| 18 | And and like the dry store , erm , with all , it 's got like the rice in it , the custard in it , all those sorts of things , I mean , you know , he might order that stuff once a week , rather than having it come in three days a week . |
| 19 | The West has opted for letting it happen rather than making it happen |
| 20 | rather than letting it get dried out and cracked . |
| 21 | Every part of appendix A talks about disabling local government , rather than enabling it to perform . |
| 22 | To Zborowski 's annoyance , Modigliani still clung to his old habits in the cafés , making dozens of sketches and giving most of his work away or bartering it to buy drinks . |
| 23 | I 've got the phone number er it 's just a case now of er getting on and getting it advertised and marketing it but it 's all been signed |
| 24 | Making job descriptions an integral part of the daily work arrangements however , goes much further than using it to identify what sort of person you want to recruit . |
| 25 | She was toying with the sand , scooping it up and letting it trail through her fingers , and she did n't see the expression in his eyes when he next spoke . |
| 26 | Walker and McKinnon also deny stealing the car that night and Walker denies driving it recklessly and causing it to brake at speed . |
| 27 | Bitmaps scale very badly because , like a silk screened tee shirt , if you stretch the image the pattern breaks up while compressing it loses all the detail . |
| 28 | Farmers are wondering what to do with eight million tonnes of straw now that burning it has been banned . |
| 29 | What I 'm gon na do is get the toilets , I 'm gon na get the toilets , the gents toilets , all the urinals ripped out and getting it troughed all the way around |
| 30 | All these analogies present a picture of God setting the process up ( creating ) , and then effectively sitting back and letting it continue of its own accord . |