Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [to-vb] it [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The producer of the video says preventing car crime is better than trying to cure it and they 've drawn on the real experiences of youngsters . |
| 2 | but you had a eight to finish with which is finishing and a one , two , three might not be and a better run so I think I would have been tempted to finish with the ace flush there try and stop me rather than trying to win it cos you had nothing else did you ? |
| 3 | If they fear that in calling for quiet , and seeking to ensure it where the subject declines to desist , they might themselves be the objects of violence , the offence is made out . |
| 4 | He knew at once of a house to let for a whole year , the owners being abroad and failing to let it before they left last month and seeing my condition he took pity and had the caretaker prevailed upon to come to me at his premises . |
| 5 | A notable feature of the resultant controversy was that the British Medical Association , the virulent opponent of Aneurin Bevan in 1946 , was now most forceful in defending the health service , in denouncing the government for threatening its existence and failing to fund it as was properly required . |
| 6 | sitting there doing paper work and the ki erm the kids use it as a a an office and what have you , there with their paper work , Sarah does her homework there and we have our meals in there so erm sort of it does n't really matter but er you know it saves them all coming out for a meal , and having to do it cos trouble is it 's too small to keep an eye on people to see if they want anything , everything 's alright and what have you |
| 7 | The DPCR saw itself as in opposition to the conservative Russian Communist Party ( RCP ) , and as aiming to replace it while remaining part of the CPSU . |