Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] it [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some want to expand it by making themselves indispensable within different agencies and organizations , even if this entails the loss of a clear identity as a psychologist ( e. g . |
| 2 | Ferguson said : ‘ There has been a lot of speculation about Lee Sharpe and we want to end it by saying clearly what is wrong with him . |
| 3 | We are in negotiations with the local authority for planning permission , and we hope to obtain it for housing on some of that land . |
| 4 | The staunchest opponents of reform strike a revealing pose : rather than argue against it , they seek to undermine it by espousing an extreme version . |
| 5 | But of course , the danger on the other side of the coin , if you simply rely on that , is that you actually begin to loose focus , or you begin to ignore it without meaning to , inadvertently . |
| 6 | when you start learning a language you are constantly collecting new words , so even if you have a computer and intend to use it for producing a dictionary you may still wish to have your vocabulary in a more accessible form than on a computer disk , at least for the first few months . |
| 7 | I need to know the wiring for the Nato socket as I intend to use it for towing my caravan , but will need to alter the wiring to suit or obtain another Nato plug and add the 12n/12s plugs to this . |
| 8 | This loss is an empty gap in the characters ' lives and both Celie and Ponyboy try to fill it by installing great love and understanding into their friendships . |
| 9 | And we try to explain it by saying the craft is accelerating — it 's being pushed on by the rockets placed at that end of the craft . |
| 10 | People with valuable secrets ought not to allow subordinate employees … to obtain knowledge of this kind , and if they choose to do it without warning them they will find it very difficult to claim interlocutory relief successfully " . |
| 11 | They aim to finance it by attracting a minimum of one million households paying £10 a month each for access to the football-only channel . |
| 12 | Beer seems such a simple drink that we tend to take it for granted . |
| 13 | However , with fewer breaks pilots tend to take it for granted that they will not get a cable break , and this makes them more vulnerable when one does occur . |
| 14 | Within the Western tradition of art we tend to take it for granted that much can be learned from the study of the art of the past and , traditionally , copying from the works of the Great Masters was one of a young student 's most important tasks . |
| 15 | Technology is so pervasive , so much an intrinsic part of modern life , that we tend to take it for granted . |
| 16 | For the rest of us , it seems commonplace and obvious that we should be able to think , imagine , perceive and remember in the ways that we do , and we tend to take it for granted that the rest of the world has the same sort of experience of everyday life that we do . |
| 17 | I 've used it for carrying pens — you do n't get too many grizzlies or wolves where I live ! |
| 18 | It includes some useful guidelines for those who wish to use it for choosing a course , either for themselves or for an employee . |
| 19 | So you 've activated the channel but you 've activated it by increasing the frequency with which it resides in its open state , compared a to its closed state . |
| 20 | Is it been a cold call and you 've qualified it by getting an advertisement out there or is it qualified by actually getting the money in your hand . |
| 21 | The mistakes made in the manufacture of the mirror , which is as smooth as could be desired but the wrong shape , have stopped it from seeing many of the faint objects it should be looking at . |
| 22 | ‘ In the end it 's all about the way you organise all your output and you have to relate it to satisfying the client , ’ Mulvie said . |
| 23 | We have used it for scouting exercises . ’ |
| 24 | Since then , critics of commercial pig farming have charged it with taking somewhat Stalinist counter measures : but now , in the era of glasnost , a more liberated future beckons . |
| 25 | And one other thing : when I take my three-year-old daughter out , the child seat gets pushed sideways by the back-seat cushion , so I have to straighten it by putting a book under it . ’ |
| 26 | Economists have taken it for granted that to get round it , creditors will in practice need to get most of the benefit from debt relief . |
| 27 | So far we have taken it for granted that the distinction between ambiguity and generality is intuitively obvious . |
| 28 | In fact , the calculation above hides a significant assumption : We have taken it for granted that there are precisely 3 offspring . |
| 29 | And they have happened as I have wanted , and I have taken it for granted that they have because I know where I 'm going . |
| 30 | I do not want to go on a dictionary-chasing exercise , laying down one word only to find that the marketing men have circumvented it by finding another word . |