Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [verb] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where a summons or other originating process has been served on a defendant by post or insertion in his letter-box under Ord 7 , 4 10(1) ( b ) or 4(a) or r 13(1) ( b ) or ( 4 ) and after judgment has been given or entered it appears to the court that the process did not come to the knowledge of the defendant in time , the court may of its own motion set aside the judgment and may give any direction or make any such order as the court may think just . |
| 2 | The next day they charged Barry Moxton with the murder of his wife Mary and there was a picture on the front pages of him being led away with a blanket over his head and another of a policeman coming out of his mother 's house with a plastic bag that was said to contain his bloodstained and half-burned clothing , and a day or so after that Uncle Titch turned up in South Wales with his horse and cart where he said he 'd gone after a merry-go-round and did n't know what all the fuss was about , did n't know about any murder , did n't read the papers and was generally believed , at least by the people on the estate , because it was typical of Uncle Titch , and by that time the Queerfella who was queerer than any of them knew had made a full confession and it was all over bar the shouting and the trial , when he pleaded guilty and was sent down for life and everyone said he should have been hanged and pretended it had never once crossed their minds that it was Uncle Titch that done it . |
| 3 | One woman , remarking on ‘ how wonderful it was , with what faith the Führer spoke ’ , was reported as saying it took just such a speech to show ‘ how faint-hearted one had become through the routine of everyday life ’ , and that she could now look to the future with confidence again . |
| 4 | I do however point out that the passage in question does not in terms refer to any admissions policy which the school or local authority has adopted nor does it indicate any fixed way in which an appeal committee should approach the importance of such admissions policy . |
| 5 | A die-hard SVR4 advocate , Tandem is interested in seeing its fault-tolerant enablers incorporated in the base operating system to save it from having to re-invent the wheel each time a revision is done and to allow it to focus on true value-added differentiators . |
| 6 | I know they put flowers all twisting up it and over it and round about it and now 's the weather to get the job done and get it finished , look at the weeds growing up through the garden |
| 7 | You will be amazed to find that a sentence which at first sounded terribly long and difficult , now seems much shorter , once you have conquered and mastered it bit by bit . |
| 8 | Even if bitten or pecked it continues to lie limply on the ground . |
| 9 | Never serve cheese cold , take it out of the fridge at least one hour before it is needed and allow it to come to room temperature still wrapped . |
| 10 | The first step is to read the brochure , then complete the Application Form supplied and return it using the pre-paid envelope provided . |
| 11 | Common sense suggests that a person who submits to an act only because he believes that otherwise he will be over-powered and have it done to him anyway does not consent in law , even though the force necessary to overpower him will be small and non-injurious . ’ |
| 12 | Once or twice as a hand grabbed and missed it lurched and threatened to tilt the corpse on to the crowd . |
| 13 | You will hear the old Romansch language spoken and see it written on the signs , but German is the predominant official language , with English widely understood in the majority of towns . |
| 14 | When Bill and Jenny bought it in 1977 , it was in need of a lot of tender loving care — today , much restored and refurbished it has a wealth of beams , stripped pine and attractive brick fireplaces . |
| 15 | Is current expenditure well spent and does it produce services of an appropriate quality ? |
| 16 | By practising the skill we show the subconscious what is involved and allow it to acquire the ability to master the skill . |
| 17 | A spokesman said they had been overwhelmed by the number of applications when the new disability living benefit was announced and said it had taken longer than anticipated to sort out . |
| 18 | you 've gone and done it have n't you ? |
| 19 | The class can simply tell him he has to go , but the moment of eviction is potentially highly charged and to let it slip by is to waste opportunities . |
| 20 | ‘ There 's a great deal of difference between being desired and having it spelled out ! ’ she insisted awkwardly . |
| 21 | Did this er , going back to Helliwells again , repairing of the aircraft , did that cease when the war finished or did it continue for a time afterwards ? |
| 22 | The company believes this should pave the way for the deal to be signed and allow it to concentrate on its multi-billion dollar restructuring . |