Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [verb] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact it seems more likely that Picasso felt that the Demoiselles as he decided to accept or leave it represented a truly astonishing challenge with which he himself must come to terms ; obviously if he had been dissatisfied with the look of the painting he would not have left it as it is , and it has been argued that the stylistic discrepancies within the painting are essential to its iconography , to the message which it is intended to convey . |
| 2 | Endorsement is the process by which all users likely to be affected by an SSR are informed of its existence and permitted to accept or reject it according to their usage of it . |
| 3 | How long did it take to establish that did it take you a long time to ? |
| 4 | Well , perhaps I wo n't light the fire until half past eleven or something to try and make it go that bit further . |
| 5 | I did use more at first when I was buying grams , say a year ago , when I was doin' that , but , say this last year I was trying to pace meself out 'cos I knew that I 'd run outa money eventually , so I had to try and make it last … . |
| 6 | And after as many tender words as he could think of , to try and lighten the load , to try and make it seem less of a confession , even to try and compensate for the shared and shaming confidence , he told Fergus that he had been responsible for the fire that had burned down the barn near Port Ann , fifteen years earlier . |
| 7 | ‘ The brief as far as I was concerned was not to imitate a dancehall record , not to try and pretend it came from Gussie 's Music Works or it was a Firehouse Crew production or something . |
| 8 | To try and prevent it raining |
| 9 | I want to try and get it done , bearing in mind Elaine 's going to have to have the baby on Friday if she has n't had it before . |
| 10 | We 've got to try and get it looking much more kind of misty , cloudy . |
| 11 | This Welcome break restaurant has suffered such a drop in trade that staff have agreed to work on short time , with a cut in wages , to try and keep it going until the bridge reopens . |
| 12 | Clive uses the Chevvy like a normal family car … he takes it to work and uses it to pick up the shopping . |
| 13 | A CHESHIRE theatre yesterday raised the curtain on its Christmas show six months before it is due to open and disclosed it has scooped some of Britain 's major stars for its pantomime line-up . |
| 14 | Instead you pick the most likely payoff and test to see if altering it changes the pattern of behaviour . |
| 15 | You 'll just have to go and do it to find out ! |
| 16 | for that long to go and get it sorted out |
| 17 | and then you had to go and let it get a new engine ! |
| 18 | Just knock down any scheme you do n't happen to like and have it rebuilt at the expense of the public purse , ’ says independent property consultant Jonathan Landes . |
| 19 | Before we seek authorisation for the production phase , it will be necessary for each nation to restate or modify it 's planned off take and that will be done very firmly on the basis of the studies which er Group Captain Granville White has already d described which will factor in er against our military tasks , which is , y you know we define now fairly clearly , er exactly what aircraft are needed to undertake those tasks in what scenarios and in the future er as you say , there may well be scope for er adding additional aircraft types to that . |
| 20 | Not sure what to expect but suffice it to say I found it worthwhile and stimulating |
| 21 | ‘ Of course , I want to win but remember it took Nigel Mansell five years to get his first victory . |
| 22 | When she had taught Sarah to read and write it had been her textbook , and it would have broken her heart if she 'd heard such a tirade after all her patient teaching . |
| 23 | Duodenal ulcer arises because aggressive forces outweigh duodenal defences and most attempts to study and treat it focus on acid-pepsin attack . |
| 24 | The occasion to hold and secure it came almost immediately , when Nicandra 's precious dog was heard crying pitifully in the depths of the watery culvert . |
| 25 | Moreover , his stature and dispassionate approach should be of benefit to NAB and help it to establish credibility . |
| 26 | He can do nothing , though , because the stuffing is coming out of the armchair he is sitting in , and before anything else can happen he has to decide whether to get it re-covered or buy a new one . |
| 27 | In terms of giving teachers more chances to learn and to develop it comes down to releasing them for as long as they can with some financial help , some doubling-up of teaching and a well-organized use of locally managed funds . |
| 28 | No you 'll be you 'll have to get and get it written down because does n't know what a a groomsman is . |
| 29 | You will probably need to push or pull it to overcome a detent to move it into the macro position . |
| 30 | The sudden movement of a frightened myotonic goat trying to flee triggers a rapid stiffening of limbs , back and neck that either leaves the creature unable to move or causes it to topple over , legs rigid and outstretched . |