Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [prep] it [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Vietnamese couple who had to leave their country and fled to the North Yorkshire market town of Kirkbymoorside 14 years ago , are returning to it to open a Chinese takeaway . |
| 2 | We are looking for it to have a reasonable rally this summer and we are positive about the dollar so we expect to make money out of currency as well . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It has committed itself to this new dental hospital and we are looking to it to deliver . ’ |
| 4 | We 're relying on it to replace them . |
| 5 | Been waiting for it to get better every week and it |
| 6 | I am convinced that this is because the barbel are so conditioned to seeing this plastic larder pop through the surface and spread good things to eat along the bottom , they are waiting for it to happen . |
| 7 | every year I 'm looking for it to move forward a little bit . |
| 8 | I 'm waiting for it to go down and all , I 've got the eight . |
| 9 | It may be uncomfortable for the established order , but the time may be coming for it to move over . |
| 10 | I do believe that er we go on into the nineties the European Parliament will play an increasingly important role , but this will be because countries and peoples will be asking for it to play , to control the European Commission in Brussels , to push forward the policies which people are looking for and it is after all , I think we should recall , that it is the Germans now who are calling for strength and institutions , including increased powers for the European Parliament . |
| 11 | Listening to Friends on the album , I was waiting for it to modulate to a minor key in the middle … |
| 12 | I was waiting for it to show up an confront us . |
| 13 | Yes er but I do n't think he knew what I did , I think he thought I used to take the boiling water upstairs you see int he bedroom and er I think he just thought I was sitting on it to open the womb . |