Example sentences of "a [noun] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any event , the constitutional proposal to replace the existing prohibition on divorce by a provision to allow it was rejected . |
| 2 | A repurchase agreement provides a means for the short to lend money to the futures market : the short agrees to buy a bond with a provision to sell it back to the market at a predetermined price and to receive a rate of interest , the repo rate . |
| 3 | This was a solicitors pick it up and my Lord so you can , you can see what the dispute was . |
| 4 | Cos I , I , know , I know it means roughly in common terms cos , I got a sister to interpret it . |
| 5 | Oh I cried when Penny went I really did , I said you with a temper and that last day you know , we all got a bucket filled it up with ash trays , dog ends , bits of paper , oh I do n't know what was in it |
| 6 | That was half full of water and the ice had cut through the wood flow down the river , cos the water was coming in like hell and er cos one thing I had to do about it , had like a chain in the , in th in the boat , so we pulled the chain out , I pulled the chain out first and go just got the , the erm hull just above water so I bail the boat out with a bucket chuck it down the side right quick . |
| 7 | And you 've got ta have a bucket to mix it in . |
| 8 | Erm to be honest the revision getting a bit neglected it 's , we 've done most of our coursework , in most subjects there 's coursework which in some subjects which has to be , not , does n't have to be done before the exam but it 's preparation , preparation work for the exams . |
| 9 | And you 're your graph paper few metres long , or you 'd have to cramp this scale up quite a bit bring it closer together . |
| 10 | I think I a bit put it in the back now . |
| 11 | You get a bit passed it you know ! |
| 12 | Right , now you 've got a bit to match it with . |
| 13 | That helped a bit did it ? |
| 14 | Did it throw you a bit did it ? |
| 15 | I hung it on a branch to keep it from getting damp . |
| 16 | ‘ It would simply be a formality to renew it on a long-term basis . ’ |
| 17 | Another course open to the High Court when it quashes the decision of a governmental body is to remit the matter to the agency with a direction to reconsider it in accordance with the findings of the High Court . |
| 18 | Both discussed Kohlberg 's moral dilemma of a man who can not afford the expensive medicine which may save his fatally ill wife , and who must decide whether to burgle a pharmacy to get it . |
| 19 | The historical interest of the collection and , indeed , of the palazzo itself has led to a decision to open it as a museum . |
| 20 | It can impose substantial fines ( of up to 10 per cent of turnover ) on parties who give effect to a merger either during the suspensory period or after the Commission has issued a decision prohibiting it ; and on parties who fail to divest businesses ( or take other action ) where the Commission has ordered them to do so . |
| 21 | When a telephone is installed , it is possible to have a very long flex put on for very little extra cost , and it can then be carried to any room , but you should consider the advantages and disadvantages of this carefully before coming to a decision to have it done , as it has been known to be the cause of accidents to some old people . |
| 22 | Sometimes we learn something , other times we think , to be honest , ‘ What a wally to let it happen . ’ |
| 23 | The 1970 season brought a less efficient car — a good moment for a driver to pack it in . |
| 24 | Titanic job with a sinking feeling It 's all in the red bag . |
| 25 | He has an uncanny eye for spotting talent and then displays a willingness to nurture it . |
| 26 | I 'll practise on the jaw-line — then if it is n't good enough , he can always grow a beard to hide it . ’ |
| 27 | The Holy Spirit is given us to identify us as belonging to Jesus , just as the seal on a letter or the brand on a sheep identifies it as mine . |
| 28 | ‘ And if rumour were to go about the levels that the T'ang has lost something important and would clear a deck to find it ? |
| 29 | I says , Och , this is a a toy place it is . |
| 30 | A toilet with a hose to wash it down , a kiosk from which to sell tickets and Pepsi-Cola , and a rude shelter for a projector they never secure . |