Example sentences of "[vb base] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm gon na also sort of preface it with erm instructions to sort of say okay look |
| 2 | A superficially similar case may differ from this one in some subtle matter of detail the relevance of which we will only recognize when we encounter it in the concrete . |
| 3 | These become almost like rituals as the cat grows older — little routines that reward the animal because they involve it in a social interaction with its owners or their guests . |
| 4 | Billie lay there , imagining Adam with that smart-arse grin across his face , as he watched the girl abuse his body , lick it from toe to top . |
| 5 | You can , for substantially less money , buy bigger , flashier coupes which not only better the VW on interior and luggage accommodation but , thanks to more powerful engines , easily outperform it in acceleration and top speed and , marginally , in fuel economy . |
| 6 | These take the curriculum and re-present it in ‘ bite-sized pieces ’ , usually in courses of between 20 and 30 hours , which may be put together for an award like GCSE or which can be taken as free-standing units . |
| 7 | They honour it in the manner of warring tribes observing a precarious truce , waiting nervously for hostilities to reopen . |
| 8 | , look at the sentence below , will the management charges greatly increase , the answers no because time has shown the management charges rise at a rate below the level of inflation I suggest it to you to the ordinary person , they would think that the management charges there meant the costs that are listed above see |
| 9 | and that is erm , erm the way I suggest it to you , that would be directly contrary to article five |
| 10 | ‘ We can take the old sole off and replace it without changing the shape of the shoe or damaging the structure . |
| 11 | If it 's not , you can turn the old one upside down and replace it as a temporary measure until you get the right one . |
| 12 | However , the Cultural Revolution was also presented as an attempt by the party to gain control of the state bureaucracy and even replace it as an organ of implementation . |
| 13 | May I suggest that the government abolish forthwith the Foundation for Sport and the Arts , and replace it at once by a Foundation for Gardeners , Handymen , Babysitters and the Arts . |
| 14 | You ca n't solve one little corner , one little technical hiccup so you 'll throw a hundred years of decent work out the window and replace it with sci-fi fantasies . |
| 15 | Insiders at Westminster reported that the cabinet was poised to scrap the poll tax and replace it with a property tax . |
| 16 | An ugly modern extension obscures part of the Godfrey building at present and Moran says his architectural consultants have advised him to apply for permission to remove it and replace it with a gatehouse . |
| 17 | Then either dismantle clean , lubricate and reassemble the old valve , or remove it and replace it with a more modern and reliable one . |
| 18 | There once was a plan to remove it and replace it with a television transmitting tower . |
| 19 | After the new dpc has been installed it is essential to remove all the old plaster from the affected areas and replace it with a special waterproof plaster developed for the purpose . |
| 20 | Many public librarians therefore prefer to discard a damaged book and replace it with a new copy of the same title or with another book altogether . |
| 21 | 360K system : remove Program disk 1 and replace it with Program disk 2 when prompted |
| 22 | As early as February 1920 Trotsky had put before the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party a plan to end grain requisitioning and replace it with a fixed tax in kind ; also to allow the peasants to sell their surpluses on the ( to be revived ) market . |
| 23 | Scott Bader are to close their Stratford Road premises in Birmingham and replace it with a new centre backing onto the Merryhill Estate in Brierley Hill . |
| 24 | A PROPOSAL to demolish the bungalow at Wyards Farm , Basingstoke Road , Alton and replace it with a new home has been agreed by district planners . |
| 25 | I would be inclined to house the mower elsewhere , or replace it with an electric one . |
| 26 | A tower wagon was waiting at the Lower Church Street corner to remove the junction in the overhead wires as soon as the last trolleybus had passed and replace it with plain wires leading only in the Mitcham direction . |
| 27 | With capillary fittings you ca n't resolder a leaking joint because the pipe will contain some water , so remove the fitting using a blowtorch to melt the solder , and replace it with a compression joint . |
| 28 | Replace it with a plastic one , but make sure you 'll be able to get it through to loft hatch . |
| 29 | I asked , and they said , ‘ Remove the disc and replace it with a piece of bone which we 'll take from your hip . ’ |
| 30 | As Daubney felt that the box reeked of death , Ted decided to bum Aubrey 's old armchair and replace it with another to remove the visible signs of the tragedy . |