Example sentences of "it [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ They were about to , but at this point the man , seeing what had happened , panicked and made a run for it himself on foot . |
2 | He had burned it himself on the fire he had made against the fruit-garden wall and it might be that no copies of it existed , yet in his mind 's eye it recreated itself , the child for ever stilled , its face a waxen mask , the old doctor haggard with sorrow and lack of sleep , the mirror no breath had misted held in his hand , the parents in each other 's arms . |
3 | He looked forward to practising it himself on others in due course . |
4 | The reason , frequently given , and I shudder because I can remember advancing it myself on a history syllabus committee , is that since primary schooling is terminal for many children , they must cover the ground or remain forever ignorant . |
5 | Ca n't say I have n't thought about it myself on occasion . ’ |
6 | Perhaps illogically , if there is to be any ‘ indulging in personalities ’ , voters prefer to do it themselves on the doorstep rather than to have it done for them . |