Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] it [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The IAC consider it damaging for the Labour Party to regard the SDLP as their equivalent in Northern Ireland and the IAC believe the Party should distance itself from the SDLP . ’ |
| 2 | Shook newspaper off and the wind sent it whirling into the railings of the park . |
| 3 | They put the catapult into position and placed wooden blocks in front of the wheels to stop it rolling into the sea . |
| 4 | It was too dark to see the line , and Trent called to the man on the rod to keep it pointing at the Zodiac . |
| 5 | PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin yesterday seized control of the Russian media to stop it falling under the control of hardliners opposed to him as the constitutional crisis deepened . |
| 6 | The doll had pins piercing the location of the heart when the police found it lying on the victim 's naked body . |
| 7 | Endill watched Tock make a hole in the wall , holding his hammer with both hands to stop it banging in the wrong place . |
| 8 | Get the wing-tip holder to keep the down wind wing-tip high and apply a little aileron to prevent it falling during the first part of the take-off run . |
| 9 | Firemen secured the bus with ropes to stop it tumbling over the edge before escorting the petrified passengers to safety . |
| 10 | The slightest touch on the accelerator sent it hurtling towards the horizon . |
| 11 | Cusps ( pockets ) filled with blood trying to flow in wrong direction preventing it passing through the valve and stopping backflow |
| 12 | Drains are usually secured by a suture , and a sterile safety pin may be placed through the drain to prevent it retreating into the wound . |
| 13 | The freshness and innovation of the dance underground has shown remarkable powers of survival in the face of media attempts to drag it kicking into the mainstream . |
| 14 | The servant got his hand to it just in time to prevent it falling onto the marble floor . |