Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] it [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Why do people think that inserting a candle into something they have no further use for renders it an indispensable household utensil instead of litter they should be taking home in their rucksacks ? |
2 | But what , precisely , is the theoretical basis for denying it the honorific title of " democracy " ? |
3 | FURTHER intelligence about the amazing Mr Humphrey Berkeley , who left the Conservative Party after bequeathing it an elective system for choosing its leaders , joined Labour , then moved on to the SDP , only to resign from it , too . |
4 | In spring mulch the soil around it well after giving it a good soaking , this will encourage the soil to stay moist . |
5 | And he 's got ta do it a few times , so then the cost becomes and , and you like let's be fair , we 've had summers where it 's the weeds er the weeds have n't grown , but you get a wet summer and the weather warms and the wet and the weeds go peooow up like that . |
6 | I never tried to copy those guitar players , but I tried to steal it and kind of change it a little bit . ’ |
7 | You know , sort of give it a good chance . |
8 | No , I 'd have to sort of wash it a little bit so I |
9 | they , they should of done , but they did n't , the point is they should n't of left it the last minute , they should of done it in the first place |
10 | About the party — I 'd thought of making it a triple celebration : my engagement to Heather , Ma 's homecoming , and a kind of — gesture of thanks to Luke . ’ |
11 | The developers , Calera , have priced FAXgrabber at £99 with the aim of making it a mass market product . |
12 | " The extension of majority voting will be examined … together with the possibility of making it the general rule with a limited number of exceptions . " |
13 | The thoroughness of its marketing approach placed it so far ahead of its short-leet rivals — Scottish Amicable and Britannia Life — that the judges had no doubts about awarding it the top accolade in the category for Large Service companies . |
14 | We chose to tackle the walk from north to south , not least because the route passes our home in the south — though the excellent official guide provides duplicate maps and instructions for waling it the other way . |
15 | I was go , thinking about doing it the other way to see what you 'd say , but then I thought , no ! |
16 | These two are the best guides to the little constellation of Scutum , with its famous open cluster M11 ; indeed , Scutum used to be included in Aquila , and there does not seem much justification for giving it a separate identity . |
17 | It is worth giving it a detailed treatment . |
18 | Yet despite that authoritative vindication , the moment the PLO makes what might at first sight appear a slight regression to its old-style militancy , the US promptly joins the Israeli ‘ extremists ’ in pronouncing it a serious setback for the peace process . |
19 | The Blackrock Club never put a foot wrong and the host association — the Bowling League of Ireland — ‘ also ’ played their part in making it a worthwhile championship . |
20 | Thirty two individuals took part in making it a large competition where endurance was required as much as playing skill . |
21 | I was not alone in thinking it a splendid plan . |
22 | It is a good sound bite , but it is not any better for hearing it the second time . |
23 | Dave said , ‘ The most frightening part of the jump was climbing out of the plane and having to crawl along the wing before jumping , but I look forward to doing it a second time just for fun ! ’ |
24 | Personal preference naturally varies but more benefit is to be gained by having a reasonable breakfast and lunch and a smaller evening meal ( even though most of us are used to doing it the other way around ) . |
25 | Without giving it a full review , an overview is in order . |
26 | In 1950 Eric Pentecost concentrated on improving the Lincoln 's food conversion rates and on giving it a deeper back end . |
27 | They 're all added in just because they do n't have an accident does n't might go for making it the safest infrastructure perhaps . |
28 | I 'm gon na give it the big lips this afternoon . |
29 | I 'm gon na give it the big lips when I get in those bars . |
30 | If we 're gon na call it a blameworthy accident . |