Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] it [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | While in screwing the top , I moved it over slightly to give clearance for my jigsaw blade , and started to cut off the overlap . |
2 | I disclose it now only to help you save your niece . |
3 | And I scratched it on there to make sure that I did n't forget it . |
4 | I copy it down here to help me go forward . |
5 | That had shocked me until I heard it too often to remain shocked . |
6 | Even the running slow can be a serious problem because instead of waiting for it to finish a task you start pressing more keys — which gives it even more to do ! |
7 | The phone rings in the night , you pick it up only to hear heavy breathing , silence or a volley of screamed obscenities . |
8 | In her wake came the likes of Chrissie Hynde , who found it easier just to wear the trousers . |
9 | Did , did you put it on there to measure it out ? |
10 | She said it deliberately firmly to hide her hurt . |
11 | We need it not only to breathe but to protect us . |
12 | But when her hubby heard of her endeavours he hotfooted it upstairs only to discover that the sock where he had hidden £500 was gone . |