Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [prep] it [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I mean , the point about this is that actually I must emphasise it 's a needs based assessment , both in allocating the overall amount of money that goes to the various areas and er those of you who 've already looked at it will see that area three seems to have a disproportionately high amount of the money .
2 It is only fair that tourism should not , like ivy , choke the Alps , since if the ‘ product ’ is not looked after it may slip well past its ‘ sell-by date ’ .
3 I can live with my fish house , though those not used to it can find it oppressive , but after about two minutes in a space-heated one I start to wilt visibly .
4 On the other hand , forcing such a language on men and women not born to it can have the perverse effect of increasing the number of languages .
5 The fact that they had not fought about it should have announced their despair .
6 ‘ It 's cold , but as long as the baby 's well wrapped up it 'll do no harm .
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