Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [subord] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally it might be argued that since withdrawal from NATO was the last card he could play in his campaign against American influence , short of defecting from the West altogether , there were good reasons not to play it until it seemed likely to be effective or became absolutely necessary . |
| 2 | Young skin is less able naturally to protect itself as it contains less melanin and therefore has less tanning ability . |
| 3 | The thought is about how I must find someone to mend it before it gets any worse . |
| 4 | If the medicine you are taking is not listed there , ask to speak to the pharmacist at the shop where you buy it — he or she will be able to tell you if it contains any of these drugs . |
| 5 | It still thinks that by interfering and pouring on more layers of bureaucracy and government it will achieve something that has eluded it for so long and will continue to elude it if it takes that path . |