Example sentences of "[vb infin] it [coord] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 An unidentified spokesman for the V&A was quoted in The Independent newspaper of 16 May , 1992 ( which featured several colour illustrations from the album ) as stating , ‘ We have always said that we could not raise the money to buy it , but would be very happy if someone would buy it and give it to us ’ .
2 you might as well buy it and leave it at home .
3 Ruth shall unpack it and put it on you .
4 Therefore , I shall consider it and inform you of my decision when you return to this base . ’
5 I mean , maybe there are others who could , who can do it and explain them to me , and I 'd be very grateful if they could but , erm in detail
6 When a number of people have taken that holiday , they may conduct another poll to investigate whether they enjoyed it , and , most important , whether they would repeat it or recommend it to friends .
7 I spoke to her , telling her to do as we had earlier discussed and detach herself from the scene so that she could see it and tell me about it but could not feel any distress , whether mental , physical or emotional .
8 Er I 'd store it and use it with whatever I 'm asked to use it with .
9 Probably when the saying went into general use , people did n't understand it and changed it to cat .
10 No matter how wide the terms of the clause , the courts will limit it and modify it to the extent necessary to enable effect to be given to the main object and intent of the contract .
11 And we increase it by ten perc Well let's say we increase it by It 's not out money is it , so let's really spend it and increase it by fifty percent every year .
12 We 'll probably take this on paper , so the reason it 's on the agenda is to tell you as a department that we 've had this sent to us , erm we 've got a meeting later this week to actually sit down and analyse it and to put something on paper to send up to command .
13 Well , well that 's what I said , but she says can I not just alter it and leave it at that ?
14 But when you can not measure it and express it in numbers , your knowledge is of a very meagre and unsatisfying kind . "
15 And so , when you come to the bible and you read the account of Jesus here on the earth , turning the water into wine , of Jesus stilling the storm , when you into the old testament and you read accounts there of the children of Israel , of the me , of the tremendous miracles that were performed by Jehovah , God for them well of course , there 's a natural explanation to it , because you ca n't do these things , there are natural laws that stop you doing them you can not take a glass of water , even if you 're God , you can not take it and make it into a glass of wine instantly , it 's got natural processes to go through .
16 She said I shall take it and pay it on Thursday .
17 Well shall I ring Joyce back and say providing it 's close erm we 'll have it and take it from there .
18 Social institutions , including that of education , are set up to counteract the shortcomings of nature , to control and exploit it and turn it to human advantage .
19 On that occasion an agreement was signed between the town council of Decin , the present owner of the castle and church , and representatives of the bishopric of Litomerice , Leitmeritz in German , which settled the future of the church : the town would repair it and give it into the care of the Catholic Church .
20 As the recently-formed RAF Museum was still several years away from having its own permanent display building , D'Arcy persuaded the Air Historical Branch to release PA474 to him in order that he could properly restore it and keep it under cover .
21 He did not eat it but put it in his pocket , where it would lie forgotten for months .
22 They have said that they would order it , they have said that they would not order it , and they have even suggested that they would order it and send it to sea without any weapons .
23 ‘ If she hit me with a stick , I 'd seize it and break it under her nose . ’
24 The little girl hesitantly offered the bowl to Marion , who for a moment looked as if she would snatch it and throw it at her .
25 And they 'll read it from that point of view , and they 'll accept it or reject it on that basis .
26 In the end he would simply deny it and accuse her of false witness .
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