Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [vb base] it [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Besides all this Tristan learned to ride nimbly with shield and lance , to spur his mount skilfully on either flank , put it to the gallop with dash , wheel and give it free rein and urge it on with his knees , in strict accordance with the chivalric art . |
| 2 | To include that issue in the forthcoming Student Loans Bill would make the measure hybrid and deny it any prospect of a swift passage through Parliament . |
| 3 | It was a means of providing controlled access to the unspoilt beauty of the Park and keep it that way . |
| 4 | " We would not allow a farmer to stick something in a cow and chase it three times around five fields before it died " , Gummer said . |
| 5 | So it 's important that you know about your rainwater disposal system — so that you can either put it in good repair and keep it that way or safely replace an old system with a modern plastic one which will work properly . |
| 6 | And Nan would be twenty next month and due for a rise , and she was hoping her father would stretch a point and make it ten shillings , for no matter what he said , Nan was a good assistant . |
| 7 | In a free society , if trade unions want the rights of ownership , they can not expect to get them as a free gift and call it industrial democracy . |
| 8 | Men can have one dark suit and wear it all day and no one will even notice , but women are expected to have the right clothes for lunch and afternoon tea and working in and then have some stunning outfit for evening . |
| 9 | The society of Raasay was so self-contained that he could hold it in his palm and turn it this way and that . |
| 10 | Better to take a long cool walk and see it that way than lose perspective in the weary hours of the night . |
| 11 | I shall certainly listen carefully to what is said on that matter and give it full consideration . |
| 12 | If it disappoints , do n't scrap it at once , but wait for a second year and give it another chance to redeem your hopes and optimism . |
| 13 | We will restore public control of the National Grid and give it new duties and powers to ensure the long-term security of electricity supplies . |
| 14 | Call up the design and place it two rows up from the bottom of the design area , leaving two empty rows of squares along the bottom of the screen . |
| 15 | The other man had difficulty starting the machine and had to put a long handle in the front and turn it several times before the engine roared into life startling the children again . |