Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [verb] it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As soon as they get the ball , their intention is to get it into the box as quickly as possible and to finish with a shot . |
| 2 | The plan is to convert it into the ultimate upmarket hotel and haute cuisine restaurant . |
| 3 | ‘ Magnus is among the top assets in the XEU portfolio and my job is to keep it in the premier league , ’ he says . |
| 4 | Ideally , gates should be hung on sturdy posts set well into the ground , but where this is impossible , such as against a house wall , the only secure way to fit the post is to screw it to the wall using large expanding bolts , such as Rawlbolts . |
| 5 | Where this is impossible , such as against a house well , where there is often a concrete apron adjacent to the wall , the only secure way to fit the post is to screw it into the wall using large expanding bolts , such as Rawlbolts . |
| 6 | At which , after an ovation , half the audience did depart to hear Michael Heseltine , whose idea of a fringe meeting is to hold it in the Grand Theatre , which is very grand , built 1906 , seats 1,200 , and where Alvin Stardust will head the bill in this year 's pantomime . |
| 7 | The natural inclination of a new ‘ Couper is to turn it with the fingers , but one quickly learns to run a palm across one side , either up or down , in order to change trim by rolling the black knob . |
| 8 | erm The only way to get through to a diverted phone is to call it through the number it 's diverted to . |
| 9 | Sadly , the only Italian football United will enjoy this season is watching it on the telly . |
| 10 | The quickest comparison is to liken it to the replacement branches mentioned above , shoot ( a ) in Fig. 5 , for example . |
| 11 | The most common method of disposal is in landfill sites , the second most popular method is dumping it in the ocean , and the rest is incinerated , often in ships at sea . |
| 12 | Western countries are overflowing with dangerous waste — and their first thought is to dump it in the Third World . |
| 13 | Sometimes the only answer is to bring it off the way it went on , layer by layer . |
| 14 | The best way is to decorate it with the materials found in nature , and attempt to soften the overall box shape . |
| 15 | Apart from being awkward , the Arabic version also distorts the information structure of the original by presenting the first element ( ‘ general picture ’ ) as given when the point of the cleft structure is to present it as the new information worth attending to . |
| 16 | Consequently the company is touting it as the first hub to support seamless migration from direct-attached to Token Ring-attached devices . |
| 17 | CNAPS stands for Connected Network of Adaptive ProcessorS , pointing to the fact that the system applies neural network technology , although as neural networks are less fashionable than parallel systems at the moment , the company is describing it as the lowest priced massively parallel system on the market . |
| 18 | CNAPS stands for Connected Network of Adaptive ProcessorS , pointing to the fact that the system applies neural network technology , although as neural networks are less fashionable than parallel systems at the moment , the company is describing it as the lowest priced massively parallel system on the market . |
| 19 | The best way to test the quality of porridge is to throw it at the wall . |
| 20 | The problem is getting it to the surface , and in rural areas the best way is by handpump . |
| 21 | ‘ The Dream is trying to stay together , but our input is expanding it at the seams . |
| 22 | The second way of considering the tending of the fire is to compare it to the feminine ability to create and sustain atmosphere . |
| 23 | Microsoft Corp is now saying that Windows/NT will be announced on May 24 and that the target is to deliver it before the end of the second quarter , although US PC Week does n't expect ships to start until July ; there 's no exact date , says the company , since it will not ship until the product it is spot-on . |
| 24 | I 've had some basics we got some nice , cos what we 'll do if we have a set is stick it on the bench , we 've got this foam cleaner , we spray it with the foam cleaner and clean it and when th |
| 25 | Having decided upon a prefabricated pool , the next stage is to get it into the ground . |