Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] it [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is no good pretending that you are ever going to do fine woodwork with this All Purpose saw , but for rough cutting and shaping it has many uses around the house .
2 It 's a well set out machine and using it became second nature after just a couple of hours .
3 She suggests suspending a hanging basket from the ceiling and using it to store spare soap , toothpaste , talcum powder and toilet rolls .
4 Acknowledging this interdependence allows us to make the courageous leap of ‘ letting in ’ the fetus , of rejecting the idea that it is simply a clump of cells , of taking it into our moral accounting and allowing it to make some claim on our attentions .
5 The UN Security Council on Aug. 15 unanimously adopted Resolution 707 condemning Iraq for its failure to disclose full details of its weapons programme and ordering it to provide complete access to UN inspection teams [ see pp. 38307-08 ; 38360-61 ] , including accepting their right to conduct aerial inspections anywhere in the country .
6 He knows that it is his business to contribute something of his own to this store of experience ; and that he should play his part in moulding it and improving it to meet changing conditions .
7 And saying it saying that way , we love animals as circus people .
8 If you are going to have a gravel path , you have the choice of either vibrating sand into the hardcore to form a firm surface for the gravel , or of laying the gravel directly on to the hardcore , and letting it fill any spaces it can get into .
9 he attempted to stride Persia as a Bismarck , changing its face , uniting it and freeing it form foreign domination .
10 And burning it sends huge quantities of carbon dioxide into the air , adding to the ‘ Greenhouse Effect ’ that is already influencing world climates with such disastrous results .
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