Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [prep] it [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some aspects of it may shock you . ’ |
| 2 | The dust spreads far and wide in the wind , and there is a good chance that some particles of it will happen to land in another stream , hitherto not ‘ infected ’ with the seeds of this kind of dam-making clay . |
| 3 | Another half-hour of it would have sealed a momentous victory . |
| 4 | ‘ If you put some fire-lighters in it 'll start again in no time . ’ |
| 5 | As the tyre rolled , each point on it would enter the contact zone . |
| 6 | That is to say a little evidence against it will cause him agonies of doubt and self-mistrust , moderate amounts will cause some real concern and a pursing of his lips — but total and irrefutable proof of his law 's inaccuracy , its illogic , its basic and undeniable untenability , will cause him to cling to it in all its unmodified entirety with the tenacity and single-mindedness of a barnacle . |
| 7 | However , it would help the student if he were introduced to it briefly and with simplicity , not only because a knowledge of serialism is essential to an understanding of today 's music , but also because so many aspects of it can enrich other methods of composition , even in other styles and idioms . |
| 8 | Each week At It will unlock the secrets of the gestures we all make and explain why some women are powerless after a well-timed shrug . |
| 9 | It may be noted incidentally that if in any land the poll is higher than the national average one or more patties in it may receive a correspondingly larger allotment of seats , which , since the number of constituency seats can not be changed , will entail a larger allotment of list seats . |
| 10 | have you turned them off , have you turned that thing off it 'll cook in the heat that 's on there wo n't it ? |
| 11 | It was indeed a sad thing that in these days when the Church had enough enemies outside it should divide itself into hostile forces , because , he added aptly , forgetting the original subject of the quotation , a house divided against itself could not stand . |
| 12 | Those who have any doubts about it should note that there is scope for further improvements in productivity . |
| 13 | ( f ) because the stock is convertible , any transfer of it will attract stamp duty at one half of one per cent ; |
| 14 | ( 2 ) Except with the consent of the Panel , the offer document must describe how the offer is to be financed , the source of that finance , the names of the principal lenders or arrangers of the finance and , if the financing or any security for it will depend to any significant extent on the business of the target , the arrangements concerned ( or a negative statement ) ( Rule 24.2(d) — see para 11.3.5.7 below ) . |
| 15 | There may be truth in such a suggestion ; and my own dislike of it may stem from nothing more profound than my intense dislike of the word ‘ leisure ’ , suggesting to me , as it does , the spectacle of some drone-figure sitting in a deck-chair while someone else mows the lawn , or a grim marina , packed with empty yachts . |
| 16 | The duty of the council has been established and is capable of being enforced by injunction and any breach of it will give rise to a liability in damages . |
| 17 | Rollin condemns it outright , and most instances of it would fall foul of the UK 1986 Act ( sections 14 and 15 ) : |