Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wedged the knife upright in the cutlery drawer while jamming it shut with one knee . |
| 2 | And someone buying it looking for that kind of book could justifiably feel they were being sold short . |
| 3 | ‘ Is it alive ? ’ she asked , expecting it to move at any moment . |
| 4 | One way out of the dilemma would be to change the composition of the second chamber by having it elected in some form . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not saying it happened on this occasion , but it is not unknown for a private company to take a loss on government contracts to get a foot in the door . ’ |
| 6 | From the New Kingdom onwards it was often protected with a large heart scarab , inscribed with chapter 30 of the Book of the Dead , exhorting it to act as true witness . |
| 7 | She sucked in a steadying gulp of air , letting it go with little huffing sounds before she walked on and turned into the lane . |
| 8 | This keeps the register ‘ live ’ and provides a steady income for the UKCC , so helping it to move towards financial independence from government subsidy . |
| 9 | But the real skill in producing it lies with one man , ‘ Sniffer In Chief ’ Frank Newlands . |
| 10 | But now it stretched all the way down her back and Claire was making it shine like black oil . |
| 11 | So it 's making it look like inverse proportion and the first thought is , Oh it l er er oh . |
| 12 | Nathan kicked snow off the bridge , watching it explode in orange light as it swept past the navigation lights on the bridge supports . |