Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Give us a couple o' bob an' I 'll come up the stairs an' carry the bloody fing dawn , even if it kills me in the process . |
| 2 | If it sells it to the Third World , it destroys local economies . |
| 3 | If it wakes him in the night , he gets angry , I 've heard him , not the actual words , just the voice low and terrible . |
| 4 | I do n't think the Labour 'd know a free vote if it bit him on the leg . |
| 5 | ‘ My father says that you 're an architect , ’ she volunteered , determined to be pleasant even if it killed her in the process . |
| 6 | She would stay out here until evening , if it killed her in the process . |
| 7 | And what 's the point of a journey that seems very pleasant if it gets you to the wrong place ! |
| 8 | They would n't recognize it if it hit them between the eyes , of its use . |
| 9 | to look across at a group wh who would know a cynical opportunity if it hit them in the face . |
| 10 | But it will prove to be a necessary and worthwhile one if it leads us in the direction of a less doctrinaire and therefore more properly educational form of antiracism . |
| 11 | I think it 's unfair to anybody to show up with a tape recorder and ask them on the spot cos it puts them on the spot . |
| 12 | I see no cause for alarm unless it does it during the day , or shows signs of sickness . |
| 13 | ‘ We need him as president because it takes him off the streets , ’ said his close pal , David Leopoulis . |
| 14 | Ben gave the right answer literally speaking because it said it on the sheet of paper . |
| 15 | I 'm pleased you think that because it gets me off the hook now . |
| 16 | Obvious because it stares you in the face as you walk in to the corrie , and also because you can see that the icicle has n't quite formed despite rumours that it does . |
| 17 | Working the 2 Step programme becomes progressively more relevant on a daily basis in the recognition that it provides such a superb philosophy of life than many recovering people come to consider that they were fortunate to have addictive disease because it led them to the 12 Step Programme . |
| 18 | It 's a favourite because it reminds me of the most exciting part of political campaigning : the roadshow . |
| 19 | They chose this area because it reminded them of the Alps and afforded them the chance to continue with their much loved skiing . |
| 20 | This is because it reminded me of the type of frame one might put around a tapestry or sampler , and I feel this symmetrical design is somewhat reminiscent of sampler work and needlework in general . |
| 21 | He wrote that it was ‘ not cruel to animals but , rather , indulgent to men … since it absolves them of the suspicion of crime when they eat or kill animals ’ . |
| 22 | But to go to the other extreme and elevate people suffering from such abnormalities into a norm for society not only threatens society but is dangerous to the individuals themselves , since it excludes them from the consideration of help and treatment . |
| 23 | I saw again the one that escaped the Grounds and died just before it made it to the stream . |
| 24 | ‘ If you think I 'm standing waiting for a charging animal the size of a tank to reach me … how on earth do you grab its nose before it tramples you into the turf ? |
| 25 | I say that I do n't know who the van belonged to , but it drove past when it saw me with the police . |
| 26 | Now when it asks you for the sample statement , ah done it , right before , it will ask you for the sample statement er over what period would you like to estimate this equation , right instead of pressing the return key which gives you the default , right , if you specify nineteen twenty three to nineteen forty sorry just a a dash between it like that nineteen twenty three space nineteen forty okay it asks you for the number of observations to be used in the structural stability tests , right , erm if you er press the default er if you press the return key then it should give you the maximum number available right five observations in this case right and then it will perform the regression over the entire sample period , those will be the results you obtain , right , it will also er present Chow erm test statistics . |
| 27 | The flute adds brightness to oboe , clarinet , bassoon , and horn when it doubles them at the octave . |
| 28 | Ah , I think the Foreign Office was trying to pursue the only sensible policy as it perceived it at the time , right through the entire period , um , since 1965 . |
| 29 | The court then went on to apply the law as it saw it to the facts of the case . |
| 30 | When attacking , it protrudes its long snout , and as it pushes it against the flesh of its enemy it fires a small , venom-carrying harpoon — a hollow dart formed from a tooth — that can kill a human being within a few hours . |