Example sentences of "it with both [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Macca comes second and has the ability to do it with both feet ! |
| 2 | He lifted the object he was carving , lifted it with both hands to show to her . |
| 3 | When the opportunity to acquire Mothercare arose , the Dutchman encouraged Conran to seize it with both hands . |
| 4 | He groped his way through the shadows at the foot of the stairs , located the large brass handle and turned it with both hands . |
| 5 | He managed to grab it with both hands as the force of the water , aided by his frantic struggles , propelled him into the yawning mouth of the tunnel . |
| 6 | It was always the other way round , and when he found overnight fame , he clung to it with both hands and worried sometimes that it would go away again . |
| 7 | Experience was all , and I set out to grab it with both hands , drifting from country to country , from one relationship to another , a heedless , hedonistic round with never a thought for tomorrow . |
| 8 | The leader then proceeds to do a few activities around the table such as hitting it with both hands , scratching an ear , winking an eye or nodding backwards and forwards . |
| 9 | On the third occasion you feel for it with both hands momentarily . |
| 10 | For a long time Roe has harboured a desire to do some commentating so when he had the chance at the European he took it with both hands . |
| 11 | ‘ I think Stan expected me to grab it with both hands and when I declined , he just sat there and could n't believe it . |
| 12 | I think Stan expected me to grab it with both hands . |
| 13 | If your weapon is long enough , use it like a bayonet , jabbing it with both hands , aiming at eyes and throat and forcing the attacker to back off ; an umbrella is excellent for this . |
| 14 | If the worst came to the worst , she could fire it with both hands . |
| 15 | ‘ I have had a wonderful opportunity here with Camel-Benetton-Ford this year and I feel I have grabbed it with both hands , ’ Brundle said . |
| 16 | ‘ Eubank has never fought anyone of stature so it 's a straight forward fight for me , thanks for the chance and I fully intend to take it with both hands , ’ he said boldly . |
| 17 | This pistol was so heavy that he could not , of course , stick it in his belt ; it was all he could do to lift it with both hands But he had been so enthusiastic about it that he had willingly gone through the laborious loading of its honeycomb of barrels , one after another , and now it was ready to wreak destruction . |
| 18 | Holding it with both hands the man took a bite , slowly chewing , scrutinising what was left , relishing the decision of where to bite next . |
| 19 | Aunt Margaret poured fresh tea from a brown earthenware , Sunday-school treat pot that was so heavy she had to lift it with both hands . |
| 20 | He lifted it with both hands to take a bite , glancing wistfully at his cigarette in the ashtray . |
| 21 | ‘ Would you like a cup of coffee ? ’ he said to her at a station , and she grinned at him over the cardboard beaker , holding it with both hands . |
| 22 | Jimmy adjusted the gun so that he was holding it with both hands . |
| 23 | And Jimmy had grabbed up a nearby typist 's chair from behind the screen and raised it with both hands like some huge club , ready to smash it across Duvall 's face . |
| 24 | She straightened the skirt that Thérèse had lent her , dusted it with both hands , then descended the stairs . |
| 25 | He covers it with both hands . |
| 26 | Good God , Edward , if you had the power to end this war , would n't you seize it with both hands ? |
| 27 | Linfield have been given a lifeline courtesy of Tbilisi 's shameful dismissal from the tournament and let's hope they grasp it with both hands . |
| 28 | If if a major proposal came along and the local authority wan district wanted to grasp it with both hands they could use the er existing erm development plan process to do so . |