Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] it [coord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This complete , the body was further wrapped in fine velvet , a sheet of linen having first been placed between it and the cerecloth to stop staining of the finer fabric , and tied with silk cord . |
| 2 | An eight-span steel-arched road bridge is to be built over it and a channel is being dug to divert the river while the work is underway . |
| 3 | If a manual tabular ledger is maintained ( see Chapter 5 ) the names of the guest will be entered on it and the guest 's folio ( bill ) will be started . |
| 4 | Assuming a treaty to be within the authority of the protecting State , should a claim be brought against it or the protected State ? |
| 5 | A guard was to be put on it and the vicar arranged to ring the church bells if it was attacked . |
| 6 | What makes it more meaningful is that any such authority , whether given in the articles or by a resolution , must state the maximum number of securities which can be issued under it and the date at which the authority will expire . |
| 7 | The costs of this are the interest that must be paid on it and the opportunity cost of being unable to undertake some other activity because of lack of funds . |
| 8 | However , the finished product is really expendable , once the lesson has been learned from it and the teacher 's comment understood . |
| 9 | It appeared difficult for the dollar to be devalued since the exchange values of all other currencies were tied to it and the dollar itself was tied to gold . |
| 10 | The original may be physically damaged if a cup of coffee is spilt over it or the magnetic impulses on the disk representing the program may be destroyed or altered by exposure to a strong magnetic field . |
| 11 | A new dress is bought for it and a new sari for the mother . |
| 12 | If a neutral event has occurred within a certain time of an already important event , if it was of a certain category and if another of the same category had not been interposed between it and the important event , then that event itself acquires significance for the animal . |
| 13 | The application must be supported by an affidavit setting out the grounds for the application , whether or not the official receiver has been informed of it and an estimate of the value of the assets of the debtor . |
| 14 | She saw the water at a higher level than it had been when Henrietta had been lowered into it and the mouths of the two pipes were almost submerged . |
| 15 | A piece of rope was tied to it but the knot was difficult to undo and , after fiddling with it for what felt like hours , he still could n't pry it loose . |
| 16 | Philippa , 41 , said : ‘ One minute Rod was joking about it and the next he was acting strangely . ’ |