Example sentences of "of it [conj] he [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barcelona had already been refused a penalty , but they soon drew level through Julio Salinas , the deceptively inelegant striker who has taken Gary Lineker 's reluctant ill-fitted role on the right wing and , on Saturday , made such a good job of it that he might have had a hat-trick but for Francisco Buyo 's reflexes . |
| 2 | The Marquess of Lincolnshire , a former Liberal Minister ( as Earl Carrington ) and confidant of Asquith , wrote in his diary on 8 December with emphasis , ‘ The general opinion is that Baldwin has made such a mess of it that he must go at once ’ , and on 18 December , ‘ There is a Chamberlain-Birkenhead intrigue going on backed by the ‘ Daily Mail ’ . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It 's too much for you Ciss ; you know the baby will need feeding in the middle of it and he 'll get all upset and really Jo-Jo would be quite happy if you just filled the bread bin with sponge fingers and sat her in front of it . |
| 4 | He was very geared to the principle of being in an indie band for the sake of it and he would have had difficulty signing to a major label on any terms . ’ |
| 5 | Success in moderation was no doubt better for the character than failure but too much of it and he would lose his cutting edge . |