Example sentences of "and [vb base] it [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once that knowledge is gained , it can be used to explain events in the natural world , to make predictions about what will happen in the natural world , and thus to control that world and make it behave in ways that are , at least in theory , to the advantage of the controllers . |
| 2 | It was hard enough to stare at his photograph and make it come to life , but it was impossible to imagine the figure in the picture living in the sort of conditions which Normandin and others had described . |
| 3 | Closet countrysiders may want to pretend their patch is actually a corner of some Sussex meadow and picture it swagged with honeysuckle and waving with ox-eye daisies and scabious . |
| 4 | There 're so many wild oranges on the island that when they 're ripe the boys and girls go out in gangs , pick them by the thousand , squeeze out all the juice and let it ferment in casks until it 's ready for a week-long celebration . |
| 5 | Most of his contemporaries would have shrugged their shoulders and let it remain as part of the natural order of things . |
| 6 | and let it unpeel to heaven |
| 7 | He brought it out of his trouser pocket , held the straight end and let it uncoil in front of her until the loop swung down . |
| 8 | After overnight negotiations the authorities agreed to refuel the plane and let it fly to Pakistan on condition that the remaining 38 passengers and crew would be released on arrival . |
| 9 | They opt for the pop end of things , complete with requisite effects pedals et al , and give it loads of balls . |
| 10 | Never serve cheese cold , take it out of the fridge at least one hour before it is needed and allow it to come to room temperature still wrapped . |
| 11 | I , I think it goes to Canonbury and think it goes to Bethnal Green . |
| 12 | The retention of the wreckage for detailed scrutiny must not be frustrated because of the owner 's wish to repair the aircraft and return it to service without delay . |
| 13 | The ability to define some text and have it converted to curves , which can then be edited to distort the shapes of letters , for instance , gives even the novice user the chance to adopt a style similar to that used by Ferrari , where the initial ‘ F ’ is elongated . |
| 14 | PCF enables a display terminal to be used to report a problem and have it sent for solution . |
| 15 | Using a linking network P&W can typeset a prospectus in Edinburgh , have it approved in New York , print it in London and have it distributed in Europe with the whole process taking less than 24 hours . |
| 16 | Within a few months of its publication the government had launched a huge inquiry into pensions which was to produce a series of changes — including the right of employees changing jobs to either take a pension with them , or leave it with the previous employer and have it uprated in line with the retail price index up to a maximum of 5 per cent . |
| 17 | Thus , there is some degree of selfdetermination in the ship case because we are free to shut our eyes , to cross the river and see it move from right to left , free to jump into the water and watch it coming towards us , free to determine the speed with which it passes across our visual field by moving our eyes with or against its movement . |