Example sentences of "to [pron] [noun] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not certain of the date when the Navy finally abandoned the general use of hammocks , but to my mind it must have been as retrogressive a decision as that taken when abandoning the tot of ‘ Nelson 's blood ’ at 12 noon every day ! |
| 2 | To its horror it will find itself slipping and sliding , tumbling down at the mercy of its foes . |
| 3 | The question , then , relates not so much to the continuing vigour of the church , but as to which direction it will take . |
| 4 | We are waiting for a new quotation from Eurofighter for their part of the programme erm but in advance of receiving it I 'd not rather not speculate as to which impact it might have on the project . |
| 5 | Whatever the flea was doing to his system it must have been horribly apparent , to judge by the look of repugnance on the man 's face . |
| 6 | And if it is your , your view that y y your , your organs may be used in , in advance , and if that 's known to your relatives it 'll make a very very difficult time for them a great deal less difficult than it might have been otherwise . |
| 7 | erm not only that , but erm whereas in the past it 's tended to be at the prerogative of the education people , as it were , the teachers and the heads and the educational psychologists , to make the initial moves in categorization or making a statement , now the parents have a right to ask for an assessment , so perhaps in your case to your question it would have been yes , you could have in fact have erm initiated the moves . |