Example sentences of "it [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said it does n't matter who does it on down the second time . |
| 2 | Then when he wanted it to go again he used to get the th the belt , the leather belt , and er sort of hook it on to the lower end of the cast iron pulley and follow it round until it went on . |
| 3 | As I am unsure which department of the Borough Council would have responsibility for a matter like this I am addressing my letter to you and trust that you will pass it on to the appropriate office . |
| 4 | He eased it on to the narrow road and it coughed and spluttered along . |
| 5 | In order to keep the sorted list , the school librarian or teacher would have to ask the computer to save it on disk i.e. copy it on to the floppy disk . |
| 6 | He hated it especially now as he dragged it out of its corner in the garage , squeezed it between his Vauxhall Viva estate car and the twins ' tricycles , and rolled it on to the uneven surface in front of the garage doors . |
| 7 | Take the second stitch and place it on to the first needle . |
| 8 | Dampen the edge of the buckram , bring over the seam allowance of the band and press it on to the dampened edge , notching out excess fabric on inward curves . |
| 9 | Grooms , scullions and carters carried our baggage and loaded it on to the great wagon : hangings , feathered beds , yards of damask and costly cloth , towels and napkins , were piled into chests . |
| 10 | When I get a case as the duty solicitor I pass it on to the criminal department . |
| 11 | ‘ And I 'll carry it on to the bitter end if that 's what it takes ! ’ |
| 12 | If the hon. Member has more information about illegal services , he should pass it on to the proper enforcement authorities . |
| 13 | I am sorry not to have replied to your fax sooner but I passed it on to the wrong person for answers to your questions on promo videos . |
| 14 | He pushed her aside and unclipped the 331b launcher from the tripod then carried it to the back of the van where he dumped it on to the grey blanket which they had used to cover it . |
| 15 | No transporting it on to the main road so they can took took it to the pit bot . |
| 16 | He had moved in and taken the stuffiness out of the business , slaughtering its ‘ professional ’ pretensions , and bringing it on to the High Street long before the present new wave of trendy estate agents . |
| 17 | As each reader received a book he put the date opposite his name , followed by the date on which he finished it , before sending it on to the next person on the list . |
| 18 | When a child has got the squeeze , he is allowed to hold on to it as long as he wants before passing it on to the next person . |
| 19 | You could also play this with team members at both ends of the room so that Brownies only have to run one length and pass it on to the next Brownie and so on . |
| 20 | I did take it up with the Attorney-General but he felt he could n't refer it on to the next court . |
| 21 | You should take it in but you did n't — just rolled it on to the next beat . |
| 22 | Police folklore tells of one officer who , having found a dead body on the street at the end of his duty , shifted it on to the next beat . |
| 23 | Then I took the oldest of the wasp cadavers from its little tray and tipped it on to the white pile of granules . |
| 24 | It appears from Jean Piaget 's child psychology that perception has been inseparable from simulation right from the start , and that instead of learning to project my inwardness on to other persons I had to unlearn the habit of projecting it on to the rising sun or a bouncing ball . |
| 25 | Codron tried to get it on at the Royal Court — on the face of things , an ideal setting-but it was turned down there , too . |
| 26 | Priced around £6.49 , The Lane Changer is easy to fit : simply stick it on above the existing rearview mirror . |
| 27 | No afterwards she 's going to switch it on in the common room . |
| 28 | I 've got it I 've got it at home I can bring it in at the next meeting or whatever . |
| 29 | ‘ If you 'll wash the lettuce I 'll make my special dressing and we could pick some wild sorrel and chop it in at the last minute . ’ |
| 30 | But you can get it in For the first time at any age . |