Example sentences of "[verb] it [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first Enkidu was symbolized by a meteor falling from heaven , whose attraction to Gilgamesh was mysteriously " like the love of a woman " , and which , when shown to his mother she pronounced it his brother . |
| 2 | So listen to it , send it your love — then use a positive affirmation . |
| 3 | poor old Cath , she , she does n't know where she caught it , I bet she thinks she caught it her mother |
| 4 | As Annie bent to retrieve it her face came in line with Alex 's rosy bottom . |
| 5 | There seemed no going back on it without having to retail some further lie and anyway I was sick at heart — without The Fat Controller 's gyroscopic girth to encompass it my world was spinning out of control . |
| 6 | ‘ I would consider it my duty to remain at the salon until you had found a suitable replacement for me , ’ she said primly . |
| 7 | The RICS check each lease to make sure there is a power of appointment ; other than that , the president did not consider it his function to determine any legal questions which might arise in the course of a rent review . |
| 8 | For example , if his son was suffering from rabies , Gandhi would consider it his duty to take his son 's life in order to relieve him of his agony . |
| 9 | Similarly , if his daughter was threatened with violation , and there was no way open to save her , he would consider it his duty and the purest form of ahi sā , to take her life . |
| 10 | He may consider it his duty to practise non-cooperation and civil disobedience , but he must always be on his guard against acts of violence which only serve to militate against the success of his actions . |
| 11 | ‘ He further informed the prince that , should he find evidence of a continuing liaison between himself and yourself , he would consider it his duty to at once have recourse to the king his father . ’ |
| 12 | Mr. Pantry informed Mr. Small , for the defence , of the discrepancy between the 12 January statement and Matadial 's evidence about the telephone call after the shooting , but did not consider it his duty to show him the statement . |
| 13 | At 23 , Graham , from Leytonstone , east London , had just started in cricket and did not consider it his job . |
| 14 | But in the best English tradition he did not consider it his business to equip his deficient students with tools they had not got . |
| 15 | I found it my calling to be the one in the NME office who flinched at the very sight of their wibbly-wobbly figurines and pretend four-track album which was really 12 tracks , the over-educated jessies ! |
| 16 | He was also one who believed it his role to ensure that business flourished with the least possible government intervention . |
| 17 | But you must believe that I kept you here not because I wanted to , but because I believed it my duty to those whom God ( or , well , the Company anyway ) has placed in my care . |
| 18 | For wee might justly have done it our selves without you , if we had thought it convenient ; … " |
| 19 | From early days English Teetotallers had felt it their duty to correct their American brethren when they fell short , a trait which has become an intricate part of general English attitudes towards America . |
| 20 | It was now four months since the twin , Judd , had been killed and , so Harry had explained , Mr Harvey had felt it his duty to find out whether , now his son was dead , the family title would die with him or , as he now seemed to think , it could be passed through the distaff side to his daughter . |
| 21 | No , now go and put it my place , that 's alright , now off you go . |
| 22 | I could put it in it were only about ten inches long and I I made it and tapered it erm on a lathe , I put it my ear and side of casing and I could hear all what were going on inside . |
| 23 | You get to the bottom and you say , ‘ So what ? ’ and you put it your wastepaper basket . |
| 24 | put it your mouth and blow out as hard and as fast as you can . |
| 25 | Elizabeth said nothing , and Lydia judged it her turn to speak . |
| 26 | Stop it my Lord ! |
| 27 | If I hear of one more occasion on which you make these allegations I shall feel it my duty to pass them on to Connon myself . |
| 28 | Given the SDLP 's track record , it is inconceivable that Labour-minded people in Northern Ireland would ever give it their support . |
| 29 | ‘ They want no part of it and do not give it their support . |
| 30 | for saying I 'll give it your sister . |