Example sentences of "[verb] it to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A solicitor of an undischarged bankrupt who receives after-acquired property on behalf of his client and transfers it to another agent , even with knowledge that that agent has been instructed to sell , is not liable for conversion at the suit of the trustee in bankruptcy , for the solicitor 's act can be described as ministerial within the test laid down by Blackburn J. Unfortunately , as Blackburn J. himself admitted , it is doubtful how far it goes . |
| 2 | The ball bounced near Scott and he trapped it with his left foot , then swivelled and hooked it to one of the young boys with his right , smiling to himself . |
| 3 | Pyatt has outstanding hand speed and he demonstrated it to full effect against an opponent who was clearly out of his depth . |
| 4 | Send it to Personal Story at the address given on page 3 . |
| 5 | Send it to Personal Story at the address on page 3 . |
| 6 | Write your answer on a postcard and send it to Good Food Competition , TODAY Features , 1 Virginia Street , London E1 9BS , to arrive by Monday November 9 . |
| 7 | Write your answers on the back of a postcard or envelope no bigger than 5in × 6in — please include your boot size , the size of jacket , fleece or T-shirt you 'd like , and your size for waterproof pants — and send it to Outdoor Action Adidas Competition , . |
| 8 | Send it to that address alright ? |
| 9 | The typical problems that occur are that a file created on your system using downloadable fonts works perfectly but , when you send it to another system , such as a bureau 's typesetter , what you had in , say , Bodoni Bold comes back as New Century Schoolbook Italic . |
| 10 | John described it to many interviewers as if the free lessons were a concession in return for taking part in performances , but it would be more realistic to regard the performances by the University of Cape Town Ballet as a valuable part of his ballet education . |
| 11 | Basic salary is based on the expatriate 's home salary with a number of allowances added to adjust it to local living conditions . |
| 12 | In 1336 , as on earlier occasions , a tax of 20s a sack had been agreed by an assembly of merchants , and in 1338 the merchants agreed to increase it to 40s . |
| 13 | A distrust of social revolutions was not absent from their considerations , any more than a distrust of traditional religion whose sacred texts committed it to discontinuous change ( ‘ creation ’ ) and interference with the regularity of nature ( ‘ miracles ’ ) . |
| 14 | We owe it to these people and British Telecom owes it to these people just let them pay for what they use get rid of the standing charge . |
| 15 | I loathe the plots hatched by the Spanish government to slip ‘ Guernica ’ surreptitiously into Spain with the promise that it would be put on show at the whorehouse they call the Prado and then moved it to that pigsty , the Reina Sofia . |
| 16 | His wound was covered lightly with a shell dressing , and I moved it to one side to have a look . |
| 17 | At first it might appear simple to unravel a particular doubt by relating it to one of the seven broad categories , but first appearances are deceptive . |
| 18 | It is important to take a wider view of social policy development relating it to economic policy . |
| 19 | Since the conventions offer an imperfect guide to the subject at hand , it is necessary to look at some of the other types of sources which are generally recognised as being useful in establishing what the law is , and in relating it to specific situations and technical developments . |
| 20 | He 'd then possibly forgotten these dreams or fantasies and then when the stimulus of feeling something on the back of his neck happened to him whilst asleep , suddenly the fantasy came back , all as a piece as it were , and it occurred to me that your dream about driving off viaducts might be caused by being asleep , having one of these falling experiences , then relating it to previous thoughts you 'd had , you know on the freeway or something , oh my God , how awful it would be if I , if I drove off that bend below , do you know what I mean ? |
| 21 | Some of them have posited underlying mechanisms of language change to account for this ; some have been more interested in relating it to social realities , treating language as a sort of cultural key rather than as a self-contained system with its own particular dynamic ; others have seen it as their main task to suggest linguistic reforms that will modify or eliminate offensive usages . |
| 22 | I I say it to all whoever comes in here and they 're |
| 23 | That is why we are committed to provide the opportunity afforded by trust status and to grant it to those health care units that seek it , where they can show that they will use the freedoms that that status involves . |
| 24 | Hollins , a cotton broker who was ignorant of the fraud , bought it from B and resold it to another person , receiving only broker 's commission . |
| 25 | In 1968 , the Kittyhawk was purchased with the intention of returning it to flying condition . |
| 26 | Erm we feel rather badly about not returning it to this person who made it for us |
| 27 | But I swear , I only mentioned it to one person , and he 's the most trustworthy person I 've ever met . |
| 28 | And I says , it 's an old lake dwelling , and er of course I mentioned it to this chap , just switch it off the now . |
| 29 | Only 13% ( 26 ) spoke to their spouse about it , and fewer than 10% mentioned it to another family member or friend . |
| 30 | He mentioned it to several of his male colleagues . |