Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] it [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Janet Lacey quotes an African proverb : The pot is boiling because somebody makes it boil … . |
| 2 | For no matter how much it is objected that it can not be stated definitely from these considerations just what the thing is like according to its nature , but only what it is like in respect to one thing or to another , it may still be said what there is in it which makes it appear to be this in respect to one thing and that in respect to another ; and consequently it may be said both to be one thing according to its nature and to be this or that in respect to other things . |
| 3 | They 're not labelled either — it 's up to you to discover which coloured circle makes the ball stick to your bat , which makes it split into three , etc . |
| 4 | They assume a jurisdiction to declare whether a marriage has taken place or not , whether there is any impediment which makes it void or voidable . |
| 5 | But nowhere is there a gene , or group of genes , which makes it quack . |
| 6 | It 's warm , it 's rich , it 's classy , and it 's got a strong upper mid tone throughout the range , which makes it sound very ‘ together ’ . |
| 7 | All of which makes it sound as if SunSoft is positioning Solaris to be a completely hardware-independent environment . |
| 8 | The truth of the youth 's beauty will be distilled by the addition of poetic ornament which makes it seem more beautiful . |
| 9 | Our quarrel is with the notion that underpins it , namely that methods are atheoretical which makes it seem that the choice of a research method is governed by technical criteria . |
| 10 | Dominating the town as it does , the tower today has a gothic feel which makes it seem older than it really is . |
| 11 | The resins in these products can form a sticky coating on the hair , which makes it look dull , lank and lifeless . |
| 12 | All this does is accentuate its thinness and , if your hair is a light colour like Aimee 's [ left ] , you can actually see through it which makes it look even finer . ’ |
| 13 | And the camera goes on there and a wee electric motor over yonder , which drives it around at fifteen degrees per hour , which makes it follow the stars as they move around the sky . |
| 14 | The Ring makes anyone who sees it wish to gain possession of it and the more often it is seen , the stronger this desire becomes . |
| 15 | Who does it affect and how does it affect them ? |
| 16 | But who does it benefit ? |
| 17 | Well hang on , so who does it go to then ? |
| 18 | Er erm I 'm sorry it is the question now that I 'm going to come to was going back to organisation how often does the board meet ? and who does it regard as ? |
| 19 | ‘ Who does it hurt but me ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Who does it belong to now ? ’ |
| 21 | Who does it belong to ? |
| 22 | What , who does it belong to ? |
| 23 | mm , who does it belong to then the acre of land ? |
| 24 | Firstly , who does it describe ; secondly , what does it describe ? |
| 25 | Cos up in the , the erm paper shop they got somebody in and she does it like special for p for pensioners . |
| 26 | God , Maggie thought to herself , she makes it sound like a wake . |
| 27 | It had been my first venture into the hotel business and probably my last — I take my hat off to anyone who makes it work . |
| 28 | It is the nineteenth of February , which one does it fall on theirs ? |
| 29 | Are we does it mean we 're having one ? |
| 30 | everybody does it like that . |