Example sentences of "[prep] it [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 The summit of this very steep grade was in the tunnel and once out of it engines would shut off to get their breath back .
2 Those who commit these crimes must be pursued most vigorously under the criminal law ; if they are allowed to get away with it others will take encouragement to follow their example .
3 Apart from Lee messing with it Jack could go up again looking for Caspar .
4 It is intensely personal , but again one can detect in it mechanisms used to control the feeling and turn it from a mere discharge of personal feeling into a genuine expression of emotion .
5 In it Timmy would crawl for hours or pull himself up and stand precariously balancing , his napkin invariably falling about his knees .
6 Change may cause disruption but without it improvements can not be made .
7 Without it individuals would have had a choice as to which of the acceptable solutions to adopt .
8 ‘ We have had a few of our delivery men have missed the time by just two or three minutes but as people get used to it things should improve , ’ said a spokesman .
9 He says ; When it comes down to it people may be able to afford a mortgage but when they need ancillary finance many of the banks and buildings societies are not interested .
10 Children make progress at various speeds at different ages and by watching their activities and offering the next stage when they are ready for it teachers can give them the breadth of experience that will make the formal work of later years more meaningful .
11 To pay for it Pakistan would certainly require Arab support .
12 In fact if you think about it evolution might promote your reproductive success by making you vaguely unhappy most of the time , cos that might make you strive for more success .
13 Through it Carol could see a white world .
14 The window of the charge room was high up in the wall , but through it Wycliffe could distinctly hear the strident voice of a woman teacher talking to her class .
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