Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eat it Monday night or make it tomorrow . |
| 2 | Despite voices to the contrary , our standard of play at club level is not that high , and anything we can do to improve it or make it more appealing should be done . |
| 3 | In theory , you can scale the bar code up as large as you like , or make it as small as necessary . |
| 4 | It does not diminish Julius Caesar or make it less complex to approach it as a dramatised representation of the relation between words and actions within politics . |
| 5 | I love it knitted in three or four strands of fine polyester thread in a mixture of colours for a really light and summery confection , or make it very plain and simple to wear with my latest love , a pleated double jacquard skirt in light summery yarn ( or make it a two-ply wool for warmer wear ) . |
| 6 | It 's important that if you do get an ache or a strain , treat it with a specialised spray similar to what trainers use with injured athletes which can either heat up an area or cool it rapidly , bringing relief . |
| 7 | It 's important that if you do get an ache or a strain , treat it with a specialised spray similar to those trainers use with injured athletes which can either heat up an area or cool it rapidly , bringing relief . |
| 8 | If food is not going to be eaten as soon as it 's cooked , either keep it hot ( above 63°C ) or cool it quickly . |
| 9 | She had to snatch it now or lose it forever . |
| 10 | Disseminators of " indecent " material which lacks the potency to corrupt are generally within the law so long as they do not despatch it by post , or seek to import it from overseas , or flaunt it openly in public places . |
| 11 | O stared , he did n't know for how long , at him and his outstretched hand , wondering whether to gasp it , fill it with change , or knock it away ; and then he looked up , because he heard his train coming and also because he felt the hot wind on his face . |
| 12 | They may refer to it or harbour it secretly and allow it to sour their trust and love . |
| 13 | I confess that I 'm a little taken aback that a proof is something that you ‘ do ’ : it seems to me you build it , construct it , devise it , or cobble it together . |
| 14 | " [ T ] he language of an exemption clause is prima facie to be construed against the person who drafted it or put it forward … [ and ] the language of an exemption clause must be sufficiently explicit to disclose the common intention of the parties without straining the language " ( Cumming-Bruce LJ in Acme Transport Co Ltd v Betts [ 1991 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 131 ) . |
| 15 | They will bounce light up or down or spread it horizontally , depending on the type of shade . |
| 16 | The UCTA covers not only clauses which exclude such liability in whole , but also those which exclude or restrict it partially ( eg a limitation as to the monetary amount to be paid by way of compensation for such a liability when incurred ) . |
| 17 | Acting alone , the sternal muscles curve the abdomen downwards and the tergals straighten it or bend it upwards . |
| 18 | It seemed the water of Undersea did n't mingle with it or wash it away . |
| 19 | But as for perceptual and emotional awareness , lacking which we would have no motive to bother about facts , without pleasure or hope it simply fades . |
| 20 | The eye has to jump ahead to the source marker , or register it peripherally , and link it correctly to the preceding text . |
| 21 | That does not render it inedible if you cook it within a few hours — or freeze it immediately . |
| 22 | The chosen shade may lift the picture and make it look more attractive or ruin it totally by clashing or overpowering the design itself . |
| 23 | Or read it somewhere . |
| 24 | ‘ Or give it away . ’ |
| 25 | Superstitiously , perhaps , protectively more like , he did not care to explain it or examine it much and he would not interfere with it at all . |
| 26 | Understandably , this is a difficult recognition to make , and not all acknowledge it , or accept it gracefully . |
| 27 | If you participate in life , you do n't see it clearly : you suffer from it too much or enjoy it too much . |
| 28 | If you participate in life , you do n't see it clearly : you suffer from it too much or enjoy it too much . ’ |
| 29 | It could be that the cordless power-tool is turning a full circle , representing the original hand-tools without the sweat ; you simply pick it up off the bench and use it , or pack it away in your toolbag and take it to wherever the task has to be done , and do it . |
| 30 | If you put such a statement firmly into the mouth of your detective or state it flatly yourself , the reader will realise , even without consciously doing so , that this is the limit set for the game , the frame of the crossword puzzle , and will plunge on happily . |