Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] it [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we usually work it into the show format somewhere , rather than make it a part of the news . |
| 2 | The trick is to keep the line direct to the float , without disturbing the float more than to give it a slight lift . |
| 3 | Rather than doing it the other way . |
| 4 | Stephen thought it a curious place to leave one 's car , blocking , or partly blocking , the northbound roadway , while taking it a farther ten yards on would have enabled its driver to pull in onto the bridlepath that traversed the Vale as far as the Reeve 's way . |
| 5 | The interior spaces of the wedge-shaped building were converted to suit their new function by artists Robert Irwin and Richard Fleischner , with architect David Raphael Singer , whose particular brief was to retain the all-glass walls of the building while making it a suitable and secure venue for displaying works of art . |
| 6 | As though to tighten it a hand came to rest on hers . |
| 7 | His hand hovered over the book as though to give it a second chance . |
| 8 | These amplify the sound as well as giving it a particular quality . |
| 9 | The Senate ( upper house ) rejected the key elements of the bill when giving it a first reading on March 22 , 1991 , and conciliation between the two houses failed to resolve the issue four days later . |
| 10 | Indeed , one correspondent went as far as to call it the ‘ sexiest ’ although that must be debatable . |
| 11 | ‘ You as good as admitted it a few moments ago , although your opinion of Elise does n't coincide with mine … |
| 12 | Wishful thinking : the statement ‘ If I could do anything I would implant the standards in his brain ’ may spark off more realistic ideas such as running a course to explain the standards ( perhaps in a country hotel so as to make it a pleasant experience ) . |
| 13 | But that meaning is not determinate enough to be able to adjudicate between rival translations , so as to make it the case that at most one is right ( though we may never be able to tell which ) . |
| 14 | ‘ It appears to me that the whole question is governed by the broad , general , universal principle that English legislation , unless the contrary is expressly enacted or so plainly implied as to make it the duty of an English court to give effect to an English statute , is applicable only to English subjects or to foreigners who by coming into this country , whether for a long or a short time , have made themselves during that time subject to English jurisdiction . |