Example sentences of "[vb infin] it [adj -er] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't see how you can do it cheaper for that . |
| 2 | At one point you know , there was no point buying wheat from the United States , alright , because although they had a comparative advantage in production , the costs of transportation were prohibitive and in essence we can produce it cheaper over here than the er , the import cost of foreign produced wheat . |
| 3 | This seems particularly objectionable when pleasures and pains prevented come into account , for one may well think it worse in an action to produce pain than merely to hinder a corresponding amount of pleasure occurring . |
| 4 | We could make it worse by insisting on the sort of minimum conditions put forward by the Labour party , conditions that would disadvantage the very people whom Labour says they are designed to protect . |
| 5 | but , but I mean you can only make it worse by like you say , you 're wasting your own time and money |
| 6 | In years to come they 're gon na be the managers so hopefully we can make it better for someone else . |
| 7 | ‘ You could make it better for them . |
| 8 | Oddly , it might seem , running the signal through this electronic sausage machine can make it clearer at the far end . |
| 9 | Next , the draft would make it cheaper for disgruntled shareholders to sue directors for mismanagement . |
| 10 | Lower interest rates will make it cheaper for firms and individuals to borrow . |
| 11 | Although the returns accruing to a particular film from the Eady Levy , as it was called , were limited both by the size of the box office in any particular year , and that film 's success in the market-place ( the levy was paid out in proportion to a film 's success ) , the promise it offered did make it easier for independents to raise cash . |
| 12 | Government officials say that state of emergency declared by Mrs Aquino on Wednesday should make it easier for the government to control prices and improve transport and other services . |
| 13 | Government officials say that state of emergency declared by Mrs Aquino on Wednesday should make it easier for the government to control prices and improve transport and other services . |
| 14 | It does not make life easy for George Bush , but neither does it make it easier for Congress . |
| 15 | If all the leading players were to head elsewhere it might actually make it easier for the WPGET to cater for those left behind with a series of small tournaments ; perhaps multi-sponsored events in the £30,000 bracket — a small sum when set against the £300,000 prize fund for this year 's Weetabix British Open , but a realistic figure at which to aim . |
| 16 | We will make it easier for small schools to enjoy the benefits of GM status by grouping together . |
| 17 | We will make it easier for patients to find out what services are available from the NHS via a new national NHS information service . |
| 18 | Disability Working Allowance will make it easier for disabled people to take up a job . |
| 19 | All National Park authorities will become independent Boards , which will make it easier for them to carry out their tasks effectively . |
| 20 | ‘ We 'll go and watch what I 've just explained on machine , which should make it easier for you to understand . |
| 21 | Certainly if it became possible to detect problems earlier in the pregnancy it would make it easier for mothers to abort their children . |
| 22 | The markings not only make it harder for a thief to sell your property but will also make it easier for the police to identify the rightful owner whenever stolen goods are recovered . |
| 23 | An important safety rule is never to leave your board unless it is to get into a safety boat , since your board will make it easier for rescuers to see you and will keep you afloat . |
| 24 | Preparing for bathtime will make it easier for you . |
| 25 | Kenneth Baker , the minister for information technology , said at the time this would make it easier for firms to obtain money . |
| 26 | Even when that object was not consciously in view most proposals for Masai development tended in practice towards that end , their essential ingredient being some measure designed to move the Masai away from the semi-nomadism they had immemorially practised towards a way of living which would make it easier for administrators to keep a benevolent eye on them . |
| 27 | This , she thought , would make it easier for them to cope with a very traumatic situation . |
| 28 | Once again , the presence of an adult to help keep things going will make it easier for the cameraman , whose job it is to cover the most interesting bits of action wherever it may take place within the four walls of the room . |
| 29 | To change this , a level playing field for the taxation of business profits and gains should be established , which would make it easier for businesses to move between different corporate structures . |
| 30 | But Rank Xerox is large and well-known and this must make it easier for it to get to talk to people . |