Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | for the sea to be judged to be the same colour the painter has to paint it different colours . |
| 2 | she has to taste it first |
| 3 | The upper limit on the amount of data is set by the database that has to handle it all , rather than by the car code system . |
| 4 | The writer has to give it these things to make it real for the reader . |
| 5 | That will check , McLeish thought , of course it will , someone just has to do it all . |
| 6 | The roadshow team has to put it all together — and win . |
| 7 | He just wants to keep it all within his own unit . |
| 8 | It therefore follows that , since there 's nothing in any way the matter with your work , somebody at Ardis is embarrassed by what happened to you — and wants to keep it quiet . ’ |
| 9 | He wants to believe it true . |
| 10 | We 're not asking R P G two has to have it both ways if if that idea is er is there at all . |
| 11 | The first thing to note about the raw strategy is that it dearly wants to have it all . |
| 12 | Thus A Very British Coup fails because , according to Pearce ‘ it wants to have it both ways ’ , and instead of ‘ owning up to being fantastic tosh , it tried to be incredibly realistic ’ ( Chris Tookey , The Sunday Telegraph , 26 June 1988 ) . |
| 13 | My right hon. Friends have not committed the Government to any position on tax , but I notice that , as usual , the right hon. Gentleman wants to have it both ways . |
| 14 | But your Service wants to get it all sorted and giftwrapped for them ? |
| 15 | It also emphasises that the worker wants to get it clear . |
| 16 | If you are a professional grower , this bud is merely one among thousands , and you will not have the time to fuss and mollycoddle it — the head comes off in one go , and the bud has to take it full blast . |
| 17 | She says she ‘ wants to bring it centre-stage ’ . |
| 18 | All the book needs to make it worthy of recommendation as an introduction to this enjoyable branch of mathematics is a health warning like the one on the tobacco advertisements : ‘ Reading this book can damage your understanding of physical reality ’ . |
| 19 | Langer has won seven European PGA tournaments in Germany , four German Opens , two German Masters and one Honda Open and wants to make it eight . |
| 20 | He wants to make it easier for Government Departments to carry out projects using private investors and the commercial banks . |
| 21 | The Government also wants to make it easier for people to obtain a drinks licence and to water down the power of licensing magistrates , who currently have absolute discretion to refuse applications , often without giving a reason . |
| 22 | He also wants to make it clear that he 's not ‘ a Unix-on-the-desktop basher . |
| 23 | He wants to make it permanent . |
| 24 | This happens to some extent with ordinary languages : in Malagasy one has to make it clear whether a ‘ we ’ is inclusive or exclusive , while in Navajo using the verb ‘ to go ’ requires one to give some clues about returning . |
| 25 | As the discount factor tends to unity , so the equilibrium alters to make it harder to acquire a reputation as a z = 0 type , by extending the length of the temporary reputation which all types enjoy . |
| 26 | Intercourse , like most activities between lovers , tends to find it sown level , largely driven by the unconscious . |
| 27 | The Prime Minister has suddenly discovered this problem and intends to put it right — |
| 28 | I 'm really surprised that the maker has neglected to scrape the frets clean of lacquer after the final coat , but Manson actually prefers to do it this way . |
| 29 | As Bourque and Grossholtz put it , ‘ that politics is a man 's world is a familiar adage ; that political science as a discipline tends to keep it that way is less well accepted , but perhaps closer to the truth ’ ( 1984 , p. 103 ) . |
| 30 | Peter Rost , the council 's chairman , who is a former Conservative MP and ex-member of the Commons Energy Select Committee , said yesterday : ‘ The council intends to make it clear that we will no longer accept fobbing-off , soothing noises from politicians , regulators and suppliers , the decision makers who should be helping us . ’ |