Example sentences of "[prep] it [verb] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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1 | The size of the camp when they came in sight of it made Rostov 's eyes widen with surprise . |
2 | They won a penalty just after half-time when Martin Ling was pulled down , but Craig Maskell threw the kick away and with it went Swindon 's chances . |
3 | The beginning of civilisation was almost certainly a mental development which came long before it affected man 's physical abilities , and it could well have been the moment when for the first time , a primitive creature found that he could override and control the instinctive urge to act , which up to that time would have been the only source of motivation . |
4 | And there next to it stood Justine 's name . |
5 | The fact that he could do nothing about it made Burun 's enjoyment of the situation all the sweeter . |