Example sentences of "[prep] it [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In In re A Debtor ( No. 1 of 1987 ) the Court of Appeal refused to follow that approach and held that a statutory demand , which on the face of it contained a number of puzzling and perplexing statements , was nonetheless valid because the debtor knew precisely what he owed and there was no injustice in holding that his failure to pay the debt gave rise to a presumption that he was unable to pay . |
2 | much of it taking a shortcut to the city centre ( 'rat-running' ) . |
3 | It was a task that nagged at her , the mere thought of it causing a furrow to crease her normally smooth brow . |
4 | The sheer unfairness of it brought a flush of angry colour to her cheeks . |
5 | On the birth the relationship crystallised and out of it arose a duty on the defendant in relation to the child . |
6 | On the birth the relationship crystallised and out of it arose a duty on the defendant in relation to the child . |
7 | All of it assumes an understanding on the part of the viewer . |
8 | I 've not heard of it getting a summer ascent since . |
9 | Out of it came an imperative on women , as well as men , not to be swayed by traditional culture and educational choice into seeing only obstacles to advancement . |
10 | Although UPH agreed to purchase the site in November 1988 and did not complete the purchase until August 1989 , we have learned that the idea of it becoming a site for Telecom 's HQ was first mooted as early as April ‘ 89 . |
11 | The track 's existence came under threat — there was talk of it becoming a gravel pit and it was , after all , a prime industrial area — but in 1982 tobacco giant Gallagher purchased the site and handed the important sections over to the Brooklands Museum Trust , erecting its new headquarters building where it would create least damage . |
12 | Hurry up or I 'll start jerking you up and down and then your hair really will come out and we 'll have enough of it to stuff a sofa ! |
13 | On the far side of it stood a village of longhouses , much like the ones we had left back on the coast , except that these were entered by round doors instead of the normal rectangular ones . |
14 | ‘ Any of it ring a bell ? ’ |
15 | ‘ Does any of it ring a bell ? |
16 | Well that seems like it makes a bit of sense . |
17 | An enormous powder blue car , gleaming and new , its plentiful chromium winking in the sunlight , was drawn up in front of the house and against it leaned a man in a white suit . |
18 | Behind it crawled a hoverbus of MivvyCorp employees having a party . |
19 | Behind it lies a scene out of a medieval siege . |
20 | Behind it sat a man whose physical appearance was out of all keeping with his professional stature . |
21 | As it rises it will suck water up with it causing a flow through the gravel , and biological filtration will take place , once a reasonable level of bacteria builds up . |
22 | Weather I suppose got something to do with it had a weekend down there with her and Ant |
23 | Nevertheless , the Mediterranean world had found a common language , and with it went a literature which was uniquely open to all sorts of problems , debates and emotions . |
24 | Although Evil has now been banished , paradoxically , with it goes a lot of beauty . |
25 | The programme costs about £50 and with it comes a handbook , that includes etiquette tips like chopping up food into a sensible size before putting into your mouth . |
26 | Where before , half the amusement of seeing the New FADS play was seeing whether the five unlikely groovers could carry off their groove thing without sounding like A Certain Ratio after one too many spliffs , now there is a confidence , and with it comes a hint of threat . |
27 | With it comes a copy of the LTA magazine which includes practical information and also insurance on tennis equipment . |
28 | Maxim tried a roundhouse kick that missed , turning with it to launch a back kick that dropped one of them . |
29 | It lies in the western shadows of Thunder Mountain , and was discovered by the Dwarfs who mined into it creating a labyrinth of tunnels , caverns and partially complete workings . |
30 | ‘ On the other hand , if you 're a character actress you 're allowed much more freedom to question the role you 've been given , and to go more deeply into it to find a means of playing the part . |