Example sentences of "[prep] it [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , and therefore it feels it would be disingenuous of it to support the principle at this stage , it may well lead to a situation where were encouraging the County to go down a particular route , but only to get to the very end of it for us to pull the rug from beneath the County 's feet . |
| 2 | A long pole was fitted to the front of it to control the swaying . |
| 3 | In this case we square the whole key and take a centre part of it to allocate the records to buckets . |
| 4 | I had to study something of it to put the exhibition together . |
| 5 | This is due to the use of a special microlouvre film , which only allows the person seated directly in front of it to see the information displayed on the computer 's monitor . |
| 6 | This is due to the use of a special microlouvre film , which only allows the person seated directly in front of it to see the information displayed on the computer 's monitor . |
| 7 | Baker said on Sept. 10 that $12,000 million was to be provided by Saudi Arabia , the UAE and the Kuwaiti government , half of it to defray the costs of foreign forces , and half to assist Egypt and Turkey [ see below , but also p. 37728 for Saudi measures against Jordan , the other state most seriously affected by the economic impact of the Gulf crisis ] . |
| 8 | Japanese meteorologists want to take advantage of it to examine the levels in the jet stream of freon gas , one of the chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) which contribute to the depletion of the earth 's ozone layer . |
| 9 | In the 1580s the Turkey Company and the Venice Company were founded , and in 1592 they combined to form the Levant Company , which learned enough about the riches of the Indies for various members of it to organize the East India Company , which had about £68,000 trading capital for its first voyage and a charter granted on 31 December 1600 . |
| 10 | 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 ! |
| 11 | Meanwhile the Pisans had carried off their booty and used a part of it to start the rebuilding of the cathedral , as an inscription in it still records . |
| 12 | He 's got this thing to do with his computer when he can get hold of it to get the computer |
| 13 | Dubbing films became obligatory by law , and they took advantage of it to change the dialogue . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm keeping my fingers crossed that I might get a bit of it to strengthen the squad . ’ |
| 15 | In his summing up the judge said that the co-defendant 's plea of guilty was not the issue and the jury knew of it to make the background accurate . |
| 16 | He pulled on the refrigerator door , which opened with a slight squeak , and crouched down behind it to assess the produce on the brightly-lit shelves . |
| 17 | Dickinson had burned one and gone down with it to confirm the kill . |
| 18 | Maxim tried a roundhouse kick that missed , turning with it to launch a back kick that dropped one of them . |
| 19 | A formal land drain consists of short clay pipes laid in , and covered with gravel , but for the simple removal of water from a low area of a path , you would only need to dig a trench , and put about 150mm of gravel into it to lead the water away . |
| 20 | you you know I mean , but he 'd put the the research and the effort into it to get the pass . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | Mister Johnny was too absorbed in the knife , running his finger along it to feel the pattern stamped out in the leather . |
| 23 | Other workshops have been held to evaluate the achievements of the study , and to draw lessons from it to enable a move towards further action on specific issues such as mineral leasing , and strip mining . |
| 24 | As well using the message on literature sent to people outside the region , it will also be used within it to spearhead a drive for increased quality of service . |
| 25 | ‘ Sorry , ’ Michael said as our photographer 's head banged against the ceiling , which has an unfortunate bulge in it to accommodate the sun roof . |
| 26 | But the remains of the entrée had enough atropine in it to kill a couple of horses . ’ |
| 27 | Smashed his wing mirror , look jam a glass in it , er sock in it to stop the glass falling out . |
| 28 | The heading was subdivided into eight separate sections on such subjects as slavery , women , Plato 's ideal state and the mysteries , and Nietzsche was sufficiently interested in it to produce a draft version for the bulk of the sequence . |
| 29 | The side wall foundation would start just below the lower terrace level , and if the flight is to be very high , this foundation could have a step in it to reduce the mount of brick or stone blocks needed — pressure against the wall would be considerably reduced because of the angle of the steps . |
| 30 | ‘ I may have to miss the first game but I 'm hoping to get myself a boot made for my left foot with a steel plate in it to protect the toe so that I can practice as soon as I get to India . ’ |