Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb infin] it to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edward said : ‘ I 'd better not mention it to Morton , then , had I ? |
| 2 | At least certain of the theories of probability , notably the frequency theory , can not possibly allow it to be meaningful to speak of the probability of single events , and hence can not be used in analysis of particular causal beliefs , those which are most common . |
| 3 | The latter may simply reply that he does not feel it is in the public 's interest , or that the Police Authority does not strictly require it to effectively carry out its duties . |
| 4 | But even more secret , so secret that I could scarcely even admit it to myself , was my sense of inadequacy . |
| 5 | You might say you could measure its position to ten decimal places , but you could always then measure it to eleven and predict a completely different result ; all the difference between a whirlwind which knocked down someone 's house and a single molecule of oxygen disappearing up their nose . |
| 6 | They 'd probably still give it to you . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ If there 's any problems we do n't just leave it to one member of staff , we try to sort it out together . |
| 8 | Do n't just leave it to the media and politicians to protest — get up and do it yourself . |
| 9 | Do n't just leave it to the marketing people . |
| 10 | ‘ I can understand your reluctance to talk about what 's happened but you ca n't just push it to one side . |
| 11 | it 's all mass produced and they might as well not sell it to you , and send it back to the manufacturers and get a full discount . |
| 12 | So you 're sitting in your office and some , you know your , your boss comes in and says hey the president says so and so , but the president does n't usually say it to you he says it to somebody else so there 's always , there 's always a possibility of ambiguity , somebody else has interpreted the president 's message in a particular way . |
| 13 | But in private we are comfortable living with ourselves — we just do n't always admit it to ourselves . |
| 14 | Er well I ca n't really sing it to you , cos it 's on tape at the moment . |
| 15 | ‘ I did n't really expect it to be like this , ’ says Howard . |
| 16 | And she knew , although they would never have dreamt of telling her , perhaps did n't even admit it to themselves , that they were afraid of her . |
| 17 | Behind the myth of the big drinkers like Hughie Gallacher and Jim Baxter , are the people who did n't quite make it to the realm of myth , the lonely bores , the manic depressives , the failed fullbacks and the defeated unfortunates who had to retire early and find a job in the real world . |
| 18 | I understand your concern an and were that the case show your reluctance to go with the the amendment but there is no such implication that the three point six five one million er er thereby becomes committed in any sense and the big this is an additional provision which may lead er may gone up to er over and above that but it does n't actually admit it to that . |
| 19 | I ca n't actually give it to you because it will amuse suspicion from the guard . |
| 20 | I demonstrated the knitting of the ‘ sandwich ’ neckline but did n't actually sew it to the garment in class . |
| 21 | For instance , Wordsworth 's famous poem ‘ My heart leaps up ’ is in 6/8 metre , and one could quite easily fit it to the 6/8 tune of ‘ Jack and Jill ’ : Of course , the result is horrific . |
| 22 | If you think it 's likely to interest a large number of people in C&P — not necessarily everyone but , say , research people or anyone with a responsibility for safety — then why keep it to yourself ? |
| 23 | Well , why not give it to them ? |
| 24 | My current owner , it said , is in need of succour and assistance ; why not give it to him , so you and me can go off somewhere and enjoy ourselves ? |
| 25 | And why not serve it to breakfasting passengers on airlines as the top people 's alternative to the cornflake packet . |
| 26 | ‘ Why not leave it to her ? ’ |
| 27 | Because all shareholders will benefit if performance improves ( either through Usurping present management or by frightening them into improved performance ) , why should any rational individual be the one to incur the costs ; why not leave it to someone else ? |
| 28 | Or if you 're not in a position to make a decision , why not suggest it to the woolly mammoth ? |
| 29 | The British Museum might be glad of the opportunity to study your find , so why not send it to the Keeper of Coins and Medals , who will quickly return it with his comments ? |
| 30 | If there is anything of particular local interest why not send it to your local newspaper ? |