Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [verb] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Serves him right for leaving it open . |
| 2 | Well I would n't worry too much about cramming it all together tightly because it 's erm one of the few things we 've still got a budget for is photocopying student questionnaires so you m you know , you might as well take advantage of that , it does n't erm it does n't cost you anything and the actual difference it makes to the university and to erm world resources is very slight indeed I think |
| 3 | This is a case of adding injury to insult — it was originally the cat 's job to kill the mice and the rodent-poisoners who usurped its role are not content merely with making it obsolete , but are also assaulting it physically in this underhand , prey-concealed way . |
| 4 | The overall length of a longitudinal study may be shortened somewhat by making it semi-longitudinal . |
| 5 | No and I ca n't see wh no well I , we made it , I 'm not against making it stronger , but I ca n't understand why this suggestion has been made . |
| 6 | TURNING an allotment over to making it 100 per cent organic needs lots of toil with the soil . |
| 7 | For others the best way might be talking dirty about safer sex , or just by making it clear what you want by your actions . |
| 8 | The fourteenth-century Franciscan William of Ockham went further in declaring it probable that God could make a better world than this . |
| 9 | You have not only derived from it the means of raising your subterranean wealth , but those also of rendering it available to the public . ’ |
| 10 | Since winning their independence in 1949 the government , based in Java , has sought to control its vast domain partly by making it difficult even for Indonesians to travel freely throughout their own country . |
| 11 | The new DOS version , PC Works 3.0 , does offer significant enhancements over its predecessor , mainly by making it easier to do a number of commonly required chores . |
| 12 | Manufacturers gain through having their product demonstrated , or even through having it present in a store ( or else they would be unwilling to pay ‘ slotting allowances ’ to supermarkets ) , so that demand is not exogenous to retailing . |
| 13 | Most children reject new foods the first time they are offered , but if your child clearly finds the food disagreeable , even after trying it three or four times , then do n't serve it up again . |
| 14 | Should n't of done it that way . |
| 15 | on my own , brought them from Canada and I brought them up without any help from my ex-husband and I would n't of wanted it any other way . |
| 16 | Well she could n't of had it colder than when dad was in hospital ! |
| 17 | Mr Adamec is to reveal his proposed cabinet to the opposition tomorrow before making it public . |
| 18 | He started well by making it clear to a shocked and protesting Curzon that he could not again be Foreign Secretary . |
| 19 | If a man lies on the ball and is given a good rucking he will think twice about doing it next time . |
| 20 | How about calling it good old spliff or draw or even marijuana ? |
| 21 | How about trying it this way ? ’ |
| 22 | a little bit else about making it interesting do n't worry about yawning in my courses , at least it shows you 're still alive . |
| 23 | I was surprised when Newsround came and we had to sing Ding dong merrily on high again after singing it three times before . |
| 24 | No this make things a lot easier , instead of taking it all up to the full council . |
| 25 | So , instead of leaving it idle , I sold the machine and donated the money to a charity for the disabled , as I had a mentally disabled sister who died when I was 13 . |
| 26 | And instead of finding it miserable and increasing the fear , we found that taking vigorous action to make the best of what we had made us feel proud . |
| 27 | And when we see these attempts as themselves social processes , we can continue the inquiry , instead of cutting it short . |
| 28 | You do n't think about anything else apart from getting it right in front of the cameras . ’ |
| 29 | Apart from making it easier for customers to shop at their stores , retailers started their own store card or charge card schemes as a way of adding to their ancillary profits — and reducing outgoings by not having to pay the banks so much for their credit card schemes . |
| 30 | He had been looking forward to showing it all to her . |