Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] it at [adj] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Children play mournfully in heap of setter shit above which washing-line used to hang ( until sodden towel bust it at three a.m. , landing in setter ordure as mentioned ) . |
2 | Some 64pc of those entitled to Family Credit receive it at any one time . |
3 | If you feel further clarification is required BEFORE setting investigations in hand obtain it at this stage — otherwise unnecessary investigative duplication may arise . |
4 | Estimates put it at 40,000 million gallons of flood water . |
5 | I WONDER whether Commonwealth students find it at all odd to attend an institution called ‘ Imperial College ’ . |
6 | If New Yorkers notice it at all , few have any idea that it is 1,500 years old , and many would be deeply shocked if they knew , reckoning that anything over 20 years old must be dirty and out of date . |