Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] it at [adj] " in BNC.

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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years old , and many would be deeply shocked if they knew , reckoning that anything over 20 years old must be dirty and out of date .
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