Example sentences of "[verb] it [verb] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leaked accounts say it finds that army units were far more deeply involved in the repression than were the navy , the air force or the police , whose chiefs have all taken command since the coup of 1973 . |
| 2 | I 'd heard so much about the blinking cruise being in October and not in September that I 'd considered it done and June , fool that she is , chose not to challenge me outright because her tactic is to suffer in silence until her suffering spills from her like lava , devastating everyone in its path . |
| 3 | This claim was widely debated because Malthus used it to suggest that poverty and starvation were inevitable . |
| 4 | It 's a bit on t'spongy side , so Aah wants it finished afore t'rains come . ’ |
| 5 | Fleet diesel sales grew by 15.6 per cent last year , and Brookman naturally wants it known that Peugeot picked up the lion 's share . |
| 6 | Before the last Test it seemed that Gooch would return home , annoyed at an article written about his South African connections by Lester Bird , the Deputy Prime Minister of Antigua , and tired of the hostile receptions he had been getting from press and public . |
| 7 | Suffice it to say that Jim Marshall appears on merit and I , for one , hope that he returns in five years ’ time with yet another superb anniversary amp series . |
| 8 | Without digressing into the subject of word processing in itself , which would probably require a paper all of its own , suffice it to say that word processing programs on computer enable letters and any other documents to be created , corrected if necessary , then stored on disk or tape ready for printing or alteration at a later data In this example a general letter inviting a candidate to interview could be drawn up and then only the details specific to each candidate need be added before printing the letter . |
| 9 | Suffice it to say that ammonium nitrate-fuel oil is now the standard explosive for blasting and quarrying ; the nitro-organics industry has shrunk and readjusted to a restricted role as a supplier of initiators and specialist explosives ; and ammonium nitrate is now available in a kaolin-free ‘ explosives grade ’ . |
| 10 | Suffice it to say that Devon Loch gave Dick Francis a dream ride , as the jockey related in his autobiography The Sport of Queens : ‘ I have never ridden another horse like him . |
| 11 | Suffice it to say that Demons have now completed their worst season for a long time and that Admirals ‘ B ’ , with a match in hand , are only 99 points behind Borderers and are favourites for promotion . |
| 12 | For someone who is definitely not on the pay-roll at Borland , suffice it to say that Quatro Pro for Windows is an exciting product which exceeded my expectations and is a pleasure to work with . |
| 13 | Suffice it to say that Sir Roger 's got 31 out of 31 and most people have 8 out of 31 , as a trunk access , as a class of service code . |
| 14 | Suffice it to say that Microsoft has excelled itself ( pun totally intentional ) with Excel 4 . |
| 15 | The company says it believes that Macrovision may be applicable in interactive video products such as Philips ' Compact Disk-Interactive , games machines and multimedia computers . |
| 16 | British Rail Engineering says it accepts that Mr Hayward was exposed to asbestos at work which led to his death.But it disputes the amount claimed.The Judge will decide on the claim tomorrow . |
| 17 | She says it looks like finance is more important than old people . |
| 18 | She says in Belgium they 'd give it scraps that people did n't want . ’ |
| 19 | He also let it drop that Prince Andrew was a close friend who trusted him . |
| 20 | What I might actually do it see if Ian 's not doing anything if he not come in for the full time that they 're cleaning up , but come in for those sort of things . |
| 21 | The Americans assumed it meant that Saddam was there . |
| 22 | The terrorists had made it known that tourists would be a target , but the Foreign Office decided not to issue a general warning to British travellers . |
| 23 | Watch it burn and smoulder , crinkle and turn to ashes , leaving nothing but a stink behind . |
| 24 | When the thaw came to Munding it came as rain , a wind-driven chilling rain that flooded the water-meadows and made the ford impassable . |
| 25 | Tiny protein structures protrude — like flagellae to help it move and pili to attach itself to surfaces . |
| 26 | Well Ian is quite irked it happened because people Zain and Desmond got the job on the day and it was n't quite clearly said , my fault , not quite clearly said exactly , count the money religiously and |
| 27 | Oh I suppose it depends if Norman 's got anybody in for lessons . |
| 28 | This warranty does no more ( really ) than repeat the statutory duty which a company already has to keep it books and records in good order . |
| 29 | I find it puzzling that books are published which describe meetings that took place several years beforehand . |
| 30 | Rye should furnish the topography , so that no one who knew Rye could possibly be in doubt where the scene was laid , and I would call it Tilling because Rye has its river , the Tillingham . |