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Example sentences of "[verb] it [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	The Asiatic spiny turtle ( left ) boasts a rim of sharp spikes around the edge of its shell , and the pancake tortoise ( bottom ) has an unusually flattened shell and body enabling it to slither to safety under low crevices .
2	She used it to listen to Wagner on the tube , it turned her five-foot and a small something into a snarling Valkyrie , keeping the loonies at bay .
3	A curious selection , but one that makes perfect sense once you realise it belongs to Dieter Meier , all-round oddball and the lyrical half of that crazy Swiss duo , Yellow .
4	‘ I know but that feckless lot up at Claro had that grand , old house given an' they 've let it fall to pieces round 'em . ’
5	The prosecution says it belonged to Westmore James , the defence say it could have been owned by Ian Barnes and Westmore James had been acting inself defence .
6	and let it unpeel to heaven
7	Fran could n't in all conscience let it happen to Luke Calder now if there was a chance that she could help prevent it .
8	After overnight negotiations the authorities agreed to refuel the plane and let it fly to Pakistan on condition that the remaining 38 passengers and crew would be released on arrival .
9	I would rather have seen it move to Merthyr Tydfil , Brecon , or anywhere else , because it is an authority for Wales .
10	She had seen it happen to others many a time .
11	One half of the dowry , four hundred marks , you will pay to our treasurer here by this day week , and we ourselves will see it conveyed to Master Parry .
12	He 's not so , he does n't like it coming to schools any more .
13	Well I we used er used to live in Macclesfield and er of course you know it springs to mind when er but I did n't realize it was that long ago .
14	They ordered it to return to Neryungri , where 41 women and children passengers and six hijackers left the plane ( two accomplices now joined the remaining original hijackers , however ) .
15	It 'll be more extravagant to let it go to waste .
16	Buying new glass and having it cut to size can be prohibitively expensive for the home tank builder .
17	We put it in the grammatically imperative mood in order to show up starkly its difference from factual statements , but also to leave room to interpret it according to circumstances as the strong ‘ One ought to be aware of this ’ , or as ‘ It is a good thing to be aware of this ’ , or in diminishing degrees , as the prospect of something coming within one 's range of choice becomes remote , ‘ Other things being equal , it is better to be aware of it than not ’ .
18	I 've known it happen to people who get excited easily .
19	If we use the term ‘ schizoid ’ in its clinical sense we find it refers to people who have :
20	You ca n't call it going to bed .
21	Never serve cheese cold , take it out of the fridge at least one hour before it is needed and allow it to come to room temperature still wrapped .
22	Getting an Open University degree is the toughest way of doing it known to man
23	Why leave it to go to waste ?
24	But the outflow is perennially full , white water pouring down to where the moor cleaves open and lets it fall to sea .
25	" I thought it belonged to Preston ! "
26	He urged her to acknowledge that she could quickly end the dispute by allowing it go to arbitration .
27	They trap some of the vapour , allowing it to run to earth .
28	That was an excess of suspicion , for the letter was drafted by David Hunt , vice Bevir who was ill , and Hunt made it conform to precedents .
29	‘ Yet she made it known to Brother Tutilo , ’ retorted Herluin , burning up in his turn , ‘ that she has felt compassion towards afflicted Ramsey , and wishes to benefit us in our distress .
30	In an interview with the Financial Times published on Sept. 10 , the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe , Gen. John Galvin , suggested that NATO should review its treaty to enable it to respond to emergencies such as the Gulf crisis .