Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be quite another to imagine it sanctioning full-blooded mergers between the likes of BAe and GEC , which is what Professor Smith 's script implies . |
| 2 | In any event , the dog may be too nervous to allow it to run free at this stage , and to be trusted to return to you . |
| 3 | But it is hard to see it making much headway against the ideology that now pervades academic institutions . |
| 4 | First he sketched an arabesque design on the dress in white to make it appear décolleté , then he covered her dress with magnificent , multi-coloured flowers and finally sprayed his design with fixative . |
| 5 | When allocating time for the garter carriage , first decide whether it is possible to leave it knitting all night . |
| 6 | ‘ I have here a petition and I want you all to sign it to show those men in power that the women and children of this country think that slavery is wicked and wrong ! ’ |
| 7 | The insecticide is carried in a very penetrating light oil but it is nor fair to expect it to penetrate heavy deposits of dust , dirt and cobwebs before it reaches the timber . |
| 8 | I wanted peace and quiet to get it done unpressured . |
| 9 | A world transfixed by the horror in the Balkans is entitled to feel it has better things to worry about than what is not happening in the Middle East . |