Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] it [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that other parties respond at just these code switch points suggests that they represent the boundaries of salient categories within the talk — or putting it another way , that they represent the participants ' perceptions of the relevant sections of talk which require or permit a response — even where these boundaries do not correspond with any syntactic boundary . |
| 2 | They tend to throw the ball rather than kicking it 60 yards up the park . ’ |
| 3 | When the spirit parted from the body it found no one asking anything of it nor giving it any directions . ) |
| 4 | However , anglers regularly take home large quantities of fish , selling it locally , storing it in freezers and eating it several times a week . |
| 5 | She saw that the man who owned it was hanging on to the side and checking it each time it swung . |
| 6 | The same effect can be obtained by filling the pool with water and emptying it several times over a period of two or three weeks . |
| 7 | He repeated the word as if giving it due consideration . |
| 8 | However , treating knowledge about language systematically and giving it explicit mention in the syllabus is not universal in our schools . |
| 9 | We did n't tell anyone , and I took things very quietly , doing exactly what was advised and taking it one day at a time . |
| 10 | Although we are dot going to be hobbling a horse by three legs and tethering it all day out in the sun , we will need a tolerant horse if we wish it to do boring or repetitious work . |
| 11 | The brown hyena deposits two different smell chemicals by everting an anal pouch and squeezing it round grass stems . |
| 12 | When we got to the pub my hands were so swollen and red from picking up the jug and throwing it all day I could barely pick up a pint to drink . ’ |
| 13 | If she met an alien in Wandsworth High Street , she 'd be telling it the way to the supermarket and offering it free babysitting before you could say ‘ flying saucer ’ . |