Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] it [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus hearing a word , or producing it in response to an incomplete definition , will not prime visual word recognition . |
| 2 | comments you could consider entering it or part of it in one of the many fiction competitions or submitting it in total to a which takes fiction . |
| 3 | On ( or soon after ) Oswine 's death Oswiu 's nephew Oethelwald , son of Oswald , secured the kingship in Deira ( HE 111 , 23 ) ( see Appendix , Figs 6.2 and 7.1 ) , though whether appointed to this position by Oswiu or acquiring it in opposition to his uncle is unknown . |
| 4 | She could hear Betty reigning below in the kitchen , shuffling plates and boiling water , and doubtless adding some original touches to the toast : slicing it laterally perhaps , or dusting it with cinnamon . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , success is associated only with jumping hurdles , like tests and examinations , and not also with seeing a generality , or capturing it in words and symbols , or explaining it to someone else . |
| 6 | On the other hand , after a glance at ‘ Luck of the Legion ’ , I went about for a week with a white handkerchief tucked into the back of my cap , ordering the dog to about-face or wooing it with words of French culled from the strip ( ‘ Oo-ee , mon pet it ’ ) . |
| 7 | It is negotiable , and if the drawer is of financial substance or if it is supported by some sort of security , cash may be raised by discounting it , selling it , or lodging it as collateral for a loan . |
| 8 | Then , unable to contain the drive and enthusiasm building up inside us , Enrique went alone , leaving me to dither between living the moment or trapping it on film . |
| 9 | Ferranti continued with presentations yesterday to the group of more than 10 companies believed to have expressed an interest in bidding for the company or providing it with equity capital . |
| 10 | I mean , you know , if you see an advert in the paper that tells you that every fifty pence you spend is going to save a child 's life by providing it with Diralite or providing it with food that it needs for a money , or something like that , I mean how can you justify keeping any fifty pences at all yourself ? |
| 11 | If no list has been registered , or the persons named have died , or ceased to reside in Great Britain , or refuse to accept service on the company 's behalf or for any reason can not be served , a document may be served on the company by leaving it at , or sending it by post to , any place of business established by the company in Great Britain . |
| 12 | Christmas looks to be a time for burying the hatchet or exhuming it for re-examination . |
| 13 | The agrarian reform units were dismantled , either by returning land to previous owners or distributing it to others . |
| 14 | Excessive fading can occur if a rug is exposed to long periods of strong sunlight , and is best avoided by either relocating the rug or putting it in storage for the summer . |
| 15 | I ca n't for the love of me understand the leadership of all the unions that allowed , we do n't even get enough holidays of what they get on the continent , we should be asking for more , not taking them off us or putting it in October to celebrate Nelson and Trafalgar because I could n't give a monkey for 'em . |
| 16 | Instead of laboriously blowing hair dry with a round brush or setting it with rollers , simply dry it as quickly as possible to the ‘ Conversion Point ’ . |
| 17 | It was obvious that hammering a Strat into the stage or setting it on fire meant nothing in financial terms to our heroes . |
| 18 | The trustee must within seven days of the last date for proving ( see section 6 above ) deal with every creditor 's proof by admitting it or rejecting it in whole or in part or by making such provision as he thinks fit in respect of it ( r 11.3(1) ) . |
| 19 | The mere fact of lowering the head in suffering and despair or raising it in anger or appeals for help as the dancers do in MacMillan 's Requiem vividly conveys the tragedy and sorrow that has befallen these mourners . |
| 20 | To understand what an ocean is , it is far more helpful to see one rather than just read about oceans , and if we experience it by swimming in it or crossing it by boat , we are likely to have a much more real understanding . |
| 21 | Does he feel that he might try to persuade Mr. Collins at their next meeting to devote a little more time to the containment of that particular problem rather than wasting it on demands that a policeman accompany every Army patrol in Northern Ireland , presumably to ensure that the Special Air Services remember to say ’ please ’ and ’ thank you ’ to any civilian they may encounter ? |
| 22 | Similarly , in an effort to reach an accommodation with women trade unionists , the NUSEC rejected the traditional nineteenth-century feminist opposition to protective legislation , pledging to work for the extension of such legislation to men rather than opposing it for women . |
| 23 | Ribbing in the stitches on either side of the cable draws the work in more than allowing it to ladder down , which makes working a sample piece very important . |
| 24 | Other than using it for business purposes , there are no restrictions — except , of course , that you must not overstep your borrowing limit . |
| 25 | The essential reason for obeying the sovereign power was that keeping it in power was inevitably better for the security of each than the chaos of civil war , or a society without government . |
| 26 | What was interesting about that was that at the time John Brown got into financial difficulties the banks and institutional shareholders took a tough but very constructive view that it was worth helping the company through a reconstruction rather than forcing it into liquidation , which had been an attitude prevalent some years earlier . |
| 27 | So , rather than holding it in front of you as in the carve gybe , you deliberately lose the power from the rig by oversheeting ad leaning it towards the wave . |
| 28 | That the girls might be unaware of the camera rather than seducing it to death . |
| 29 | Adorno seems to offer such a ‘ sticking point ’ , and for that reason it seems worth confronting his critique rather than burying it as myth . |
| 30 | This is easier than doing it with numbers , any day . |