Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [verb] it [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So much time does it take , day after day after day , and nights too , nights in cars , that it becomes your life rather than merely your occupation , especially for those who winter abroad and accordingly know of England little other than cricket . |
| 2 | There was n't even much attempt to make it look like a mugging ; he still had his wallet . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's always a self-imposed pressure , especially when you 're starting out — ‘ Shit , I 've got to come through big-time on this ’ — but you just have to let it happen ; if it does n't happen today it 'll happen tomorrow . |
| 4 | I used to work for a record company as an office junior ages ago and they were always talking about music as being a packet of cornflakes : you just have to make it look right and make it so it 's easy to recognise and people will buy it . |
| 5 | Always try to make it look as if someone is in the house — leave a light on or a radio playing . |
| 6 | ‘ At least try to make it look as if you 're enjoying yourself . ’ |