Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] it [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | Green is a restful colour , so put it in a room where you want to relax |
2 | You only spread it in a square no bigger than the width of the roller . |
3 | The difference between them lies simply in the fact that while do situates the infinitive in time as an actualization , the modals only situate it as a potentiality . |
4 | I knew that I must live , must embody , this way-of-seeing — not merely hold it as an interesting idea . |
5 | Inside is a will , so read it for a few surprises . |
6 | And they 're giving quite a lot back , and I , I know you only give it as a , as a guide , Mr Chairman , but two hundred and fifty pound , I would think that would have to be doubled . |
7 | Whether the farm worker preferred to defer to the authority of his ‘ betters ’ , or fight against it , or merely accept it as a fact of life and accommodate to it as best he could , he recognized that there was a clear , qualitative difference between this relationship and that with his fellow workers . |
8 | ‘ I only use it as a last resort , when the dog is impeding my progress . |
9 | ‘ But now I only use it as a last resort . ’ |
10 | There is no reason why this track should be any worse than the " effort " track except that I have chosen to block off the easy track and so turn it into a dead end . |
11 | I am sure you would be amused if you could see me struggling to do such a basic ‘ computer thing ’ as merely use it as a word processor ! |
12 | in the canteen but I ca ca n't take that into the factory Only do it for a week , you 've spilt that , Helen ! |
13 | ‘ I only offer it as an example of the Catholic guilt complex , ’ said William , looking hurt . |
14 | So spray it with a contact insecticide . |
15 | That 's how I think of it : as my home , even though I only see it for a short time every year . |
16 | ‘ But they obviously see it as an important matter of principle , so I ought not to stand in their way . ’ |
17 | You 've got Coke , that 's your treat each week , cos you do n't have it at home , you only have it on a Sunday |
18 | Anyway , I only have it with a slug in it in the morning . ’ |
19 | You do n't take me up on anything — you just repeat it in a different order . |
20 | You just repeat it like a machine . ’ |
21 | You just repeat it like a machine , ’ crowed Julian . |
22 | You just repeat it like a machine , ’ agreed Damian . |
23 | Just place it in an envelope and send it to the FREEPOST address provided . |
24 | But in our days at home we just put it into a a a great big hay stack as we said , . |
25 | you know , just put it on a big table and just left it , we did n't have them sitting down |
26 | just put it in a bag for you . |
27 | Aye , so she says I do n't think I 'll bother I just put it in a bargain |
28 | And if you just put it in a slightly more formal way on radio , that 's what you 're doing is , you 're not shifting the buck , you 're answering the question , you 're just , you 're giving yourself a bit of leeway . |
29 | Topaz found it very difficult to obey the command for constant disdain , and soon shed it for a charm which worked like magic . |
30 | Well that 's , what I do is I use that metal that you can hang it with and just hang it onto a little hook so it 's up and over and out of the way . |