Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worse , the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) has served notice that it is going to treat cable firms , under the terms of the 1992 Cable Act , more or less as it treats telephone companies — that is , with vigilance . |
| 2 | The beginning of civilisation was almost certainly a mental development which came long before it affected man 's physical abilities , and it could well have been the moment when for the first time , a primitive creature found that he could override and control the instinctive urge to act , which up to that time would have been the only source of motivation . |
| 3 | Ordinary people regularly broke the rules and resorted to bribery if they could get away with it to obtain essentials or medical care , but then their corruption was a sign of independence asserted against the system , whereas Manescu 's was typical of a deep inner decay of the system . |
| 4 | Using the Microphone : Do n't get too close , you need to be about 9 ’ away from it to avoid distortion . |
| 5 | ‘ Mankind has always been alone , ever since it left Earth , millennia ago . |
| 6 | But there 's a , then underneath it goes record stroke underneath it , battery . |
| 7 | Difficulty Full walk 3 , Short 2 Start 6½-mile walk Sea-front , Eyemouth , grid reference 946645 ; 4½ mile walk Coldingham ( car park in village centre opposite war memorial , grid reference 902659 ; take B6438 signposted St Abb 's , turning right at end of village in road signposted ‘ Sands ¾ ’ ; opposite ‘ unsuitable for motors ’ sign take path parallel on left-hand side of road and follow to beach where turn left to start walk directions as 4 ; 3-mile walk St Abb 's nature reserve visitor centre ( turn off by sign for St Abb 's Head ; to start walk , go to right of coffee shop to reach road , and take waymarked path opposite , on left-hand side of road and parallel to it reach 30mph road-sign , where turn left on path sign-posted St Abb 's Head ) ; grid reference 913675 OS maps 1:50 000 67 ; 1:25 000 NT 86/96 ( Pathfinder 423 ) Refreshments Full range in Eyemouth ; pubs and shops at Coldingham ; café and hotel at Coldingham Bay ; shop at St Abb 's ; coffee shop at the St Abb 's visitor centre |