Example sentences of "[vb base] it [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " In any art festival it is difficult to have fee expression by the artists and expect it to appeal to all the different social groups . " |
| 2 | And , although this huge deficit is in large measure a consequence of the fall in tax revenue and the cost of unemployment in the recession , the IFS expect it to remain at this level for some years even if a gradual recovery does take place . |
| 3 | Some traders expect it to fall to 3,100 within the next few weeks . |
| 4 | And , although this huge deficit is in large measure a consequence of the fall in tax revenue and the cost of unemployment in the recession , the IFS expect it to stay at this level for some years even if a gradual recovery does take place . |
| 5 | In fact , since it has been introduced , the rate at which student numbers have increased has been unprecedented and we expect it to increase by 10 per cent . |
| 6 | We say it goes in that direction because that is the direction he is pushing it . |
| 7 | They say it existed as such for millions of years . |
| 8 | The company had a prototype built and running , and employees say it ran at 51.2 GFLOPS peak — three times the performance of the best machine commercially available . |
| 9 | ‘ The scouts say it looks at first glance as if thousands are leaving . |
| 10 | An auto-minute button is handy — just press it to cook for one minute on high ( 100 per cent ) . |
| 11 | The first place it reaches in Israelite territory is Bethshemesh . |
| 12 | And I 'm saying to Mrs Jones , yeah I 'll do whatever , y'know , I used to have some good contacts with Estate Agents and that and they would just ring me up and say will you come and do so and so and we want it done within six or seven days , y'know , a house that they were selling , that they 'd want completely doing from top to bottom inside and out . |
| 13 | They welcome a new investigation , but they want it done by independent officers . |
| 14 | The job takes forty eight man hours , and I want it done in two hours . |
| 15 | we want it done in both directions , there 's no way you can do it on the main line |
| 16 | If you want it done in half the time , you 've got to have twice as many people . |
| 17 | They accept the goal of an enterprise economy , but want it tempered by social concerns , with a place for worker-ownership . |
| 18 | Some want the rotation requirement to apply to all companies , regardless of the problems that would cause for smaller practices ; others want it kept to listed and other public interest clients . |
| 19 | So you want it arranged in some form that makes it easy to retrieve ( find ) the specific item you are looking for at any given moment . |
| 20 | You want it cut in half ? |
| 21 | Wherever blame might lie as regards the situation with the South Wales constabulary at the present time , surely it would be madness to merge Gwent police force with the South Wales police force at this unfortunate time because Gwent has a very , very good record and we want it to stay like that . |
| 22 | I mean obviously I 'd have to pay more er for if I want it to end at sixty . |
| 23 | ‘ I think you want it to come to this , do n't you ? ’ |
| 24 | And he said well just get yourself home and tell your father that I want it paid for this time because I only replaced that glass last week , which he had |
| 25 | And it is not possible for us to know anything at all about him unless he is generous enough to disclose himself Another book in this series has tackled the question of revelation ; suffice it to say at this point that without revelation we can not say anything about the Lord who is Spirit . |
| 26 | Suffice it to say at this point that because of the complex and changing world in which the public sector operates , implementation of policies may solve certain problems but is likely to throw up further problems which in turn need to be solved : hence the cyclical nature of the policy-making process . |
| 27 | The philosophical underpinnings of Peacock 's thinking are discussed elsewhere ; suffice it to say in this present context that such a method of financing broadcasting would completely change the face of British broadcasting by redefining the nature and duties of the broadcasting organizations . |
| 28 | You could put it along side that erm , if you put it stuck like that , it 'll need staking , put it on the wall on the fence . |
| 29 | Any room is easier to plan , decorate and arrange if you imagine it divided into three basic parts : the background — walls , ceiling , floor , windows and lighting ; the furniture and furnishings ; and the accessories — the personal possessions that will give it personality and character . |
| 30 | When you are back in the main square of the Malá Strana , imagine it encircled with medieval houses set above arcades . |