Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only comic note was struck by two escaping prisoners , handcuffed to each other , legging it either side of a lamp post , a way to make little progress . |
| 2 | The same effect can be obtained by filling the pool with water and emptying it several times over a period of two or three weeks . |
| 3 | He looked back , took a breath , came back and switched the second prize and third prize award flashes , awarding it second prize after all . |
| 4 | Fielding suggested calling it Good Money in the States and Bad Money in Europe , but I could n't see the percentage in that . |
| 5 | Begin with the corner motif , positioning it 7 cm from the edge . |
| 6 | They tend to throw the ball rather than kicking it 60 yards up the park . ’ |
| 7 | The vote for the neo-Fascist Movimento Sociale Italiano-Destra Nazionale ( MSI-DN ) slipped back from 5.9 per cent in 1987 to 5.4 per cent — giving it 34 seats in the Chamber of Deputies — in spite of the fact that Alessandra Mussolini , the 28-year-old granddaughter of Benito Mussolini , stood successfully as a candidate for the MSI-DN in its Naples stronghold . |
| 8 | In certain species , the long , fine roots trail below as far as the muddy or sandy bottom and anchor the plant , still giving it ample freedom for floating . |
| 9 | However , treating knowledge about language systematically and giving it explicit mention in the syllabus is not universal in our schools . |
| 10 | FARNELL Electronics has confounded the doubters and increased earnings per share yet again in the recessionary 12 months to February 2 , giving it 26 years of uninterrupted growth . |
| 11 | The vacancies came to light as the Department of the Environment announced a reorganisation of Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Pollution , prior to giving it new powers in the ‘ green ’ Bill . |
| 12 | He 's been doing it last year on this foot mm , I think it was claw . |
| 13 | We did n't tell anyone , and I took things very quietly , doing exactly what was advised and taking it one day at a time . |
| 14 | ‘ We are deliberately taking it one step at a time … |
| 15 | ‘ We are taking it one step at a time and working with the police . ’ |
| 16 | He imagined a policeman with nothing more to go on than a tiny , once brightly embroidered , label , a square inch of bloodstained , earth-stained , half-rotted cloth , hawking it round boutiques in Kilburn and West Hendon , narrowing the field , finally coming to an importers ' warehouse … |
| 17 | After last year when I lost the championship by one point on the last round I never imagined I would end up winning it this time with two rounds to spare . ’ |
| 18 | But Rotherham wo n't be making it five wins in a row . |
| 19 | Parasitology will still public papers of the same high standard from authors of international reputation , making it essential reading for all those working and researching in the field . |
| 20 | ‘ He was watching it all day on TV . |