Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] it [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps she had intended to restore it to working order but with increasing age had n't been able to summon the energy or enthusiasm to cope with the disturbance . |
| 2 | It is perfectly simple , relatively speaking , to store on magnetic tape within a computer a full catalogue entry , including a classification symbol or symbols , and to label each segment of the information in such a way that the computer can be programmed to find it on demand . |
| 3 | This structure had for long been partially responsible for delay in their legal recognition , since the civil law had not yet come to express it in terms it could comprehend . |
| 4 | IBM Corp is expected to announce the Unix version of its DB/2 successor to OS/2 Database Manager this Tuesday , although the company was expected to preview it in Paris last Friday : it is IBM 's first in-house relational database offering for AIX users , and should help the RS/6000s fit into DRDA ( Distributed Relational Database Architecture ) and SAA environments — but it 's unlikely to appeal to those more used to going to third parties for their database technology . |
| 5 | Or perhaps , having selected one 's trout from the tank , one was expected to kick it to death , and with traditional Southern courtesy they wished to prevent my Italian loafers getting messed . |
| 6 | Sun was expected to display it at PC Expo this summer but Snoopy has never been seen except behind closed doors . |
| 7 | Distamycin A tends to lack stability in aqueous solution and it is not recommended to store it in solution . |
| 8 | Even Barcelona would be pushed to meet it at present . |
| 9 | But I ca n't help feeling that this is strictly a US product and that no attempt has been made to localize it for UK or European markets . |
| 10 | And I was going to sell it to Harrods , it 's such an awful book , I really had decided to sell it to Harrods . |
| 11 | he 's decided to sell it to Phil now ! |
| 12 | Some definitions of poverty have sought to define it in terms of absolute deprivation , where some measure is made of subsistence requirements based on physical needs . |
| 13 | If you feel you have a gift for humour and have decided to combine it with crime , which is an excellent thing to do if you have the skill , then be careful not to let that humour run away with you . |
| 14 | After closer inspection PA474 was found to be in excellent condition and permission was granted to fly it to Waddington , where it arrived on August 18 , 1965 . |
| 15 | However , to lay claim to the land , settlers were compelled in such a milieu to be seen to clear it of trees , so the result was ecologically undesirable . |
| 16 | The varied menu of attractions at the centre means quick changes have to be made to convert it from jazz venue to theatre to dance hall . |
| 17 | On 28 June , before any request had been received from the ruler , Centaur and Bulwark were sailed for the Gulf ; the Amphibious Squadron left Bahrein for Kuwait with instructions to stay out of sight of land ; the Hunters and Shackletons were flown north from Aden to Bahrein ; a Canberra squadron was sent from Germany to Bahrein as well ; and 24th Brigade was alerted in Kenya and preparations were made to fly it to Kuwait in chartered civil aircraft . |
| 18 | My belief that I am in pain may be justified , perhaps , but I can hardly be said to base it on reasons , conclusive or otherwise . |
| 19 | Before tracing the developments of public spending control at the centre , it is worth briefly setting out the contrasting ways in which other academics have sought to analyse it in order to make my own theoretical framework explicit . |
| 20 | Matters were further complicated when MI5 decided to take it in hand . |
| 21 | Mr Siddle , of Hesleden Avenue , Acklam , Middlesbrough , said they had been working on the operation the previous day and the pipe kept jamming when attempts were made to slot it into place . |
| 22 | Having already made substantial structural changes to his garage to make room for the aeroplane 's assembly , and storage when complete , he spent the first days after its arrival using some of the surplus lumber from its packing crate to build a workbench , only to discover on completion that it all had to come apart again to extract the stepladder he 'd used to support it during assembly . |
| 23 | Manpower was then used to tow it from Morley to a warehouse in Chickenley ( old scores must have been forgotten ! ) , where it was stored and painted . |
| 24 | The ground had therefore to be carefully prepared ; the nobility had to be encouraged to rally to his cause , and the commons had to be persuaded to support it with grants of money . |
| 25 | I 've always much preferred to sell it to friends . |
| 26 | but I 've got to discuss it with Tony first |
| 27 | All the contractors have agreed to do it at cost . |
| 28 | Used to do it to traitors . |
| 29 | But he 's got to do it on Access because there 's no money in the bank to write a cheque out and pay for the suit . |
| 30 | They 've got to do it till Friday |