Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [verb] it [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But until we have found out why the generalisation holds by complementing it with an account of the actions and attitudes of individuals , we will not have explained what is going on .
2 If this analysis of marriage , though no doubt over-simple and lacking subtlety , has some validity , then an argument clearly exists for extending it to relationships previously outside its scope .
3 However , there 's no doubt that a usp puts the creative team in a stronger position than not having one , as long as he or she succeeds in selling it to the public .
4 And who benefits from treating it as an ‘ I win , you lose ’ tussle ?
5 Aeneas returns to try and persuade him to join the battle , and succeeds by describing it as ‘ good sport ’ .
6 Since the egg can not enter the oviduct , the treatment consists of removing it from the ovary prior to ovulation , fertilizing it in the laboratory , and placing the proembryo into the uterus where it has a chance to implant .
7 The counselling process focuses upon self-image , and ultimately aims at modifying it in a constructive way .
8 The pressure on computer manufacturers to provide for the proper disposal of used computer equipment , which goes beyond dumping it into approved landfills , continues to build from both within and without the industry .
9 Forest manager Brian Clough insists on keeping it in the family after Liverpool boss Graeme Souness had made a move for Nigel .
10 The president is not free to choose , to start wars wherever he feels like it , the president is not free to make agreements with any country he feels like making it with and some presidents have had to learn the hard way .
11 If the patient can not lift the leg across , the therapist helps by supporting it under the foot and thigh , and taking it up gently .
12 First , most clients tell the solicitor what they want and he sets about getting it for them .
13 Now there 's a new book , Royal Jelly — the Guide to the World 's Richest Health Food ( Thorsons , £4.99 ) by Irene Stein , whose enthusiasm for the miracle supplement extends to selling it through her company .
14 Much of the resistance to the dependence thesis comes from confusing it with a claim about what authorities do in fact , or with the view that requires authorities to act only in the interests of their subjects .
15 When the propeller is on you open and close your throttle to check it works before setting it to the correct position .
16 He knows without admitting it to himself that the Radio 's not going to transmit the opera .
17 She may also invite someone who will be important when it comes to selling it in Cabinet — someone like Willie Whitelaw . ’
18 This attack on the argument for what I have called the traditional Marxist account of the state begins by taking it on its own terms .
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