Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] it [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | for the sea to be judged to be the same colour the painter has to paint it different colours . |
| 2 | The writer has to give it these things to make it real for the reader . |
| 3 | We 're not asking R P G two has to have it both ways if if that idea is er is there at all . |
| 4 | Thus A Very British Coup fails because , according to Pearce ‘ it wants to have it both ways ’ , and instead of ‘ owning up to being fantastic tosh , it tried to be incredibly realistic ’ ( Chris Tookey , The Sunday Telegraph , 26 June 1988 ) . |
| 5 | My right hon. Friends have not committed the Government to any position on tax , but I notice that , as usual , the right hon. Gentleman wants to have it both ways . |
| 6 | If you are a professional grower , this bud is merely one among thousands , and you will not have the time to fuss and mollycoddle it — the head comes off in one go , and the bud has to take it full blast . |
| 7 | Intercourse , like most activities between lovers , tends to find it sown level , largely driven by the unconscious . |
| 8 | I 'm really surprised that the maker has neglected to scrape the frets clean of lacquer after the final coat , but Manson actually prefers to do it this way . |
| 9 | As Bourque and Grossholtz put it , ‘ that politics is a man 's world is a familiar adage ; that political science as a discipline tends to keep it that way is less well accepted , but perhaps closer to the truth ’ ( 1984 , p. 103 ) . |
| 10 | The majority verdict is that Seve 's handiwork is difficult but fair , and tournament director , Andy McFee , aims to keep it that way by utilising a variety of tees , including some of the ladies ' , to strike the right balance . |