Example sentences of "[to-vb] it [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is hard to imagine it arising by any step-by-step process unless some earlier scaffolding has completely disappeared . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't mind them celebrating Christmas but it 's insensitive to keep it going at that level for that long . |
| 3 | It is less easy to see it working for low-information products like , say , custard powder — though the popularity of recipes in food ads suggests at least one justification for longer copy even here . |
| 4 | If the glider is tipped by a gust it may be difficult , or even impossible , to stop it drifting to one side . |
| 5 | My single bronze maggot bait on a size 20 Kamasan B510 barbless hook is set to trip through the swim one inch off the bottom to stop it dragging in any rubbish . |
| 6 | In his book , The Stress Myth , he contradicts the usual assumption that unwanted stress is an inevitable part of life and teaches that instead of looking for ways of dealing with it after it has occurred , we ourselves should take action to prevent it happening at all . |