Example sentences of "it [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The early light was damp and fresh as the clay when she slipped the wedding band from her finger , putting it carefillly on the shelf , where it could not be lost . |
| 2 | A glance at the latest list published in Fortune magazine shows it to be not just silly but ludicrous : the list purports to show only US industrial companies — but it classifies AT&T Co as a service company and eliminates it altogether despite the fact that with NCR Corp added in , AT&T 's non-service businesses alone would give the firm a ranking in the 50s . |
| 3 | In common with most papers of the time , the NME was only very cautiously supportive of this new teenage music , seeing in it little of the virtues of musicianship , family entertainment , versatility and maturity . |
| 4 | Do you find that sometimes members of the public try it on with the insurance people ? |
| 5 | it on with the music blaring . |
| 6 | I was a bit worried when we were trying it on with the passes . |
| 7 | I wish now I had sent it on with the rest of the clothes but I did n't want to risk crushing it . ’ |
| 8 | Carefully wrap the fondant around the cake , rolling it on with the paper to help you . |
| 9 | ‘ They 're trying it on with the application . |
| 10 | Spitting it on to the floor , he raised the half-empty bottle to his lips and drank down the fiery vodka in great gulps , as if to drown the useless curses which rose in his throat . |
| 11 | He pulled the brassiere from her body and dropped it on to the floor . |
| 12 | He wanted to pick up something from the breakfast table and throw it on to the floor , the plate from which Mr Blakey had eaten his fry , the apricot jam , the tea-pot , the bundle of knives and forks that Kate had collected and put on top of the pile of green cereal bowls . |
| 13 | She shivered suddenly , and her arm caught the folder of photographs , knocking it on to the floor . |
| 14 | Taking the ledger from under his arm , he opened it at the relevant page and slid it on to the desk . |
| 15 | He dropped it on to the desk in front of Scott who picked it up , studying the outlines of Paula Wilson 's face . |
| 16 | Madigan 's Millions was held back from release until American International Pictures decided to take advantage of the success of Midnight Cowboy by foisting it on to the public in 1969 in a double bill with Jon Voight 's early indiscretion , Fearless Frank , also made in 1967 . |
| 17 | Hooking the shirt off over his dripping head , he dropped it on to the pile . |
| 18 | This accusation ( which followed after the submission of Jones ' abstract to the APS on 2 February ) was reported to Jones who in turn passed it on to the DOE funding agent Ryszard Gajewski . |
| 19 | He knocked it on to the fairway , hit his third shot on to the green and then two-putted for par . |
| 20 | Put the carriage on to the rail , bring it near to the needles , lock it on to the rail and start to turn . |
| 21 | If the query is of a complicated or technical nature it is quite acceptable to pass it on to the expert , but is this really necessary for a bar of soap or a DIY fitting ? |
| 22 | Pennethorne made a number of designs for rebuilding Downing Street , and sent his final scheme to the Office of Works on 15th January , 1855 , who passed it on to the Treasury . |
| 23 | Can you eliminate some of the administration — or pass it on to the administrators — thereby releasing your time for more profitable activities ? |
| 24 | ‘ Bring one out , ’ he said , watching as the tall man struggled with it , finally dropping it on to the deck . |
| 25 | An old , it looks like an old style take it on to the Antiques Road Show |
| 26 | Then , with the help of twenty of Blefuscu 's ships and three thousand sailors , I pulled it on to the beach . |
| 27 | He said that he did not think that it was a high priority to ask the Home Secretary to take £40 million out of his budget and put it on to the Secretary of State for Transport 's budget . |
| 28 | With a snort of laughter , she returned to her case and humped it on to the bed . |
| 29 | Shaking the spinnaker out of its bag , he curled it on to the trampoline while checking the cotton lashings that held it rolled . |
| 30 | He passed it on to the others at their dinner time meeting . |