Example sentences of "and [vb base] it [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | To go through it sometimes and change it old people like to do that . |
2 | So you might think why do n't I make it easy and make it one square . |
3 | And Nan would be twenty next month and due for a rise , and she was hoping her father would stretch a point and make it ten shillings , for no matter what he said , Nan was a good assistant . |
4 | To include that issue in the forthcoming Student Loans Bill would make the measure hybrid and deny it any prospect of a swift passage through Parliament . |
5 | A wooden doll was made or found to contain her bones ; and round it gold plates and gold wire were set in the ninth century . |
6 | And say it other people . |
7 | Call up the design and place it two rows up from the bottom of the design area , leaving two empty rows of squares along the bottom of the screen . |
8 | The first is to have a count field in each record , and increment it each time the record is accessed . |
9 | And put it that way ! |
10 | Flex your wrist up and down , and rotate it several times in both directions . |
11 | Men can have one dark suit and wear it all day and no one will even notice , but women are expected to have the right clothes for lunch and afternoon tea and working in and then have some stunning outfit for evening . |
12 | " We would not allow a farmer to stick something in a cow and chase it three times around five fields before it died " , Gummer said . |
13 | It is primarily this area of work which has prompted many supporting agencies to identify with WACC and give it financial resources . |
14 | We will restore public control of the National Grid and give it new duties and powers to ensure the long-term security of electricity supplies . |
15 | The sale proceeds will be used to pay off Heywood Williams 's debts and give it net cash of £65 million to fund expansion . |
16 | There is however , as always , a number of devoted and sincere people who believe all the teachings and claims of the associated church , and give it complete support , that is , attend the services and other gatherings , provide funds to the limit of their abilities and endeavour to preserve something of that precious atmosphere which pervades all ancient places of worship . |
17 | Shadows enable light to manifest itself and give it objective reality , just as wisdom can only manifest itself in the face of ignorance . |
18 | " Besides all this Tristan learned to ride nimbly with shield and lance , to spur his mount skilfully on either flank , put it to the gallop with dash , wheel and give it free rein and urge it on with his knees , in strict accordance with the chivalric art . |
19 | Instantly recognisable by its overt blackcurranty flavour , but there 's noticeable tannin to firm it up and give it some structure . |
20 | But I certainly think that with regard to Concept Catering , the merger did not come s , could almost , did n't come soon enough , because we needed to turn Concept Catering , from a school meals organisation into a catering organisation , and give it stronger management and a better lead and a better appreciation of what it means to be customer oriented . |
21 | I shall certainly listen carefully to what is said on that matter and give it full consideration . |
22 | If it disappoints , do n't scrap it at once , but wait for a second year and give it another chance to redeem your hopes and optimism . |
23 | ‘ But after a fortnight Stuart ( Adamson ) rang me up and suggested we get back together again and give it another go , I rang Tony ( Butler ) and we took it from there . ’ |
24 | I mean they put something round the mother 's tummy and they can see the heart beat beating , whereas we , if we wanted to know if the baby was alright and er it was n't getting distressed you 'd just put a , a cloth on the mummy 's tum and put your ear down to it and hear it that way . |
25 | Well might and wait till the second of July and get it all second hand . |
26 | Added to this , many of the firms do not even want to become big ; they started small and like it that way . |
27 | Then into the playroom for a chat with the birds , numerous visits to the corridor to talk to the fish and feed it two grains of fish food at a time . |
28 | And finally , I think that there is a recognition er , from P and R about the community care issue , but it will be important that we obviously debate that in these papers and discuss it this morning . |
29 | It was a means of providing controlled access to the unspoilt beauty of the Park and keep it that way . |
30 | So it 's important that you know about your rainwater disposal system — so that you can either put it in good repair and keep it that way or safely replace an old system with a modern plastic one which will work properly . |