Example sentences of "and [vb base] it at [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Giotto will fly to Halley 's comet in 1986 , and photograph it at close quarters .
2 He was concerned that preachers of the Word should also take it into homes and minister it at closer quarters .
3 You can purchase your first FREEDOM TICKET and renew it at any Post Office in Oxford or at The Broadway , Banbury Road or Mill Street offices in Kidlington itself .
4 And even if you 're parking it in your driveway or close to your home , lock and secure it at all times .
5 But one can not just say that the tau neutrino is heavy and leave it at that .
6 ‘ Is n't it enough to look at the work I 've produced and leave it at that ? ’
7 Some guy might walk past and say , ‘ Hey , you look nice today ’ , and leave it at that .
8 If you are not sure of the answers , say so , and leave it at that .
9 Some find it simpler to say that Jesus was human and leave it at that .
10 Unlike Sam , or even me for that matter , he could admire a girl from afar , and leave it at that .
11 You could take their word for it and leave it at that .
12 Do n't just look at it and think to yourself ‘ That 's a jug ’ and leave it at that .
13 I 'd rather not talk to the guests much beforehand simply because I find it works better just to say hello , and thanks for coming , and leave it at that .
14 Anyway , Michael said that if he had one he 'd settle for peeling off the Carlsson stickers and the other red flashes down the sides and leave it at that .
15 and leave it at that .
16 When you 're a child they say , ‘ You know you should n't do that ’ , and they give you a bloody good rollicking and leave it at that — they try to terrify you .
17 Let's just say it seems a bit questionable and leave it at that . ’
18 Call me old-fashioned , but I think a lot of American actors just do a sort of swagger and leave it at that .
19 Did he write col basso in the score and leave it at that ?
20 But we can simply say ‘ hello ’ , and leave it at that . ’
21 ‘ I do n't want to pry into your affairs , but you did ring me and you ca n't just say you 're going away and leave it at that . ’
22 This suggestion , that stylistics should characterize comparatively the language or style of texts and leave it at that , would seem to constitute a sort of minimal claim for the relevance of linguistics to the study of literature .
23 Well , well that 's what I said , but she says can I not just alter it and leave it at that ?
24 Buy a bottle at five to two and leave it at two o'clock .
25 You can then pull the headboard out and rest it at any angle on the mattress for reading , watching TV or enjoying breakfast in comfort .
26 For the product to be viable this line must have a steeper slope than the total cost line and intersect it at some point .
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