Example sentences of "it [verb] [pron] [to-vb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certes , Sir , it behoves you to do this , because it is for God 's service , and because I may pardon Rodrigo with a good will . |
| 2 | But in the time it takes me to do this , the incoming train has reached the other end of the station platform . |
| 3 | ( In the time it takes you to read this you could be enjoying it . ) |
| 4 | How long will it take me , he thought , how long will it take me to learn this language ? |
| 5 | ‘ It devastated her to find this last wilderness was marked . |
| 6 | In the time it took you to write this letter you could have stripped the guitar down , sprayed the switch with contact cleaner and fitted new strings — you do change your strings occasionally , I assume ? |
| 7 | It pays you to remember this . ) |
| 8 | ‘ Whatever pleasure it gives you can not match the pleasure it gave me to buy this trinket for you . ’ |
| 9 | It disappoints me to say this about Everton , because you will have read me raving about some of their performances earlier this season . |