Example sentences of "it [vb infin] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a moment she heard the engine of the Mercedes , and she heard it zoom down the hill with a squeal of tyres . |
| 2 | ‘ And how long did it stay behind the wall ? ’ |
| 3 | That 's what makes it think to the name do n't he ? |
| 4 | She is thinking of her new novel ( ‘ Letting it germinate for a period ’ ) and seems very busy and hungry . |
| 5 | Images of food drew it onwards to the tall , detached house at the end of the street ; thoughts of petting and cuddling from its playful , pleasant owners made it scamper through the shadows . |
| 6 | How does it compare with the country as a whole ? |
| 7 | Did it arise through the actions of private bankers or a central issuing body established by the government ( or a former colonial power ) ? |
| 8 | ‘ For if art is freedom of the spirit , how can it exist within the oppressors ? ’ |
| 9 | Spread out the seaweed into the shape in which it is to be pressed while still in the water , then slowly lift it out of the basin , keeping it flat , let it drip for a while and then place it on a waterproof surface . |
| 10 | What light does it throw on the extent of public information about parties and programmes , and on the nature of public support for parties ? |
| 11 | We ca n't just let it disintegrate into the dust . ’ |
| 12 | And what difference will it make to a government which has made more U-turns than a snake ? ’ |
| 13 | When Gary Mackay scored that legendary goal for Scotland against Bulgaria , how big of an inroad did it make into the Republic 's capital of Jammy Breaks ? |
| 14 | ‘ Let it graze on the lawn if you like . |
| 15 | How does it relate to the theatre score and the printed version ? |
| 16 | I watched it disappear down the road . |
| 17 | By the light of the second lamp , he saw it disappear through a hole in one of the great pictures on the wall . |
| 18 | America gives Israel more than $2 billion a year to help it survive in a region where all its Arab neighbours , bar only Egypt , reject it . |
| 19 | Nor will it concentrate on the panoply of improbabilities — orbiting battle stations , particle-beam weapons , deadly X-ray beams — beloved of star warriors in days gone by . |
| 20 | She felt it swell like a balloon inflated by a pressure pump . |
| 21 | ‘ Will it attack like the rest ? ’ |
| 22 | I let it hang in the air , like a question . |
| 23 | Terror gripped her so completely that she was incapable of opening it and let it fall to the floor where — she very nearly followed it in a faint . |
| 24 | Behind the scenes Paula slipped out of one outfit , letting it fall to the floor , and reached for the next , hanging in the correct order on her clothes rail . |
| 25 | Then he unpinned the length of chiffon and let it fall to the floor . |
| 26 | He turned her to face him , then untied the silk from her eyes , letting it fall to the ground . |
| 27 | She nodded and sipped : he leaned his head forward and she brought the glass to his mouth : he finished it and she let it fall on a bush of discarded clothing as he swooped down with his hand , lifted her dress clear over her waist and then , as she struggled to help him , tugged it over her head . |
| 28 | Even in defeat Germany was too valuable — strategically and economically — for either East or West to let it fall into the hands of the other . |
| 29 | He lifted her arm again and then let it fall onto the sheet . |
| 30 | Roy shrugged off his own coat while still sitting , letting it fall over the back of his chair . |