Example sentences of "it [vb infin] [prep] the [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | How does it compare with the country as a whole ? |
| 6 | Did it arise through the actions of private bankers or a central issuing body established by the government ( or a former colonial power ) ? |
| 7 | ‘ For if art is freedom of the spirit , how can it exist within the oppressors ? ’ |
| 8 | What light does it throw on the extent of public information about parties and programmes , and on the nature of public support for parties ? |
| 9 | We ca n't just let it disintegrate into the dust . ’ |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | ‘ Let it graze on the lawn if you like . |
| 12 | How does it relate to the theatre score and the printed version ? |
| 13 | I watched it disappear down the road . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ Will it attack like the rest ? ’ |
| 16 | I let it hang in the air , like a question . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Then he unpinned the length of chiffon and let it fall to the floor . |
| 20 | He turned her to face him , then untied the silk from her eyes , letting it fall to the ground . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | He lifted her arm again and then let it fall onto the sheet . |
| 23 | Roy shrugged off his own coat while still sitting , letting it fall over the back of his chair . |
| 24 | He lit a book match and let it fall among the tangle . |
| 25 | If it does not , as seems to be the case , can it fall within the advertising authority 's requirement for truthfulness ? |
| 26 | Perhaps she could let it lodge in the frame of her chair , leaving her free to dance . |
| 27 | I came down when my husband was working on the factory site then as I say , prior to us coming to live here this was had n't been even built so we 've seen it grow from the floor to what it is today , you know ? |
| 28 | I have seen it grow from the seed , until now it dominates his thinking . |
| 29 | What does it matter about the country , the seat is what 's important |
| 30 | The rate of change makes it shudder on the branches of the trees where it stands to attention in its sterile , tightly packed commercial rows . |