Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [pron] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | " The very thought of it chills me to the bone . " |
| 2 | It points me to the verse numbered twenty-one , and the line is : ‘ And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death . ’ ’ |
| 3 | I never use plonk — it contributes nothing to the recipe and can ruin a dish . |
| 4 | It alerts one to the importance of contextual factors such as those relating to the institution 's regulations , resources and ethos . |
| 5 | Moreover , it alerts us to the fact that short-sighted tactics may thwart the overall strategy . |
| 6 | It owes everything to the puppets but the tongue is firmly in the cheek for this production of Thunderbirds … |
| 7 | ( 3 ) Where the creditor leaves it to the debtor to obtain the signature of a third party surety on documents of guarantee or on documents charging the surety 's principal or important asset , it exposes itself to the possibility of being restrained under applicable equitable doctrines . |
| 8 | If it does catch it , it knocks it to the ground and then grabs its throat in its strong jaws , killing it by suffocation . |
| 9 | If reliability is defined in terms of the production of truth , it adds nothing to the first condition once we restrict our attention to the particular case . |
| 10 | If it is defined in terms of justification , it adds nothing to the third . |
| 11 | Reg. v. Grant and Hewitt , 12 J.L.R. 585 , although it adds nothing to the established principles , is an example of inconsistent previous statements wrongly withheld by the Crown at the trial but properly , if belatedly , disclosed on appeal , so that a conviction depending on evidence of identification was quashed for want of a fair trial . |
| 12 | I think we might need to look at that one very carefully to see whether it adds anything to the er criteria . |
| 13 | And what 's the point of a journey that seems very pleasant if it gets you to the wrong place ! |
| 14 | It takes them to the limits of physical endurance , then asks for more . |
| 15 | It takes one to the high , isolated polar desert at the height of the summer season . |
| 16 | It presents itself to the citizen in many different guises : the payment of VAT on a chocolate bar , a rule against parking on a yellow line , a maternity allowance . |
| 17 | And it means nothing to the layman , two Greek words meaning ‘ grey ’ and ‘ marrow ’ , so we 've given it an easier name , infantile paralysis , which at least is English . ’ |
| 18 | This is a good activity for small group project work as it lends itself to the pooling of information and sharing different elements of the task . |
| 19 | If it sells it to the Third World , it destroys local economies . |
| 20 | It 's like just ticking them off , and surprisingly all this knowledge will build up inside you until eventually you know what you 're talking about and once you know what you 're talking about it breeds confidence , and once you 're confident , it transmits itself to the people you 're talking to , and they like it , because you know what you 're talking about , and that leads to sales . |
| 21 | One of the characteristics of judicial review is that the supervising court does not substitute its decision for that of the public authority ; rather it leaves it to the body to make good its illegal behaviour by making a fresh decision which complies with the requirements of the law . |