Example sentences of "[vb infin] the whole thing [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So more programme analysis and discussion and less argument and assertion , I think , would make the whole thing less fraught on the one side . |
| 2 | I think that would make the whole thing too bureaucratic . |
| 3 | In fact ‘ Kubla ’ was the name of their drinking- can , and the pun may strike some people as near-sacrilege ; others may consider the whole thing quite trivial . |
| 4 | I hoped that would clear the whole thing up , so it was unbelievable when the cab driver picked me out . ’ |
| 5 | She could see the whole thing now , crystal-clear . |
| 6 | You can keep the whole thing very neat by using 5 cm ( 2 in ) wide cardboard strips cut to the height of the walls . |
| 7 | Any sort of jealousy would crack the whole thing apart . |
| 8 | ‘ Let's say that he should have come to me first , ’ George said in a heavy , measured tone , ‘ and let me sort the whole thing out . |
| 9 | And then backspace , I think , I 'm no I 'm not positive on that so do n't take my word for it , you 'll probably mess the whole thing up ! |
| 10 | but we had one with eight so we 'd have we 'd have the whole thing there twice . |
| 11 | She is in the grip of infatuation and … the odds are that it will lead precisely nowhere ; that they — and more probably he — will call the whole thing off . |
| 12 | Let's call the whole thing off ! |
| 13 | He 'll take the whole thing apart ! |
| 14 | She could n't say to him , if once I let you in you 'll take the whole thing over — and me as well . |
| 15 | And from here it was but a step to suggesting that women did not take the whole thing seriously as a profession . |
| 16 | Of course , you can hand the whole thing over to a direct mail house but there may still be additional and expensive packaging to design and pay for . |
| 17 | Not only could he die , but you could inherit and hand the whole thing over to Jamie , which will ultimately make you heiress to nothing but tragedy , bankruptcy and disaster ! ’ |
| 18 | You can aim the whole thing directly at your viewing audience . |
| 19 | As far as Henry was concerned they could fill the whole thing in with concrete . |
| 20 | Might as well get the whole thing over with as fast as possible . |
| 21 | Bob said he 'd have a chairman , yes , to er , pull the whole thing together . |
| 22 | erm Chairman chairpeople you need one or two chairmen chairmen so you can actually pull the whole thing together and keep the group together . |
| 23 | Let's start the whole thing again . |
| 24 | We 'd better talk the whole thing over . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Now a' we need , ’ the cop said , he smiled at Phillis , ‘ tae wrap the whole thing up is for ye tae pick him out . ’ |
| 26 | If you do , on , if you 're in a negative cycle , and you do start getting positive reactions , if you 're lucky and recognise that , can they not turn the whole thing around ? |
| 27 | The thing to watch out for is getting them twisted because as the male member bangs away and does n't get in very far , it can push the whole thing inside and slip around the sides . |