Example sentences of "to it in [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 William I of Normandy took over a new country and , to unite it and to bring peace and prosperity to it in accordance with his ideas , he had to show strength .
2 One indication of current priorities is that Making Belfast Work has less money committed to it in total over four years than is spent on prisons in a single year .
3 They propose a more comprehensive assessment of LFA handicaps on a farm by farm basis with HLCAs linked to it in order to create a more favourable climate for conservation .
4 Until the IOC , BOC or Sports Council and the pharmaceutical industry get together to clearly mark products the competitor will need to refer to it in order to be more skilful than his GP or pharmacist .
5 ‘ No , ’ he waved a sheaf of papers in the air , ‘ I 'd better go and see to it in person . ’
6 Since this is the direct ancestor of modern handwriting , and is usually much superior to it in clarity , there should be no further difficulties .
7 The floor was sandy , and Paige sank on to it in relief .
8 In contrast to the pervading mood of fear and uncertainty of last year , the atmosphere from 17 to 22 June this year was one of resignation : the crisis is upon us ; there 's no end to it in sight , but we still have to be here .
9 No journal comparable to it in scope and direction has appeared since .
10 It is perhaps not so surprising that the penis becomes so wilfully difficult in later life when you consider the punishment that is doles out to it in adolescence .
11 This potential for improving the quality of teaching and learning that underlies LMS probably accounts for the fact that few educationalists are opposed to it in principle .
12 You know they 're , they 're opposed to it in principle erm so they do n't have an income tax , they do n't have a sales tax either er I 'm not quite sure how they finance public services in New Hampshire , it 's a mystery to me .
13 Throughout the year , the Agency effectively and successfully committed the resources available to it in support of training .
14 After the Council had moved on from chapter II , Cardinal Ottaviani , without protest from any of those presiding , returned to it in defiance of the rules .
15 Traditionally people — some people — have retreated to it in search of spiritual solace .
16 It preceded the building of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 185 1 , and served as an inspiration , if not a model , for it , but is actually superior to it in design .
17 Thus , although the geodesic with approaches the ‘ fold singularity ’ apparently at a finite distance from the curvature singularity in region IV , an arbitrarily close geodesic that is initially parallel to it in region II diverges from it and crosses into region IV before it reaches the hypersurface .
18 Union Discount could not establish the existence of a duty of care owed to it in relation to the audit .
19 However , the issue of the relationship between classical deterrence and interactionist ‘ labelling ’ clearly needs further attention , and I will be returning to it in Chapter 8 .
20 Delaney hesitated , but Nell , used to it in hospital laboratories , pushed on through .
21 If you prefer one day 's menu to another , make a note of this and return to it in place of one that does n't take your fancy .
22 And in the year 1037 Ferdinand slew Bermudo the King of Leon in battle , who was his wife 's brother , and conquered his kingdom , and succeeded to it in right of his wife Doña Sancha .
23 Penry glared down at her , trying to yank his hand away , but Leonora hung on to it in desperation .
24 We 'll never get you on to it in time .
25 I do not wish to oppose the previous order , although it is debatable — merely to refer to it in passing , to say that I hope that , when the Select Committee on Health takes evidence on the national health service trusts , no witnesses will be intimidated by threats of disciplinary action intended to prevent them from giving evidence .
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