Example sentences of "it [to-vb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I was dying to open it to see what noise it made but
2 We must examine it to see what sense it can yield us in the case of those who , as it happens , are not men in the first place , and in what way , once this is done , it will have changed its meaning for those who , by no special fault or merit of their own , actually are so .
3 yeah , well she bought some trainers for her little girl and she does n't want to show her , she did n't know what size to get so she took of it to see what size it was , and I said well Natalie 's a thirteen , that 'll be a thirteen if it fits her .
4 When listed buildings are subject to major refurbishment , especially in historic towns , it is important that the local planning officer and the local civic society are aware of the interior and have examined it to see what features may be worth retaining .
5 In a world noisy with the organs of mass communication and riddled with propaganda , modern man is hard put to it to preserve his status as an individual .
6 A phenomenon which can occur on a high speed reach when air bubbles work their way down the skeg and cause it to lose its grip in the water .
7 A national " mass of reconciliation " was proposed for Aug. 15 by the " revolutionary Peronism " faction of the ruling Justicialist Party , including the remnants of the Montoneros , who called for reconciliation with the armed forces and an amnesty for their imprisoned leader Mario Firmenich [ see p. 35561 ] ; this mass was to have been attended both by former Montonero guerrillas and by military officers from the dirty war , but was cancelled by the Church when it became clear that certain officers were using it to support their demand for an amnesty .
8 Although the " invasion " was rapidly repressed by the Army , it suited Franco 's purposes perfectly , for he was able to use it to support his theory that communism was an ever-present threat .
9 This aid is made possible by donations , legacies and fund-raising activities and the Society is grateful for all such financial aid to enable it to continue its work .
10 On Nov. 7 the Joint European Torus ( JET ) , based near Oxford in the UK ( see p. 36052 ) , had issued an appeal for an additional 400,000,000 ECU over the period to 1996 , to enable it to continue its research into nuclear fusion .
11 I do not know if Alex used it to court his Mary — he must have used something — ‘ The joke was unconscious but crowing laughter came from the young men beside the whisky jar .
12 But they did not maintain an image ; or at least , not until an outsider pressed them , assembled one from what he thought were the parts , tried it out on them and modified it to accommodate their comments and additional information .
13 You can either reproduce it in its entirety ; adapt and expand it to accommodate your impulse purchases ; or simply extract from it , to put into other planting schemes , the plants that take your fancy .
14 It has not yet reached that target and I urge it to re-examine its spending allocations to make sure that it does .
15 Nor do they hesitate to make use of it to promote their offspring , generally referred to as the zolotyie dietki — or golden youth .
16 We shall use it to promote our vision of an outward looking Community based on free enterprise .
17 When I told him that one of the most important was esparto grass , his grave face lit up , because Faber 's , it appeared , purchased consignments of it to meet their paper needs .
18 As Christians we recognise that there is a great deal of hope in the behaviour category , because if our behaviour is less than God demands , we know that he will give the strength to change it to meet his demands .
19 The newsletter rates HP the leading Unix vendor last year and expects it to consolidate its position this year with at least the 40% revenue increase it got last year on an 80% increase in shipped units .
20 The favour shown it by the Mongols had enabled it to consolidate its position across Russia long before the Muscovite State managed to do so .
21 Other countries use it to increase their exports .
22 An MEP has made the point that the Parliament has simply not put down enough roots for it to be realistic to expect it to increase its powers .
23 It is assumed that it will find on the market , readily available , the correct quantity and quality of means of production and labour-power necessary for it to restart its production cycle .
24 As an afterthought she routed in it to find her cigarettes and lighter leaving it sloppily open .
25 The thin material parted under his fingers and he pushed his hand beneath it to find his palm brushing her naked breast .
26 The old Chinese army used it to train their generals in strategy .
27 If schools feel that the National Curriculum does not get to the heart of the matter , that it is a relatively superficial means to more important ends and has important omissions , then is it not up to the schools to work through the National Curriculum or add to it to secure their goals ?
28 Despite obvious Iranian links with our captors , Britain appeared determined only to exploit the better relationship with Iran for British companies seeking contracts there , rather than using it to secure our release .
29 Lord Dundas was fully aware of Glassford 's importance to his political interest in Clackmannan , and had taken steps to try to oblige him in a matter relating to his West Indian business interests , but Glassford was also conscious of his position in the political sphere , and fully intended to use it to secure his brother-in-law 's reinstatement .
30 In order to allow that spiritual dimension to breathe , in order to allow it to work its healing , transformative way , we have no option but to operate in the world as it is , and to operate as gradualists .
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