Example sentences of "it [vb infin] [prep] the " 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 | Of course , the question you 're asking is , how does it compare to the recently rereleased International 3D Tennis ? |
| 6 | Did it compare to the , the film ? |
| 7 | How does it compare with the country as a whole ? |
| 8 | It is not a serious one for the discipline , nor even in human terms does it compare with the undesirable side-effects of technological innovations in practical life and scientific research . |
| 9 | Did it arise through the actions of private bankers or a central issuing body established by the government ( or a former colonial power ) ? |
| 10 | ‘ For if art is freedom of the spirit , how can it exist within the oppressors ? ’ |
| 11 | What light does it throw on the extent of public information about parties and programmes , and on the nature of public support for parties ? |
| 12 | We ca n't just let it disintegrate into the dust . ’ |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | ‘ Let it graze on the lawn if you like . |
| 15 | How does it relate to the theatre score and the printed version ? |
| 16 | I watched it disappear down the road . |
| 17 | The longer she gazed down , through the tendril of tobacco smoke , the more the meeting merged into the older , stronger established patterns and colours of the valley floor until , eyes half-closed , she saw it disappear into the ancient landscape … |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She has just taken office as president of the British Computer Society , and needs to make it jump from the seventies , where some believe it is still stuck , into the nineties . |
| 20 | ‘ Will it attack like the rest ? ’ |
| 21 | I let it hang in the air , like a question . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Then he unpinned the length of chiffon and let it fall to the floor . |
| 25 | He turned her to face him , then untied the silk from her eyes , letting it fall to the ground . |
| 26 | She watched as if dreaming as he untied his kilt , all he was wearing , and let it fall to the warm ground beneath them . |
| 27 | In a business where fees are usually paid on a success only , rather than an hourly , basis , this may come a bit hard to people who have worked hard for two or three months on a deal only to see it fall at the last hurdle . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | He lifted her arm again and then let it fall onto the sheet . |
| 30 | Roy shrugged off his own coat while still sitting , letting it fall over the back of his chair . |