Example sentences of "it and [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the person who caused the nuisance can not be found and it is clear that the nuisance did not arise as the result of the act , default or sufferance of the owner or occupier , the local authority itself may take steps to abate it and prevent a recurrence . |
| 2 | Let's take it and prevent a constructive |
| 3 | Let's take it and prevent a constructive relationship with the T & G developing into an unworkable alliance . |
| 4 | Now surveys show that it is in fact quite common and that as many as 61% of women experience it and suffer a certain amount of discomfort as a result . |
| 5 | The po-faced and the pious may not find that funny , but to hear him tell it and keep a straight face is a considerable feat . |
| 6 | I stopped to dislodge one of them , hoping to carry it and make a camp-fire that evening . |
| 7 | Next she took off one of her two petticoats which had tucks and embroidery round the hem , and this she cut to cover it and make a frill round the edge . |
| 8 | Top Olympic official Dick Pound angered riders throughout the world by declaring : ‘ All the owners want is a horse that wins an Olympic gold , then sell it and make a fortune . ’ |
| 9 | If it 's any good we 'll nick it and make a fortune , and if it ai n't … we 'll call you . |
| 10 | Why not , my wife says , knock a hole through the boys ' bedroom wall , pinch a three foot six strip off it and make a new landing passage and extend the walk-in cupboard , forward to take up the old landing and sideways to build a space out to the main part of the stairs . |
| 11 | I mean , alright , we know you 're handling large lumps of money , but when you think of it , if you , if you , borrowed it at a different rate , you know , same rate as you could do finance , 'cos which I think the government could do it and make a profit at it . |
| 12 | they saw our house Friday , and they rang me up , and I said look , you know , I 've got , I 've got my exams today and I really do n't want to come up unless you see something , if you do , I will come up because they reckon it 's a joint effort , if we 're gon na live together , we 've all got to see it and make a contribution to looking at the house . |
| 13 | If I actually follow you down the street in order to be sure that you do n't throw it away or forget to post it , for instance , then I at one and the same time become certain that you 've posted it and display a lack of faith that you will do so . |
| 14 | Each team was given a topic of chemical interest on the previous evening and allowed to use their own facilities to research it and prepare a presentation . |
| 15 | well cut it through and open it and put a bit in |
| 16 | I think we 've really got to do something about it and hold a proper supervisory and see what 's going to go on this year because it 's , it gets worse . |
| 17 | The traditional story is that Edison sketched out the idea to his mechanic John Kruesi , who built it and bet a box of cigars it would not work . |
| 18 | Towel dry your hair after shampoo it and spray a golf-ball size blob of Mousse onto your hands . |
| 19 | They just had to put up with it and turn a blind eye . |
| 20 | They have a dispute and are not in a hurry to resolve it and lose a perfectly good excuse for not paying . |
| 21 | If you like what you hear , we 'll put it in the yard and advertise it and take a commission on the sale . |
| 22 | When assessing the value of a site it is essential to walk over it and get a feel for the market potential . |
| 23 | so you 've got ta hold it and get a bracket then whether er the ones they 've got in the back and the one in the front there |
| 24 | It is if you if you want to go and see it and get a sort sense of history without a lot of shall we say school school book text type history , but just local history excellent I I I was there well the tour was erm an hour and three quarters and it sort of ran out of light more than ran of talk . |
| 25 | Having laid out the wording , you should then appraise the space left around it and choose a suitable design . |
| 26 | Should I return it and risk a quarrel ? |
| 27 | But here we will make an end of it and leave a sign for all time that it should not be so . ’ |
| 28 | The Scandinavians in general have a much more open view of sex and the problems associated with it and have a less punitive approach than is seen in other countries . |
| 29 | mm , erm , and he wh you know he is thinking well is this , is that the reason erm , so er , I do n't know , you know , er , I , I think perhaps it 's worth looking at , perhaps we can all thing about it and have a look at it at the A G M. |
| 30 | You were supposed to read through it and have a look . |