If it had not been for Maya's quick thinking, the small fire in the kitchen would have spread to the whole house.

In the end, he tends to get the worst of it when disputes arise, always taking the brunt of the blame.

Given his sudden resignation after the investigation, it is no accident that many suspect he was involved in the cover-up.

The view from the top of the hill is stunning, isn't it?

On our beach vacation, we decided to let it all hang out and forget about work for a week.

After debating for weeks, she had gone for it and submitted her novel to the publisher.

The chef promised to do it up brown when presenting the signature dish for the critics.

The term 'weather it' refers to the dummy pronoun used in sentences like 'It is raining'.

Linguists often analyze the preparatory it that introduces delayed subjects.

In her syntax paper she analyzed how the anticipatory it allows sentences to postpone the real subject until later clauses.