Example sentences of "it [modal v] [vb infin] the whole [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Outings can be for just one or two residents to go somewhere they want to , or it may involve the whole staff and all the residents . |
2 | By the process of displacement one idea may surrender to another the whole volume of its cathexis ; by that of condensation it may appropriate the whole cathexis of several other ideas . |
3 | ‘ It might change the whole line of my thought . ’ |
4 | Steve shrugged as if it might usher the whole evening away if he was lucky . |
5 | Just as dangerous , probably , but at least it might get the whole affair over with and , to some extent , I would be in charge of my own destiny . |
6 | Now in October of this year this is the biggest piece of legislative change in child care law for a generation and it 'll shift the whole emphasis of child care services , not just children in care , but support to families in all sorts of situations , from an old out of date system to one very much where the emphasis is on the County Council erm supporting families and their children . |
7 | and it 'll throw the whole thing . |
8 | It could blow the whole thing . |
9 | Some commentators have expressed concern over the nature of this defence , fearing that , if it is construed broadly , it could endanger the whole efficacy of the Act . |
10 | It moved two things which put it into operation , you know and er I could turn the knob and it 'd get the whole thing going , it 'd get you inside , it 'd register that it 'd been , when you shut the door , as soon as you shut , in the toilets , as soon as you shut the door the penny dropped down , see what I mean . |
11 | It would make the whole exercise entirely pointless , but she did n't care . |
12 | Because if if people took advantage of the of these facilities it would make the whole business an awful lot cheaper for them . |
13 | There was no doubt that if it did spread to the nearest stack it would set the whole hayfield alight in a very short time . |
14 | If such a total were set down , it would blow the whole review out of the water . |
15 | One objection to the BBC 's plan is that it would occupy the whole band from 88 to 108 MHz , leaving no room for new developments such as ‘ community radio ’ . |
16 | It would boost the whole team psychologically . |
17 | If all this can happen to a person who 's lost a job , you can see how it can affect the whole family . |
18 | This is the initial action , the first step , and , for the writer , it can determine the whole nature of the response that will be made because it imposes , almost unconsciously , a straightjacket on the thought , development and structure that will thereafter be pursued . " |
19 | The thing to watch out for is getting them twisted because as the male member bangs away and does n't get in very far , it can push the whole thing inside and slip around the sides . |