Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] it [vb mod] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly : ( 10 ) I only offered her legal advice will , under one natural interpretation , refer to advice on legal matters ; and it will continue to do so even if in some rare case it is given under circumstances that mean it is offered illegally itself , for example if it makes use of secret information stolen from a government which prohibits unauthorized possession or transmission of secret government information ; on the other hand , as a phrase of English , it can perfectly well bear the other interpretation under which it means advice which is itself legal , in the sense that it is legally given , in which case it may concern any subject under the sun . |
| 2 | In which case it would make more sense to elect proven adulterers instead of discouraging them from public life . |
| 3 | If the regional scheme is successful , it will presumably be extended to other parts of the country , in which case it will do much to increase the viability of the Dip.HE , though , of course , its implications go well beyond it , potentially to embrace the whole field of recurrent education . |
| 4 | But for all the attempted value and variety of their pop it can sound obvious and predictable , just like Gang Of Four sometimes do . |
| 5 | At its peak it will add 90 million people to the world each year , roughly equivalent to the population of Mexico . |
| 6 | Unless careful control is exercised over its introduction it can have unpleasant effects on things like corporate image , house styles and general productivity . |
| 7 | There are proposals for a number of bypasses which are relatively limited , erm throughout the majority of its length it will remain single carriageway . |
| 8 | That in probability the next doubling of the people of England will be in about 600 years to come , or by the year of our Lord 2300 ; at which time it will have eleven millions of people ; but , that the next doubling after that , will not be ( in all probability ) in less than 12 or 1300 years more , or by the year of our Lord 3500 or 3600 ; at which time the kingdom will have 22 millions of souls , or four times its present number , in case the world should last so long , |
| 9 | If the local authority has itself obtained an emergency protection order it must make inquiries to ascertain what action it should take next ( s47(2) ) . |