Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [adv] [vb infin] it to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even more secret , so secret that I could scarcely even admit it to myself , was my sense of inadequacy . |
| 2 | You might say you could measure its position to ten decimal places , but you could always then measure it to eleven and predict a completely different result ; all the difference between a whirlwind which knocked down someone 's house and a single molecule of oxygen disappearing up their nose . |
| 3 | They 'd probably still give it to you . ’ |
| 4 | For instance , Wordsworth 's famous poem ‘ My heart leaps up ’ is in 6/8 metre , and one could quite easily fit it to the 6/8 tune of ‘ Jack and Jill ’ : Of course , the result is horrific . |
| 5 | ‘ I can understand your reluctance to talk about what 's happened but you ca n't just push it to one side . |
| 6 | I ca n't actually give it to you because it will amuse suspicion from the guard . |
| 7 | Er well I ca n't really sing it to you , cos it 's on tape at the moment . |
| 8 | No chair , I would very much like it to be looked at in great detail by the budget review committee , actually , you 'll see in the report that many of these problems were identified as areas of concern by the district auditor prior to the signing of the contract , and he was given , it seems , various assurances which may or may not have been met , and I would like to go into much more detail than would be possible with this committee . |
| 9 | At least certain of the theories of probability , notably the frequency theory , can not possibly allow it to be meaningful to speak of the probability of single events , and hence can not be used in analysis of particular causal beliefs , those which are most common . |