Example sentences of "[modal v] it [adv] [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | More importantly , the city has long been a centre of manufacturing excellence ; why then should it still arouse such hostility ; is there something deeper to the disapproval of Birmingham than the quality of its goods . |
2 | If nature has discovered the ‘ best way ’ of producing a sequence of changes that will result in an adult member of Homo sapiens , might it not recapitulate this sequence in the womb ? |
3 | Would it not make administrative sense if at least part of this site could be reserved specifically for the British Library so that in any future extension , these units could be incorporated ? |
4 | Given the success in getting the Israelis and Palestinians round the table , would it not make more sense for the Government to right that wrong and ensure that , during our presidency from July onwards , we talk directly to the PLO ? |
5 | Would it not make more sense to have a moratorium on pit closures in the interests of jobs , the balance of payments and European energy conservation ? |
6 | Just as international opinion has rejected this strategy as short-sighted and unacceptable , so will it also take this view , we are sure , in relation to coastal super quarries . |
7 | Just as international opinion has rejected this strategy as short-sighted and unacceptable , so will it also take this view , we are sure , in relation to coastal super quarries . |
8 | But will it necessarily bring political salvation ? |
9 | It does not call for explicit statements of the objectives of expenditure in a way that would enable a Minister 's plans to be tested against general government strategy : nor can it regularly embody detailed analysis of existing programmes and of major policy options on them . |