Example sentences of "[modal v] it [verb] [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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1 | If those paper debts were wiped out in the computer that prints your monthly statement , would it make any difference in real terms to anyone else ? |
2 | Would it inhibit local authorities in their local plans |
3 | If so , ought it to use that weapon in all cases or only in some ; and if only in some , on what principle should it distinguish ? |
4 | If the chick is going to do this to remember everything that goes on during its lifetime , how will it find enough room in its little brain for all that synaptic machinery ? |
5 | The questions which our proposal can usefully address are : ( i ) Will it lead to any discriminating predictions about observable data which differ from what would be expected under the assumption that postnominals are simply normal attributive adjectives ? ( ii ) How might our claim relate to the characteristics of postnominal attributives discussed in Sections 3.5 to 3.7 ? ( iii ) Can it cast any light in particular on the fact that only a subset of adjectives can occur as postnominal attributives ? |