Example sentences of "[prep] it [modal v] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mechanics of it would capture the young imagination . |
| 2 | If this was the French invasion then the news of it must reach the allied headquarters quickly . |
| 3 | You will still pay the same amount in tax for the year , but some of it will reach the Inland Revenue earlier . |
| 4 | And , again , though this seems elementary it represents a deep truth , and the background knowledge of it will give the eventual manuscript extra power . |
| 5 | Concrete for paths can be laid directly on to the hardcore , as some of it will fill the open surface , binding the hardcore together . |
| 6 | On the other hand , forcing such a language on men and women not born to it can have the perverse effect of increasing the number of languages . |