Example sentences of "[vb past] it [modal v] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew that whoever found it could rule the new world . |
| 2 | It is funny , wrote Harsnet ( typed Goldberg ) , how reluctant I was to say anything like that here in the first few days , how instinctively I felt it might endanger the entire project , how everything might collapse around me the moment I said that . |
| 3 | On 4 December ESA announced it would begin the preparatory programme . |
| 4 | There was a ring of thorn trees that we never cut , d'ye see ? for they said 't would annoy the Little People . ’ |
| 5 | Conservation bodies such as English Heritage and the Royal Fine Arts Commission were appalled at the plan and said it would ruin the historic town . |
| 6 | The reason is that Labour said it will retain the present National Insurance contributions ceiling for the self employed at £21,060 whereas employees will suffer an additional 9 p.c. deduction on earnings above that threshold . |