Example sentences of "[vb base] it [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now doctors say it 'll bring severe health risks … most seriously for asthma sufferers . |
| 2 | Nationalist sympathisers such as Robin Angus of stockbroker County NatWest WoodMac , say it could bring new opportunities through the creation of a more flexible tax structure . |
| 3 | The emergency services say it could cut vital minutes from the time it takes to respond to a call . |
| 4 | They say it will delay global warming due to the greenhouse effect for several years . |
| 5 | Rechem welcomed the report , saying that " we hope it will reassure local people " . |
| 6 | The authorities also believe if these mercy missions continue it could present long term problems . |
| 7 | County councillors , however , claim it would reduce parental choice by restricting the number of 11-year-old pupils at Hummersknott . |
| 8 | Supporters claim it could have social benefit |
| 9 | They live with a constant dread of the telephone ringing because they fear it will bring bad news . |
| 10 | Critics fear it will spark damaging competition between schools . |
| 11 | In the West , we women usually give over the responsibility of cutting the umbilical cord to the midwife or doctor , and I think it would require considerable courage and will to do this ourselves . |
| 12 | I think it 'll have drastic effects on the life of Oxford and the quality of life for the people that live in it . |
| 13 | erm I sometimes feel erm that erm in fact = it would be a good idea when I see people doing things which I regard as immediately dangerous , but I think it might make considerable difficulties for the relationship between the police and the motoring public which erm are already at times very strained , and I 'm not sure , for some of the reasons erm that Norbert has suggested , that it 's erm necessarily a very erm happy system . |
| 14 | Make sure that management is fully aware of your version of events and of any points to which you think it should pay special attention . |
| 15 | I think it will affect working women , or in fact anybody working , both directly and indirectly , and in fact the whole public indirectly , in that that sort of facility , to be able to shop , as it were , at home , will be extremely convenient and so will a facility that reminds you when things are due — a sort of , you know , household secretary really that can keep a check . |