Example sentences of "[subord] it [modal v] [verb] more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A plea to downgrade Darlington so it could attract more Government aid is to go ahead despite an earlier warning that it could backfire . |
| 2 | In its heyday , the company had filled its own site with slag and so had built a bridge over the road and railway so it could shunt more slag into the neighbouring field . |
| 3 | ‘ I think the fans would welcome that because it would mean more weekend games . |
| 4 | But why do n't you allow them to run a similar course there because it would mean more student members |
| 5 | Therefore when food is in short supply , a ruminant can last longer than a non-ruminant because it can extract more energy out of the same food . |
| 6 | Any concentration of radioactivity in adjacent sediments reduces the amount of radioactivity entering the sea since it will allow more time for the radioactivity to decay . |
| 7 | Has the Minister considered whether it would make more sense if young men and women from working-class families who leave school at 16 or 17 and are thrown into slave labour schemes where they earn a little over £20 a week , but who want to stay on at school , could stay on and be paid a sum equivalent to what they would get on training schemes ? |
| 8 | If you are short of space , try using a round table as it will seat more people than a square or rectangular table of the same surface area . |
| 9 | Aircrew were looking forward to full use of the C-47TP as it will have more room within its stretched fuselage for more equipment and have an 11 hour endurance . |