Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the cold rivers of Scandinavia , where food is in short supply , it may take them as much as six or seven years to reach a length of four inches . |
| 2 | If you want to experiment at home , it 'll cost you far less than in a salon but you should get a friend to help put the rollers in to get perfectly even curls . |
| 3 | I had them all the week I mean a ladder I mean it 'll cost you that much again |
| 4 | And it could cost us too many useless sacrifices . |
| 5 | He had forbidden the two girls to attend the Requiem Mass because he said it would upset them too much . |
| 6 | I was surprised , certainly , but I did n't think it would affect me too much . ’ |
| 7 | I wanted to tell her this was n't quite true , that I had had no choice , but her grey , tired look stopped me : it would hurt her too much , I thought , to feel I had not trusted her with the truth in the beginning . |
| 8 | It would hurt you too much . |
| 9 | The horses have done nothing all winter and it would do them so much good . |
| 10 | It would do us far more honour if you could succeed in obtaining a post under some other great lord . |
| 11 | ‘ It would cost them too much to do a one-off in the normal way and we offered a cheap alternative . |
| 12 | It would surprise me very much if we agreed to a boycott , ’ said one Italian analyst . |
| 13 | You 're very perceptive , because there are things playing on my mind , and yes … it would help me so much if I could talk them over with someone . |
| 14 | The nose should be raised slightly just before starting the roll , but do n't overdo it , since it will lose you too much of that precious forward speed . |
| 15 | My family was very very supportive my mum was very happy that I was doing something for myself later on in my life it will help me very much and my husband was very very good . |