Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its usefulness overstated , its flexibility limited , it may even increase teacher workload , despite claims to the contrary . |
| 2 | After hearing so much about objects and Oracle Version 8.0 — object prototyping work has been going on at the firm since 1988 — at the moment it does n't look as though Oracle will create a separate object-oriented database product , although Oracle 's object guru , David Beech , believes it may eventually make marketing sense to do so . |
| 3 | In a decade 's time , it may well show rock videos — and perhaps ‘ Miss Saigon ’ . |
| 4 | But this time lag , combined with dilution by water already in the aquifer , means that if a pollutant enters the ground , it may not affect water supplies for many years . |
| 5 | Unfortunately it may conceivably cause liver disease if taken over a long period , and this is to be tested by administering it to pigs . |
| 6 | It should also prevent bone damage . |
| 7 | Gene transduction with these agents is essentially restricted to dividing cells , but although this could limit applications for other genetic disorders , it should not restrict gene therapy for cancer , where the target population of malignant cells is expanding . |
| 8 | it must not jeopardise money advisers ' independence |
| 9 | It could also carry pollution monitors , crop sprayers or telecommunications equipment . |
| 10 | This service is intended for people who are hard of hearing but it could also help language learners follow the programme . ) |
| 11 | Mr Michael Grade , the channel 's chief executive , yesterday called on the Government to explain why it could not trust ITC appointments . |
| 12 | Stress will certainly affect the levels of a number of hormones circulating in the bloodstream and it could well alter brain metabolism . |
| 13 | It is assumed that the UK group satisfies the small group criteria in s 249 and since it is not an ineligible group for the purposes of s 248 , it need not prepare group accounts . |
| 14 | 10.7.7 Each Party , in exercising its rights under Clauses 10.7.2 to 10.7.6 shall be entitled to employ an agent or contractor , provided that 10.7.7.1 it shall not supply computer programs in source code form to such an agent or contractor without the prior written consent of the Party or Parties who have generated or supplied such programs or parts thereof , and |
| 15 | It would effectively grant car makers such as Ford , BMW and Rover a monopoly in such after-sales parts , although the plans do not apply to mechanical products such as gearboxes and engine parts . |
| 16 | If endorsed by the cabinet and the ANC 's national executive committee , and in due course by a multi-party conference , it would effectively postpone majority rule until the year 2000 . |
| 17 | Alternatively , the employer may have chosen not to exploit the invention at all since it would effectively reduce customer demand for an established and more expensive substitute already produced as part of his current range of activities . |
| 18 | It would also increase rent revenue as tenants would be better off and more satisfied , and could also increase the authority 's chances of winning more money from the Government . |
| 19 | It would also reduce sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions , which cause acid rain , by 42,000 tonnes . |
| 20 | The council refused the swap scheme , saying it would not alter village boundaries . |
| 21 | It would not affect trade union activity and public associations . |
| 22 | Nestle Foods Corporation said it would not buy Salvadoran coffee for 30 days in response to a consumer group campaign against the war in El Salvador . |
| 23 | The agreement was due to be formalized in October , but was placed in doubt when private creditor banks objected to the government 's announcement that it would not resume interest payments to them until a comprehensive set of new debt rescheduling agreements had been reached . |
| 24 | It would thus provide crime prevention officers with a basis to put forward an effective crime prevention strategy to protect those most at risk . |
| 25 | Once the Government had approved the NVQ it would only offer NVQ training assistance . |
| 26 | The sums involved made it difficult to prevent the inflows from boosting the money supply by selling bonds , and in any case , if this were attempted it would only prevent interest rates from falling and keep the currency attractive to those anxious to get out of dollars . |
| 27 | It will effectively clean paint roller sleeves , hammer in or extract mails or tacks , remove grout , putty , etc , and it can also be used as a filling knife , and as an emergency screwdriver . |
| 28 | It will also construct computer simulations of skill to help solve the design problems . |
| 29 | It will also give Sun users more access to PC systems using Adobe , and full WYSIWYG correspondence between display and output through Display Postscript . |
| 30 | Firstly , although the transfer of social security funds will allow more needs driven services , it will also cash limit expenditure . |