Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may show itself in the formation of groups with a hierarchical power structure , or as an outwardly driving force , such as is found in a hunting group . |
| 2 | It may spend itself before the next one . ’ |
| 3 | The actual damage alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiffs may be an example of a kind or range of potential damage which was foreseeable , and if the act or omission by which the damage was caused is identifiable it may put one on the trail of a possible duty of care of which the act or omission would be a breach . |
| 4 | It should out-point them on the rough stuff , too , for the Range Rover is still king of the wild frontiers . |
| 5 | And if you press end , it should take you to the end of the line |
| 6 | It is not a comprehensive guide to symptoms and services , but it should point you in the right direction and show you where to go for help . |
| 7 | It should put you in the know , not keep you in the dark . |
| 8 | He thought later — ‘ When I could think , ’ he said — that it was as if the soul knew that it must surrender itself into the Lad 's hands , to do with as he wished . |
| 9 | At the end of the nineteen twenties the policy from Moscow , not just to the Chinese Communist Party but actually to communist parties all over the world swings dramatically to the left and Stalin is arguing that there 's , there are going to be revolutionary explosions all over the world the Communist Party must forge its own path , it must put itself at the head of these struggles , it must give a lead to the masses by launching insurrections and so on and so forth . |
| 10 | Nonetheless the characterization of the fabliau writer in the text is a worthwhile subject of study , for an assessment of the tone of the fabliau beyond anything it might tell us of the usual origins of such texts . |
| 11 | It might say something about the Americans that they remain so obsessed with this repellent , perverted killer and his pathetic entourage . |
| 12 | Turn down that side bit and it 'll bring you to the swimming baths . |
| 13 | But it 'll cost something in the region of a hundred pounds to replace a set of tyres . |
| 14 | No , it 'll cost us at the , the buying price was fifty one . |
| 15 | It 'll hit him in the eye |
| 16 | Well it 'll take 'em to the station . |
| 17 | Swindon Town are hoping it 'll put them on the road to Wembley . |
| 18 | She hopes it 'll rid her of the physical and emotional pain . |
| 19 | Equally , it could avail itself of the insights of ‘ systems analysis ’ , a mode of examining the penal system which we explain in Chapter 9 . |
| 20 | She showed no inclination to argue further , but lay back in her chair , smiling at Robert , and I saw that it was not , as I had believed , understanding and acceptance that her smile revealed , not that their marriage was so secure it could sustain itself in the face of any disagreement , but that Lili could afford to be pleasant because she had no scruples . |
| 21 | There was division in UNTCOK whether it could accomplish anything in the circumstances ; some members felt it should report the impossibility of proceeding but others believed that it could make limited progress . |
| 22 | Like the owl , it could lose itself in the forest . |
| 23 | Like if he was hitting something and he accidentally hit his ha his thumb or his finger he used to be in agony for I mean it used to hurt him for the rest of the day . |
| 24 | The Monster continues to scream as if it would blast me from the cosmos . |
| 25 | She had n't guessed it would land her in the thick of a family feud . |
| 26 | The dark hair inherited from her father was streaked with grey now , and when she wept , it would loosen itself from the neat coils in which she pinned it over pads called ‘ rats ’ every morning , as if in sympathy , and strands would creep down over her hands and cheeks . |
| 27 | We still have our two traditional enemies , but now a third looms an enemy in the Labour Party an enemy supporting the now ancient cry of the Tories and the Tory national press , for one man one vote replacing the vote in the trade unions a distancing of the Labour Party from the unions if we let them get away with this , it would mean none of the established political parties represent the interests of ordinary working people the people who I 've always represented , that 's what I think about , just them ! |
| 28 | It would relieve us of the burden of suppressed emotion . |
| 29 | It would remind us of the days of our youth mixing with Greeks and Arabs and Armenians in strange corners of the world . ’ |
| 30 | In London during the Great Plague people chewed on the root , believing that it would protect them from the disease . |