Example sentences of "it [modal v] [adv] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | The stent covered the entire stricture in each case and , as only the distal intrapancreatic portion of the CBD was stented with this unremovable material , it should not interfere with a possible future hepaticojejunostomy or choledocoduodenostomy . |
| 32 | Whether or not Ruddock was suffering from any residual Tyson damage , it should not detract from a Lewis performance that was an awesome demonstration of boxing technique , punching power and admirable concentration . |
| 33 | It is no surprise to discover its presence , since it must surely belong to a very early stage in the mental development of the human species ; indeed insofar as it represents one aspect of the principle of treating like as like , it can be seen as common perceptual property for all sentient organisms . |
| 34 | The combination of Germany 's loose asylum laws with 80 million Turks as citizens of the Union need not lead to a rigid common policy on immigration and residence ; it might instead lead to a flexible approach to these issues , allowing Member States to adopt policies in accordance with their own national needs . |
| 35 | It might n't seem like a happy arrangement but after so many years it 's become one . |
| 36 | It was seen as an unveiled hint of royal displeasure at Scots separatists ( the elaborate investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales , at a time when Welsh nationalism was acquiring an increasingly strident tone , had been intended to have a similar impact ) but it might also serve as a text for all the concerns of the monarchy . |
| 37 | In an age when a symphony orchestra can appear in uniforms designed to advertise tobacco industry sponsors , conflating music and cigarettes into a single narcotic ( Guardian , 26 March 1984 : 13 ) ; when in Japan the record companies and the large industrial corporations co-operate to produce ‘ image-songs ’ which both advertise the corporations and play an important role in the hit parade ; ’ when a small selection of endlessly per mutated pop songs provides the background for almost every social activity ; when rhythm tracks on disco records can be behaviouristic ally planned and electronically produced , for maximum precision and control : one can not , at this time , avoid the feeling that if Orwell 's ‘ 1984 ’ ever arrives , it might well consist of a continuous Eurovision Song Contest ; that the ideal of the music industry would be to turn everything into muzak ( Philip Tagg 's entertaining account of the way muzak is used to ‘ programme ’ a Swedish office worker 's day gives an idea of what this would be like ( Tags 1984 ) ) . |
| 38 | It might even drift towards a Scandinavian-style peripheral role in Nato as well as distancing itself from the EEC . |
| 39 | The more experienced dealers guessed it might paradoxically refer to a disaster on the horizon , but kept their thoughts from clients . |
| 40 | ‘ I think the banks will keep it on the lane and I suppose it 'll just roll to a halt eventually . ’ |
| 41 | Now it 'll probably degenerate into a game of chicken between Gates and Sun chief Scott McNealy . |
| 42 | However , having spent a total of £41million on the redevelopment by then , the union would obviously seek to have as many sell-out rugby events as it could reasonably muster in a season . |
| 43 | The admission of several neutral countries need not lead to a stifling of their differences within a monolithic defence structure ; it could instead lead to a flexible approach to defence , in which individual Member States integrate to the extent that they feel is necessary and beneficial . |
| 44 | It could also lead to a closer and more pleasurable sexual relationship for both of you . |
| 45 | It could also result in a saving of total expenditure on HLCAs . |
| 46 | It could also result from a change in composition , and thus indicates that the Moon has a crust . |
| 47 | Thus although possibly it may amount to a transfer of value it could not amount to a chargeable transfer and it is only upon chargeable transfers that inheritance tax is payable . |
| 48 | The Crown 's practical arguments were that the case was so rare that it could not call for a fundamental reformulation of the law and that it was impossible for their lordships to set limits on the application of the principle which , being a matter of policy , was a question for the legislature . |
| 49 | First its propeller blade broke off after it hit a rock , then it got caught in currents so strong it could n't move in a straight line . |
| 50 | THE IBM TRAGEDY : IT COULD N'T HAPPEN TO A NICER COMPANY |
| 51 | ‘ Now , Adam , ’ she re-entered the kitchen with her chin tilted defiantly upward and a challenging glint in her tawny eyes , ‘ what 's so important that it could n't wait till a more reasonable time of day ? ’ |
| 52 | It could well start with a close look at the available resources for the period or topic , and these may determine the course of work , the order in which topics are introduced and the learning activities carried out . |
| 53 | The sobering thought emerges here that , although it is contended that ‘ evil ’ did not exist before ‘ civilisation ’ , once it had been established it could nevertheless exist in a reversal of the civilising process right back to a restoration of the pre-life condition of the earth . |
| 54 | It might result in a variety of a certain species , but it could never result in a completely new species . |
| 55 | So , in a week that found Hooker registering his fourth UK album success , it could hardly come as a complete surprise to find ol' John Lee celebrating 43 years of chart activity by appearing on Top Of The Pops . |
| 56 | Hareven , in her discussion of early industrial society in America ( 1978 ) , suggests that this type of exchange was more common than sharing households , but that it could only operate on a reciprocal basis . |
| 57 | it it 'd just look like a circle . |
| 58 | ‘ Well , ’ he hissed back at her , ‘ it need n't look like a hovel , if you 'd get off your big fat arse at times and do a bit of scrubbin' . ’ |
| 59 | ‘ It need n't look like a hovel , ’ he had said , ‘ if you 'd get off your big fat arse at times and do a bit of scrubbin' . ’ |
| 60 | It need not come as a surprise to learn that Wittgenstein is in his own way a foundationalist . |