Example sentences of "it [modal v] [vb infin] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year 's postal strike supplied a further motive , as I suspect it may have done for many other recent fax converts . |
| 2 | He wondered why Pinkie mentioned Laura , then realised with sinking heart that she was no longer keeping her discontent to herself and the echo of it must have travelled for some distance . |
| 3 | It might have made for easier dealings with superiors and a better example for juniors , but then it was a major part of her sexual thrall over him . |
| 4 | In considering the possible effects of soot on global climate , the models suggest that since the soot did not reach the stratosphere ( around 14–15 km in this region ) , where it could have remained for several years , the fires were unlikely to have caused significant global climate effects . |
| 5 | As so often in this story of my own anorexia nervosa , I find myself arriving at the same conclusion , the same central statement : it could have worked for some people , but it did n't work for me . |
| 6 | The University has in place a funding strategy to enable it to achieve this objective ; the funds , however , which it would hope to raise for that purpose would not be available to meet the costs of relocating the medical departments ( see para. 3.1 above ) . |
| 7 | The consequences for the vendor are that it will need to account for unpaid advanced corporation tax on the entire amount of the distribution unless there is a group income election in place . |
| 8 | Tomkins ' shares have come down , falling from 260p to 220p on the extra shares it will have to issue for this bid . |