Example sentences of "[Wh adv] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Referring again to Fig. 4.4 it is apparent that the total torque produced by the motor is maximised if each phase is excited whenever it can contribute a positive torque component . |
| 2 | A three-week strike by 11 teacher unions had ended on Sept. 20 when the government reached a settlement with nine of the unions whereby it would pay immediately the equivalent of US$1,600,000 in back salaries from 1987 and the remaining US$4,400,000 in the next fiscal year . |
| 3 | A consortium led by Spanish state airline Iberia had reportedly deposited US$130,000,000 in a New York bank on Sept. 28 as part of a July 16 agreement whereby it would come up with $260,000,000 in cash and $2,100 million in debt-for-equity swaps to buy 85 per cent of the state airline Aerolíneas Argentinas [ see p. 37608 ] . |
| 4 | On Nov. 20 , 1990 , the government announced an agreement with the trade unions , estimated to cost A$1,000 million per year , whereby it would increase tax cuts in return for continued wage restraint . |
| 5 | Your presence may help to concentrate its mind , however , and you can establish a routine whereby it can run around and play for a few minutes after it has performed as desired . |
| 6 | He noted that the agreement had been for DEC to increase its stake in Olivetti to 10% in July 1994 , but found a means whereby it could make good on its commitment earlier than expected . |
| 7 | However , I think that his main reason for rejecting the possibility is that he could not imagine a process whereby it could happen . |
| 8 | The delay in issuing the album may well have been because of CBS 's anxiety about how it would go with Davis 's fusion fans . |
| 9 | actually I , the dose that I had to take , I cut them down to see how it would go but , I must admit , I suffered from it Doctor , |
| 10 | We have already considered the horse 's needs , which gives us insight as to how it would feel if deprived of them . |
| 11 | They wept and clanked their chains and speculated on how it would feel to be eaten alive by the lions . |
| 12 | ‘ I know so much about it , from a working point of view , that is , that I ca n't really envisage how it would feel to be such a complete outsider , and yet privately so necessary to someone . |
| 13 | Her imagination had run wild as she had fantasised tirelessly about how it would feel to have him hold her , his mouth pressed in passion against her own . |
| 14 | ‘ Just think , ’ she said , smiling , ‘ how it would feel if you were head … of the family . ’ |
| 15 | Rome was not France , he would be essential in Rome , and if-they took him with Annunciata she knew what would happen in no time at all and how it would leave her . |
| 16 | Rhys considers it unwise to attempt radically to alter taxes on large cars , as proposed by Labour : ‘ You ca n't just decimate the luxury car trade , ’ he says , ‘ Most big cars may well come from Germany but you have to consider how it would affect the dealer network . ’ |
| 17 | If you took it away I I it would be difficult to say quite how it would affect . |
| 18 | Then the strategy ‘ cooperate with your neighbour if he cooperates ; otherwise defect ’ would be an ESS , although I have some difficulty in seeing how it would evolve in the first place . |
| 19 | Understanding how it would react ? |
| 20 | We will canvass views on how such a lottery should be run and controlled , and how it would fit within the pattern of charitable fund-raising in Britain . |
| 21 | But he sympathised with others : ‘ You can see how it would do the post offices harm and nobody would want that , ’ he said . |
| 22 | Despite the introduction of the ESL , the EC was concerned about how it would collect its statistics relating to the movement of goods among member states when internal frontiers came down . |
| 23 | And that is how it would remain , until such time as the people would be free to worship in their religion and be proud of their centuries-old heritage . |
| 24 | Your Board has also , of course , looked very hard at how it would ensure we maintain the present secure and friendly image of Abbey National . |
| 25 | It is rather less easy to see how it would lead to interference effects like those described in Chapter 4 . |
| 26 | The Government would be prepared to consider proposals er for private funds , but the British Library would also need to prepare a business case showing how it would meet the cost of the building and the ongoing costs . |
| 27 | for the last time , where you were told how it would end , |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , pooh to that , ’ said McAllister , wondering how this ridiculous conversation had started , and how it would end . |
| 29 | How it would end was a bit more certain . |
| 30 | She could not even imagine how it would end . ’ |