Example sentences of "[art] [adj] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 When it does n't work they turn away , none the unhappier it would seem .
2 At the beginning of the thirties it must have seemed as if the world was opening up at an astonishing rate , but by the end of the decade it had closed to all but those on active military service .
3 To the uninitiated it might seem that the shunters are engaged in a game of hide-and-seek with the trucks ; they appear to scatter them all over the yard , as if their object were to separate many of them as completely as possible .
4 To the uninitiated it must seem absurd .
5 But the further they go , the easier it will become to produce something that winds up pleasing no one in particular .
6 remember that it is up to you what you include on your schedule The more accurately you can assess your expenditure for the next year , the easier it should prove to keep on top of your finances .
7 The brisker the bleeding the quicker it should stop .
8 Power ratings vary from 250W to 1,600W , and the higher the power rating the quicker it will dry hair .
9 The company is advertising its Premiers as " a cleaner smoke " , the furthest it dare go .
10 Not that he would come to her — his manner ever since her remarks about finding a rich man had indicated quite clearly that the sooner they could part company , the better it would suit him .
11 A showing saddle is n't necessary at local level , although the less forward cut your saddle , the better it will show off your horse 's shoulder .
12 However , the more nourishment given , the better it will grow .
13 Although pressing is easiest whenever there is least rain , because the drier the plant the better it will press , it is still perfectly possible to press specimens all the year round .
14 There is increasingly a feeling that the larger the firm the better it can withstand recessionary periods and the more effectively it can compete with other firms ; and these two sentiments may succeed each other as , say , a regional grouping for mutual protection develops into a nationwide conglomerate for enhanced profits .
15 Henry of Huntingdon 's tale of fighting against the Slavs ( see above ) might also be relevant , and if Cnut did spend part of 1022 in the Baltic it would explain why the Chronicle C text records his return from Denmark in 1023 without , otherwise , having said that he had gone there .
16 In other words that and had been allowed to retain too many constituencies : 14 , instead of the 11 it should have had .
17 the cheaper it should become .
18 And the hotter it is , the faster it will use up its fuel .
19 ‘ Let it work its way through him , ’ said Ellen to Brenda , ‘ let it work its way through and out ; the harder I put it the faster it will happen . ’
20 not the first or the fourth it must have been one of those in the middle , but I 'm not sure which one it was .
21 If you look at the first it might help you to decide whether you like
22 Obviously is neither a scalar nor the component of a four-vector : if it were the first it would remain constant under the Lorentz transformation to S ' if it were the second the change would be linear in γ .
23 Well the longer I leave it the worse it 'll get .
24 I think the way it should be tackled is speak to about it , say that we still believe that y'know it ca n't go on forever obviously it ca n't go on forever because I think the longer it goes on the worse it 'll become in all honesty
25 The longer we delay the worse it will become and the more expensive it will be to the nation at large . ’
26 And the longer he remains on the run , the worse it will become for him . ’
27 All I can say is the longer you mess me about the worse it will get .
28 In the long-term it will save you time and effort .
29 The more data you acquire the harder it may prove to make sense of it all .
30 But the longer United 's interest hovers , the harder it will become for all parties at Wednesday to stand firm .
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