Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The folds look as if they are pushing Helmsdale right into the sea ; as though the river in spate had collected all the houses it could uproot inland and deposited them at the river mouth with just enough of a toehold to keep them there . |
| 2 | ‘ We can never re-create Australia but if the French were calling the side the Lions it would have been an appropriate thank-you to the players . ’ |
| 3 | He found that in half the cases it would have done better than the buy-out . |
| 4 | Using this technique , the lexicon defines each verb according to the cases it can take . |
| 5 | They tend to rely on their parents to put up with the drudgery of queues and are only interested in capitalism and the rewards it can bring . |
| 6 | But if you start talking about taking some of the cash from the fund , you 've got to tell the clients it could affect the cover that they 've got , because it is n't a savings policy . |
| 7 | The copy is then imperfect and the proteins it will create may be entirely different . |
| 8 | Since organic farming is more costly than its chemical cousin , by the time the food reaches the shops it can seem excessively expensive . |
| 9 | Few of these feel bound by any enduring loyalties : they judge City Hall by the funds it can deliver . |
| 10 | Convocation must be constructive and strive to get something out of the Alumni for everyone in return for the demands it will make ! |
| 11 | Having talked sensibly to Anna about her chosen course of study , I am certain she is aware of the demands it will make on her . |
| 12 | The social acceptability of a disability may , therefore , be more important than the limitations it may give rise to . |
| 13 | Francoise Jacquier , waiting in the Caribbean port of Limon for the start of the race , seemed more worried about the effects it would have on her . |
| 14 | from her body ; comments about the weather from Chollie Jenevein , the gasman ; chemical tips from pharmacist Ferd Sunderland , who knew the Latin name of every cactus , root and fungus in the sand , plus the effects it would produce if chewed , smoked or swallowed ; too many others to distinguish individually . |
| 15 | A motion to monitor the effects it will have on people that we are responsible for . |
| 16 | For the speaker can not settle what he means by settling on the effects it will produce as he can settle what he is setting out to mean in saying it . |
| 17 | Targetted regional aid will not just help the companies it will bring training oppertunities for tradesmen and managers alike . |
| 18 | You 've got er , all the tones it should have but , the overall crispness , sharpness I 'm afraid , is lost . |
| 19 | Because of the kudos it can bring at the golf club , once there they are hard to dislodge . |
| 20 | He knew no English and took no interest in what he must have regarded as a far flung outpost of his Angevin Empire — except for the revenues it could bring . |
| 21 | Physical fitness also provides considerable protection against stress and the illnesses it can cause . |
| 22 | At White Hart Lane , the season began with all the disappointments it could take . |
| 23 | And do you think , if this has been going on all the years it must have , he 's going to stop now ? |
| 24 | As part of this she has to determine what type of landscaping is required according to the style of development and the buyers it will attract — from first-time buyers through to the luxury end of the market . |
| 25 | Whether or not it is correct , it quite clearly differs from the parents ' explicit account of their perception of how the decision has been reached and the implications it will have for George . |
| 26 | However , the tribunal rejected the employer 's reasoning , holding that if such reason were to be valid after the appeals it would have had even greater validity before . |
| 27 | R. R. Dale 's ( 1969 , 1971 , 1974 ) three-volume study focuses mainly on the social advantages , and it is possible in any case to challenge the nature of the superior social development of girls which is argued to accompany mixed rather than single-sex schooling , since one of the things it may involve is breaking down girls ' resistance to the imposition of various stereotypes of femininity to a greater extent than is found in single-sex schools . |
| 28 | She did not , but she wanted to be the kind of wife who would have known all the things it would hurt to know , like the circumstances of his pleasure . |
| 29 | Oh one of the things it 'll load shortly is er |
| 30 | For one thing , each lineage is limited in the things it can do . |