Example sentences of "[pron] [subord] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told him I though it would make a good fireman " hat . |
| 2 | I was too scared to talk to anyone about them , because I did n't think they 'd understand , and I never wanted you to find out as I though it would destroy you . |
| 3 | I though it would sound good at department meetings to say I 'd consulted him . |
| 4 | ‘ I though it must have been because they were accusing each other of sleeping with each other 's husbands , ’ said McLean . |
| 5 | But Brockweir school in the Forest of Dean did close , because of lack of support , although some parents are now petitioning the county council to sell it to them so it can re-open . |
| 6 | I 'll get the Bishop of Winchester himself to absolve you if it 'll make you feel better , but first we have to get there . |
| 7 | ‘ I fear I 'm rather past giving interviews , ’ Lady Heathcoat Amory had warned , ‘ but I 'll meet you if it will help the garden . ’ |
| 8 | I said , it 'll cut all that out , chief office 'll welcome you because it 'll save such a lot of But er the Scottish boys , Oh no , oh no he 'd never accept that , you see ? |
| 9 | I admit I remembered then , but I did n't tell you because it would have sounded daft that I had n't told you before . |
| 10 | I ca n't actually give it to you because it will amuse suspicion from the guard . |
| 11 | They could n't have an ordinary one cos it would hang down . |
| 12 | It is debatable whether the idea of prefixing other disciplines with the word geographical is indeed a sound one because it may tend to suggest a greater separation of physical geography endeavour from that of other researchers when in fact there is no clear distinction in methods or objectives . |
| 13 | It is more important to achieve a difficult target on a bad day than a good one because it will increase your confidence still further . |
| 14 | The money Danica gave my mother was not enough to buy one of the better sorts of bicycle , but it was no good buying a cheap one as it would have to last me for years . |
| 15 | I once heard a sermon in which the preacher defended atomic weapons on the ground that Satan would never use them because it would hasten his own destruction ! |
| 16 | Your thesis will help them because it will enable people outside to understand their life . ’ |
| 17 | awareness that it just stands and bleats and does nothing because it can do nothing ! |
| 18 | The idea of using two microphones appeals to me because it could stimulate two ears . |
| 19 | I needed to fly dead into wind approaching the pilot , but keeping him on my right , and I 'd drop the dinghy slightly upwind of him so it would blow downwind to him . |
| 20 | Not a mark on him so it must have been natural causes ; anyway it would seem that he comes back to his old home or sort of stamping ground . |
| 21 | He did not , but she did not know whether he was silent about the assault on her because it would upset Barbara Coleman to hear of it , or because he did not want the Josephs to know . |
| 22 | Also , I do n't want to forgive her because it will suggest that I have settled for something . ) |
| 23 | To her enormous relief she suddenly saw it running down the passage , she leant against the wall , how tiresome of that spider to come to her when it might have gone to anyone else . |
| 24 | The new window will continue to bear tribute to him as it will contain the symbol of Roland 's regiment , the Durham Light Infantry . |
| 25 | The enlightenment derives from the need for commercial success , from the necessary recognition by members that their business can not succeed if they take more out of it than it can stand . |
| 26 | Yeah , cos , the solder just li links into the big hole and you do n't want it cos it can screw up the size of the hole then . |
| 27 | and you 're calling it for ages but you ca n't go near it cos it will run away and it goes like this to you , it goes |
| 28 | you do n't fill your cup right up with it because it 'll make it too watery in your cup , cos them cappuccinos come very little |
| 29 | But , you know , the situation is difficult in that if the people did move in there 's not a lot you can do about it because it would mean that you would have to surrender the lease , which means you 've let the guarantors off the hook for paying the then and you 're left without a tenant whatsoever . |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't remember to this day which one I wore but I remember being totally traumatized by it because it would show favouritism . ’ |