Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The STV system , it is argued , could threaten the essential link between an elector and his MP given that it would necessitate in rural areas constituencies of massive size . |
| 2 | Given that it would remove the functions of the Secretary of State for Scotland to a Scottish Parliament , the hon. and learned Gentleman would presumably accept that there is no role for a Scottish Secretary of State , or Scottish Prime Minister to use his terminology , within the United Kingdom Cabinet . |
| 3 | The hon. Member for Aberdeen , North ( Mr. Hughes ) said in Committee that if the Minister is persuaded that it may be possible to establish a funding council at a future date , why does not the Bill allow the Secretary of State to establish one , given that it would require primary legislation . |
| 4 | Given that it will need to meet the costs of items such as : |
| 5 | It also became clear it could take two or three days of fierce ministerial talks to sort out the division of the £244.5 billion public spending cake . |
| 6 | If he had looked ashamed it might have been easier to bear . |
| 7 | So for instance if my backup window is an hour and that 's how long it take me to backup my database today , if had the backup server and I was using one device it took an hour , if I used two it would learn one dialect of S Q L. as |
| 8 | If this trend is allowed to continue unchecked it may lead to more solicitors finding criminal defences unprofitable and yet another field of work will be lost to the solicitors ' branch of the profession generally . |
| 9 | If it ever became easy it would lose its meaning ’ . |
| 10 | You keep that writing up like you done that it 'll look lovely on that page . |
| 11 | The state lacks integrity because it must endorse principles to justify part of what it has done that it must reject to justify the rest . |
| 12 | If we can achieve this it will make it much easier to keep the children engaged in the work throughout , even when they are watching what others are doing . |
| 13 | Part of the Medau Society 's submission to the Sports Council was that we increase our membership numbers , and therefore our income — if we do not achieve this it will have repercussions on our grant . |
| 14 | The releases could be part of China 's bid to sway the International Olympic Committee to award the 2000 Olympics to Beijing , which has made clear it will do anything to win the Games . |
| 15 | ‘ If ever Kinnock did start sounding posh it would count against him . ’ |
| 16 | Watch this it 'll wind him up . |
| 17 | By the time that the glider is down to 500 feet or so , an inexperienced pilot often will have forgotten the wind direction , and if he realises this it will increase his anxiety . |
| 18 | The same is true of the various biographies of Lloyd George — although , no doubt , when John Grigg 's multi-volume Life reaches 1931 it will illuminate much that has hitherto remained obscure ; likewise , in the case of Lloyd George 's great enemy , Neville Chamberlain , we have to await the completion of David Dilks 's biography . |
| 19 | If you are thinking of having one of the larger , shaped baths , make sure it will fit through your bathroom door ! |
| 20 | If you have taped yourself on the piano at home , make sure it will amplify well ; public address systems magnify all the little noises and blemishes . |
| 21 | But it 's important not to sweat if the clothes get wet it could cause problems . ’ |
| 22 | If the court finds a credit bargain extortionate it may re-open the credit agreement so as to do justice between the parties . |
| 23 | To do this it will have to make assumptions about the price elasticity of demand for competitors ' products again under a series of increasing price rises . |
| 24 | And if I 'm practising and it sounds good it 'll work for me too . |
| 25 | I mean enormous it might have even been fi but it , it had bedrooms and bathrooms and |
| 26 | In doing this it would have been helpful to include profitability or value added as the independent variable but in all countries there were many companies which did not know or would not release these figures in relation to individual products . |
| 27 | And even before doing this it can examine the firms already registered with it for suitability . |
| 28 | John Seer , who 's Fire Protection Officer at Oxfordshire 's Fire Brigade , says had the dump been set alight it could have endangered life . |
| 29 | But I think that the greatest tribute of all that can be paid to Peggy , and I feel sure it would come from her members and it 's this , and it 's basically what the trade union movement is all about and it 's about representing ordinary people at the shop floor because whenever anybody asks Peggy to do anything for them , to represent them , she 's always the first one there . |
| 30 | Go away , Leo ; go and play with the Land Rover — I feel sure it will present more of a challenge than I will . ’ |