Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Molly thought it would do in the morning , and then she said , ‘ Was it Mr Kettering who left the dog with you ? ’ |
| 2 | Representatives of the 1,600 investors on Mr Outhwaite 's syndicate , who face losses of £305 million , welcomed the settlement , although spokesman Peter Nutting feared it would increase total losses . |
| 3 | Addamax said it will integrate a trusted TCP/IP networking product , ATN , to the terminals assuring CMW compliance , compatibility and interoperability with other trusted systems including DEC and Sun CMWs . |
| 4 | And Mr Mandela said it would make him strive even harder for peace . |
| 5 | SYRIA expressed a strong desire yesterday to resume Middle East peace negotiations as soon as possible and the United States said it would play a more active role in the talks than in the past . |
| 6 | Hydro said it would have lost an estimated 195 million kroner in 1992 if accounting changes had not freed about two billion kroner of reserves put aside for future tax obligations under the old accounting system . |
| 7 | But er Berty said it would have only lasted a couple of weeks , cos Alec wo n't talk . |
| 8 | Chief executive June Roberts said it could mean an extra £80 on pensioners ' bills . |
| 9 | ‘ Farmer Dawes said it might take them a few days to settle down but they were laying on the second day . ’ |
| 10 | When , a year ago , IBM announced it would support other networking protocols alongside its proprietary Systems Network Architecture ( CI No 1,901 ) there were some sceptics in the audience . |
| 11 | One bird that was shot in Patagonia was almost consigned to the digestive tracts of the Beagle crew before Darwin realised it might hold some scientific significance , and should be preserved for identification back in London . |
| 12 | And the government seemed to be growing up : when Russia announced it would start charging world prices for oil , the Ukrainian government , instead of moaning about injustice , said it was time to free prices and begin real reforms . |
| 13 | Leadership challenger Bryan Gould claimed it would put a ‘ straightjacket ’ on the economy . |
| 14 | In situations where a competitor was likely to win business that IBM felt it should get , discounts saved the day . |
| 15 | Other Unix-based operating systems , such as Bull 's BOS/X and Thomson-CSF 's real-time Uni/XT will be grafted on top by individual vendors , and IBM said it would keep its mainstream RS/6000 systems in-line with the specifications . |
| 16 | Kleinwort Benson said it could lead to a further 15 per cent fall in property values . |
| 17 | Yamamura said it may take two or three years until the positive effect of the yen 's rise appears . |
| 18 | Strathclyde told it could do better with green policies |
| 19 | If it had been possible for the old Castle to grow darker , Grainne thought it would have done so in the hour that followed . |
| 20 | The tall storeroom on the ground floor , just beyond the kitchen , stretched high up to the rafters and Helen knew it would take a sleeping gallery . |
| 21 | ‘ Dr Connor thought it might help . |
| 22 | Robin , to his loathing , was put to work in a bank ; Lessing thought it would steady him . |
| 23 | Argentina said it would withdraw from the Falklands if actual withdrawal were not required . |
| 24 | Modugno said it would have been almost impossible for Mansell to see the flag while following closely behind the McLaren-Honda of Ayrton Senna . |
| 25 | The military government in Burma said it would hand over power to the pro-democracy opposition which took an overwhelming lead in the elections for the National Assembly . |
| 26 | Carrie wished it might have been as meaningful to Seb . |
| 27 | The mark also edged higher against the dollar after the Bundesbank announced it would allow market forces to set the rate for the weekly cash injection today , signalling a potential rise in the ‘ repo ’ rate . |
| 28 | On 4 December ESA announced it would begin the preparatory programme . |
| 29 | ‘ Lil thought it would do you good to sweat a little … |
| 30 | She said that if Constanza went it would break her heart . |