Example sentences of "[vb base] [Wh det] it [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Imagine what it would mean to Britain if you had a player in Manchester and a player in Liverpool who won Wimbledon and the US Open , ’ he said , boggling the mind . |
| 2 | Imagine what it would have been like without the railway . |
| 3 | ‘ Imagine what it 'd do to him . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ And imagine what it must have been like before all those modern office ‘ towers ’ were built to dwarf it — especially if you happened to be a traitor . |
| 5 | A good rule is to look at the shape and size of the flower before you press it , and then imagine what it will look like once it is flat . |
| 6 | Strawberries and cream ; and damn what it would do to her waistline . |
| 7 | We must now change gear somewhat , and ask what it would take for such relationships to be treated as satisfactory explanations . |
| 8 | Page 25 New dawn for Abtrust : Abtrust New Dawn Investment Trust is raising £18.9m through a placing and offer which it will invest in developing markets in the Far East . |
| 9 | ‘ I did n't want the Russians on my track if they knew what I was looking for — just think what it would mean if it turned up now ? |
| 10 | ‘ Well , think , ’ she added quickly , ‘ think what it would mean . |
| 11 | So if y if the chemicals will do that over a long period of time to rubber , think what it would do to your skin . |
| 12 | We could do with some of it over here so try and be a bit more friendly , dear Buddy , just think what it would buy ! |
| 13 | Tactics for outwitting the ticket office phone system and managing to get hold of tickets ( the consensus was use the Fax Method — if it helped us get a replay against Stuttgart , just think what it can do when you want a ticket for West Ham away on a Tuesday night in December ) |
| 14 | I do n't want you to drop this exhibition , think what it could do for you . |
| 15 | Think what it could do to security . |
| 16 | If the Commons defence committee thinks the government may have gone too far in defence cuts , I wonder what it would make of Labour and Liberal Democrat policies . |
| 17 | He 's mean , he 's moody and probably the coolest thing on the screen since James Dean thought , ‘ I wonder what it would look like if I pulled my collar up like this ’ . |
| 18 | ’ You know , ’ he went on , ’ I often wonder what it must have been like before people 's working lives began to be separated from their personal lives . |
| 19 | I wonder if I will get away with things as easily as I have on other serious falls and I wonder what it will feel like at the bottom . |
| 20 | They want us to be ourselves and they themselves and to meet as friends … only after some quiet times with a dolphin do we enjoy letting it be in charge of the encounter , and see what it may decide to do next with us . ' |
| 21 | Erm before we do anything let's have a look and see what it would mean if , it would mean just as numbers . |
| 22 | ‘ See what it would cost for a couple of places on her ? ’ |
| 23 | Well I 'm gon na work , see what it would cost |
| 24 | He said : ‘ Once they see what it can do , people have no hesitation in buying one . ’ |
| 25 | see what it can do in that corner . |
| 26 | See what it 'd have been shall I ? |
| 27 | A person does not buy the product but rather buy what it 'll do for him or her . |