Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 If there is a common underlying theme or thread it would seem to be the unstated assumption that ‘ anyone can make it if they try , and if they conform to the rules ’ ; those who fail must suffer from some congenital lack of capacities , or be of an alien disposition .
2 ‘ But in order to carry on business it is necessary that the reputation of such a corporation should be protected , and therefore in the case of libel or slander it must have a remedy by action .
3 But in order to carry on business it is necessary that the reputation of such a corporation should be protected , and therefore in the case of libel or slander it must have a remedy by action .
4 If he delivers the help and cash it will make the world 's nightmare of Russia 's return to an anti-democratic , totalitarian regime much less likely .
5 The family is still frightened and fear it may happen again .
6 Well I still think that well say you have a big massive thing and , and say it 'd take a hundred people mm er I suppose the bigger it is the more economical it is .
7 Nonetheless , third parties need to be alert to the dynamism of an organisation and realise it might have generated its own practices and activities , which need not necessarily be encompassed by the constitutive treaty .
8 But once safely in position it will be worth its weight in gold for the extra light and space it will create .
9 I came up with a very simple answer to this problem and hope it will help others .
10 Make a feature of it , do n't just stick it into a piece of furniture and hope it will look right .
11 Sue said : ‘ We 're confident of the success of Mossburn and hope it will prove to be a real crowd-puller . ’
12 We 're following up much of the documentation that we found and hope it could lead to other things which I can not reveal .
13 We 're following up much of the documentation that we found and hope it could lead to other things which I can not reveal .
14 Because of its superior formal authority , Congress can require the bureaucracy to state what combinations of price and quantity or budget and output it can offer before Congress releases its demand information .
15 We supported the introduction of the Teachers ' Pay Review Body and believe it will ensure that teachers are properly rewarded .
16 Indeed if we recall Dworkin 's own formulation of the principle of political equality which lies at the heart of his master-principle of equal concern and respect it would appear to support the criticisms just advanced .
17 It has membership of a number of University committees so that the information and comment it may wish to provide can be easily and quickly put into the University 's decision-making processes .
18 And dry it would have been if the heavens had n't opened the moment the ship docked and the troops set foot on French soil .
19 I never once saw her drunk and think it may have been water in the evenings too , half the time .
20 Mr Kilfedder says : ‘ You can not transplant an English party into Ulster and think it will solve the problems here . ’
21 And with a little give and take it would have been perfectly possible to share Water Gypsy , she thought resentfully .
22 There is hope for Hector 's , but it has certainly been saved from fishing nets at the last hour , and will need all the protection and help it can get if it is to survive through the next century .
23 They say they understand Oxfam 's difficulty with the law , but say it must apply to them .
24 ‘ People here ca n't help but think it must have been a local person , ’ said young mother Janeen Armstrong .
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