Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb mod] [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , the first ischaemic episode primarily translocates PKC into the membranes , where it will stay for about an hour . |
| 2 | Its use for examination purposes is clearly a rather restricted justification , although it may account for much of the labelling of ‘ failure ’ which the working-class child experiences . |
| 3 | Although it may cry for a short time , it should settle down and sleep before long . |
| 4 | I 'd read about this technique in my books , but it was only when I did the course that I realised that , although it would work for sparrowhawks and most other hunting birds , Dawn 's hunting did not depend on speed . |
| 5 | Few performers would be entirely happy touring the country as , say , Oswald Mosley , although it might make for a more interesting evening dramatically . |
| 6 | It usually takes several days for the pain to subside , although it can linger for weeks . |
| 7 | For a southern French town , still very much in the ambience of the Pyrenees , it is graceless , with less to show than it should have for its history as a local capital , having twice been laid waste in the sixteenth century by Protestant raiders . |
| 8 | It 's a good , well-made , sturdy one ( a Mothercare Taxi ) , so it should last for a second child and it 's easy to fold down with one hand . |
| 9 | They participated in it blindly , as if it would last for ever . |
| 10 | ‘ If it could come for us just a little way away I would n't mind , ’ Gurder quavered . |
| 11 | Oh aye , oh y y you better get used to that , cos it 'll happen for the rest of your life . |
| 12 | No , no more cos it can last for such a long time sometimes , you know . |
| 13 | Sparc International on the Novell Inc acquisition of Unix System Laboratories Inc : ‘ There is a large amount of information that is unclear regarding the impact of this purchase — initially , we anticipate that there will be more Novell NetWare content in Unix … potentially , having Novell run Unix as a ‘ business ’ would be beneficial to the Unix community , because it would drive for unification around a central Unix implementation . ’ |
| 14 | He favours instead proximity to the village , not only for the improvement of the villagers , but because it will remove for the proprietor ‘ that unpleasant feeling of cheerless solitude ’ . |
| 15 | This means it can tolerate an actual break in supply because it will run for a time on the batteries . |
| 16 | because it can last for anything up to six months . |
| 17 | If I let life on this planet die out and send the slug into space , then , since it will exist for ever , the quantity of pleasure it will enjoy will eventually outweigh all the pleasures enjoyed on this earth for ten thousand years . |
| 18 | He stated that the Soviet Union had to negotiate the return of the islands before it could hope for improved co-operation with Japan . |
| 19 | The park officer Derek Statham said in future an attraction will have to have a minimum of 20,000 tourists a year before it can qualify for a sign . |
| 20 | This approach , denying credit card securitisation a linked presentation even when it would qualify for a sale under regulatory guidelines ( and therefore obstructing such a regulatory sale ) , is most unfortunate . |
| 21 | So why oh why do the Labour Party reject the Scheme when it will cater for those unemployed they profess to care about , when it will cater for those projects of benefit to the community the Labour party profess to care about . |
| 22 | So why oh why do the Labour Party reject the Scheme when it will cater for those unemployed they profess to care about , when it will cater for those projects of benefit to the community the Labour party profess to care about . |
| 23 | The nuzzling continued as his lips found her own , teasing and provoking her to yearn for more depth in the caress , until suddenly he took possession of her mouth in a forceful kiss that went on and on as though it would last for ever . |
| 24 | The number of fully established senses is presumably finite at any one time ( though it may differ for different members of the language community , and at different times for the same speaker ) . |
| 25 | The relationship was initiated or terminated with minimal ceremony though it could endure for a lifetime . |
| 26 | If we look at the next slide , you 'll then see er , the change from net funds from operations , plus eighteen million , down to the various large reduction in borrowings , you 're already aware of and , of course , the erm , disposals less acquisitions as it should read for ninety one er , stands out there . |
| 27 | It comes in a slimline ‘ mini ’ tower casing , which is common among file server designs as it should allow for maximum expandability . |
| 28 | I 've been told it 's about as good as it will gfet for the time being . |
| 29 | An animal does indeed strive instinctively to keep alive , much as it will forage for food ( plants in unconscious and less mobile ways do also ) , but , lacking language , it is unduly anthropomorphic to describe this as hoping or aspiring to live to a ripe old age ; except perhaps as a joke . |