Example sentences of "[vb mod] it [adv] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should it unfortunately prove necessary , will my right hon. Friend make arrangements for it possibly to be introduced without notice and simultaneously after consultation with the Government of the Republic of Ireland ? |
| 2 | Three or four sharply conflicting views about the suitability of Michael Heseltine for the leadership of the Partei should it ever become vacant again . |
| 3 | Again the harsh voice sounded in his inner ear , ‘ … should it ever become necessary to activate this device , I assure you that both I and my staff will be well clear of its effects . |
| 4 | More importantly , the city has long been a centre of manufacturing excellence ; why then should it still arouse such hostility ; is there something deeper to the disapproval of Birmingham than the quality of its goods . |
| 5 | Might it not follow that other steps would need to be taken to help curb local unacceptable populations of rats and mice ? |
| 6 | If nature has discovered the ‘ best way ’ of producing a sequence of changes that will result in an adult member of Homo sapiens , might it not recapitulate this sequence in the womb ? |
| 7 | Since the second term decays as 1/r2 , could it ever become important ? |
| 8 | Would it not make administrative sense if at least part of this site could be reserved specifically for the British Library so that in any future extension , these units could be incorporated ? |
| 9 | Given the success in getting the Israelis and Palestinians round the table , would it not make more sense for the Government to right that wrong and ensure that , during our presidency from July onwards , we talk directly to the PLO ? |
| 10 | Would it not make more sense to have a moratorium on pit closures in the interests of jobs , the balance of payments and European energy conservation ? |
| 11 | But would it not seem natural for the people who were helped to escape from Hitler now to help those who are resisting Saddam Hussein , and to understand the desire for liberty of the Balts ? |
| 12 | Given the reluctance of some courts to convict on forensic evidence and the fact that terrorists do not usually leave a signed visiting card at the scene of the crime , will it not become more and more difficult to obtain convictions ? |
| 13 | Just as international opinion has rejected this strategy as short-sighted and unacceptable , so will it also take this view , we are sure , in relation to coastal super quarries . |
| 14 | Just as international opinion has rejected this strategy as short-sighted and unacceptable , so will it also take this view , we are sure , in relation to coastal super quarries . |
| 15 | How many times God must be saying to us what he said in anticipating Israel 's doubts after the exile : ‘ Even if it may seem impossible to the survivors of this nation on that day , will it also seem impossible to me ? ’ |
| 16 | But will it necessarily bring political salvation ? |
| 17 | It does not call for explicit statements of the objectives of expenditure in a way that would enable a Minister 's plans to be tested against general government strategy : nor can it regularly embody detailed analysis of existing programmes and of major policy options on them . |
| 18 | If none of the original material is left in the preparation , how can it possibly have any therapeutic effect ? |