Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is natural to walk or run them and anyone who has done this will know that it becomes more of a rhythmic dance when perfectly attuned . |
| 2 | Do you know that it took all my self-control not to throttle that dim-witted boy ? ’ |
| 3 | But if an incident has occurred involving violence or which leads to a soured atmosphere at work , management may consider that it has little option but to take action . |
| 4 | Boswell certainly did not consider that it merited more than a brief mention , and was in no way put out by it . |
| 5 | I do n't know if it makes any difference , but it was n't planned . |
| 6 | So we , the answer is we do n't really know but it seems common sense to apply barrier precautions and to do everything you can to modify the type of surgery so that the chances of having an injury with a sharp instrument are reduced , and people have made some constructive proposals along these lines . |
| 7 | And erm you know the erm er , I , I do n't know whether it had any adjustment changes or what , but |
| 8 | Part of the problem with encouraging girls to take ‘ useful ’ subjects is that we do not know whether it makes any difference to the kinds of jobs they eventually do ; and whether , indeed , these jobs would still be highly rated if women did them . |
| 9 | I do n't know whether it makes any difference for the price you will get in the land , for the land , from a tenant , if you restrict his rights to use it . |
| 10 | Newco should consider whether it requires any continuing services to be provided by the vendor . |
| 11 | It will act as it did last Friday , with determination and sensitivity . |
| 12 | To those who argued that the policy was deluded , its sponsors could answer that it had good aims in view ; indeed , the more glaring the disappointment , the more glowing the colours in which those aims were painted . |
| 13 | MIPS Computer Systems Inc is desperate to be seen to be non-aligned once it is part of Silicon Graphics Inc , and to that end , it has rallied 12 of the computer industry Great and the Good to help guide the future directions of the MIPS microprocessor architecture and help ensure that it remains competitive and open . |
| 14 | Developing an information set from properly-defined critical success factors will ensure that it includes all the required key performance indicators and that they are supported by the full range of internal and external , financial and non-financial information that is necessary . |
| 15 | We must ensure that it makes proper progress through the House , receives proper scrutiny and is on the statute book before any rude interruptions . |
| 16 | Although PRO wo n't confirm that it paid some $600,000 for the suite ( UX No 406 ) , the decision to plump for 88open 's testing technology was thought to be purely financial : ‘ we could n't afford to spend that kind of money developing our own alternative , so we bought in . ’ |
| 17 | The CEGB would perhaps be more fully convincing in its argument on fuel diversity if it could show that it had more real commitment to the development and use over a long time scale of renewable-energy technologies . |
| 18 | Legacies can also be sought more easily if the organisation can show that it has charitable status . |
| 19 | Goodness knows what we shall do if it needs any alterations , since we have discovered that Ruth is not a needlewoman , and I have far too much to do before we leave . ’ |
| 20 | Also worried are Taiwan and other neighbouring countries , which wonder what China will do when it has more of its own expensive new toys . |
| 21 | Other more exotic applications for the device will appear as it undergoes further improvement . |
| 22 | Not only De La Rue but also maker of specialist papers Portals should benefit as it has more than half the world market for the secure cotton-based papers used for money and money orders which it is already selling to about 120 countries . |
| 23 | After that , Waits retreats into his usual ho humdrum bummed-out bluesywoozy alkie drone mode mood muzak , the sort of mozzery gushy mush your dog would make if it had vocal chords and could handle its drink . |
| 24 | I was only three-and-a-half when I saw the Zeppelin , although I can not claim that it kindled any positive interest in flying . |
| 25 | Mrs Patient of Bracknell , Berks , said : ‘ I could n't believe that it took four of them to stand there and say they could n't do the work until after the New Year . |
| 26 | Despite my reservations about some aspects of the book , I do believe that it has much to commend it . |
| 27 | If we feel sorry for the dying cat that can not understand what is happening to it , we should remember that it has one enormous advantage over us : it has no fear of death , which is something we humans must all carry with us throughout our long lives . |
| 28 | I I would I would suspect that it needs some some interpretation . |
| 29 | It was all necessary , no doubt , but with all the optimism of his youth he could n't see that it looked promising . |
| 30 | Religion deserves a fair hearing , and effective RE will see that it gets that . |