Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the hair should snap off from the tear , it may drift for many kilometres on the wind , falling slowly , and come to rest a long way down-wind from the vent . |
| 2 | A sufficient moral universe it may remain for those who inhabit it , but they are a dwindling band and for large areas of the country Labour 's world is a cultural world apart . |
| 3 | It may make for easier government and public convenience to restrict the tradition of marching and assembling for protest , but it would be a dangerous and a foolish idea to believe that public protest can somehow be laid aside as belonging to a bygone age . |
| 4 | It may make for some good headlines , but De Niro certainly does n't come on like a tycoon , talking about his company as not so much a business , more an ‘ artistic community ’ where people can freely exchange ideas . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | The ‘ stop ’ rate is the rate below which the Bank will not buy — it may differ for different maturity bands . |
| 8 | Indeed , it may beaver for many months yet . |
| 9 | For example , it may instruct its members to go-slow or work-to-rule or it may call for selective strikes ( in which certain groups of workers stop working for a specified time period ) ; or all the union members may be called out on a one-day strike . |
| 10 | It may call for assertive behaviour in dealing with others to get the matters cleared up . ’ |
| 11 | The emergence of the Data Protection Act 1984 gave rise to controversy and one complaint has been the burden that it may cause for small business computer users . |
| 12 | It may work for some individuals of genius ; it works for young children ; it would definitely work if you were thrown into a situation where you had to communicate or die . |
| 13 | Choose a large bucket with a metal handle and it should last for many years . |
| 14 | I think there are two points there , firstly I think that the York greenbelt should not be drawn overly tightly , it should allow for some provision for peripheral post two thousand and six , because there will be inevitably demands arising in that period , which can not be met in the new settlement , and I disagree with the County Council on their approach on that matter . |
| 15 | It comes in a slimline ‘ mini ’ tower casing , which is common among file server designs as it should allow for maximum expandability . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It was not only food that was running short ; the Collector was shocked to see how little powder and shot remained the mine , the fougasses , and the firing of chain shot to clear the foliage had seriously depleted what he had considered an ample provision of powder ; if used sparingly it might last for two weeks , but the shot was almost exhausted . |
| 18 | This leaflet is intended to provide a concise overview of the 1992 process , focusing on what it might mean for local authorities . |
| 19 | Aeroflot is due to start up a Stansted to St Petersburg service on March 28 and has indicated it might apply for transatlantic routes later in the year . |
| 20 | ‘ It might sell for enough to pay for Miss Miggs 's railway fare to Gridford ! ’ |
| 21 | NT wo n't support SMP until version 2 , still some 18 months out in any case , and Microsoft has n't yet decided what it 'll do for that stuff yet . |
| 22 | It 'll run for two weeks . |
| 23 | The County Council has 28 days in which to appeal , then it 'll know for sure whether it 's the budget or jobs which will have to be cut . |
| 24 | ‘ If a bed is in 365 days a year use , it could last for three years or maybe more , ’ says John Mott of supplier Airsprung Furniture . |
| 25 | The military importance of the islands in safeguarding the Soviet fleet 's access to the Pacific , together with the potentially rich fishing rights , the past Soviet stance on the issue , and the precedent which it could set for those wishing to revise the Soviet Union 's post-1945 boundaries , were all cited as reasons for the Soviet government 's reluctance to surrender the territory . |
| 26 | He stated that the Soviet Union had to negotiate the return of the islands before it could hope for improved co-operation with Japan . |
| 27 | Because of funding cuts in nuclear research this is currently due to close in 1994 ; with the German fuel it could operate for another three years . |
| 28 | It would last for another six months , but by the time it ended , intimate revue was finally dead . |
| 29 | It would persist for many generations . |
| 30 | FRANCE yesterday said it would plan for possible European Community retaliation against Washington if the US imposed its threatened tariffs on some European luxury products . |