Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the cheaper option , but it may leave you stuck with single glazing and a recurrence of your existing maintenance problems in a few years time . |
| 2 | Within the modern academy , English is treated with respect , though those teaching it may feel themselves impaled on the perennial dilemma of making it appear either a soft option or inhumanely technical and jargon-ridden . |
| 3 | It should describe who commissioned the report and , if necessary , why it was required . |
| 4 | Asked how high upmarket it might go he said : ’ Spam and champagne go well together but then spam goes with most things . |
| 5 | ‘ Nor whether it might indicate she 'd met somebody on Rhodes she was frightened of ? ’ |
| 6 | Certainly will cos she 's leaving well that do n't matter , have a look and erm , it might turn out fine , it might keep you occupied for a while |
| 7 | It 'll make me wet my pants . ’ |
| 8 | She turned , came slowly around until she was facing the door again , so that it could see she had no weapons of any sort — knife , gun , grenade . |
| 9 | Were he to deflect the challenge by dissolving parliament , it would confirm he had not properly learnt the lessons of April 's disturbances . |
| 10 | As a result she is not allowed by her mother to supplement the family income by helping her in the fields , since to be seen doing it would mean she had become an illiterate villager again . |
| 11 | It would mean someone put the wrong tags on the ankles , possibly during the panic over the fire alarm . ’ |
| 12 | They thought it would stop us did n't they ? |
| 13 | It would appear they carried on trading from a different address some time beyond that date , though exactly when they stopped has yet to be established . |
| 14 | Academically , he was a bright pupil , though it would appear he had difficulties in concentrating on the day-to-day routines — perhaps through boredom , often an indication of the brighter child . |
| 15 | " How long do you think it would take whoever killed him to go through his pockets and cut out the clothes labels ? " asked Sergeant Burgess . |
| 16 | * Read the last page of the book or article : with any luck it will summarise what went before , so you can choose whether to read the whole volume . |
| 17 | I think it will stop them thought shit I 'm not bloody going to declare it , |