Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the calf grows older the bond with the mother weakens , although it may last 2 or 3 years . |
| 2 | It may involve one or more of a range of assessment activities from informal observation to oral , practical , or written procedures . |
| 3 | It may involve three or more subjects studied separately but in parallel , as in the Scottish general degree or some polytechnic/college ‘ combined studies ’ degrees ; or it may integrate several subjects in relation to some area , period , theme or problem , in which case it may be called interdisciplinary ; or it may consist of a more open , modular system of requirements and options . |
| 4 | 12.2 Should the Proprietor for any reason whatsoever not prepare and deliver such updating revision and correction within such time as may be reasonably required by the Publisher the Publisher shall be free to employ for that purpose such writer ( or writers ) as it may think fit and to deduct all or part of the remuneration payable to such writer(s) from any monies due to the Proprietor for such updates , revisions or corrections . |
| 5 | 12.2 Should the Company for any reason whatsoever not procure the preparation and delivery of such updating revision and correction within such time as may be reasonably required by the Publisher the Publisher shall be free to employ for that purpose such writer ( or writers ) as it may think fit and to deduct all or part of the remuneration payable to such writer(s) from any monies due to the Company . |
| 6 | The Executive Committee shall be free to set up such committees as it may think fit and decide their terms of reference ; and have power to fill in any casual vacancies among the Honorary Officers , any officers so appointed serving until the next Annual General Meeting at which elections are due to take place . |
| 7 | For the Church , that it may discover effective and responsible ways to use the communications media for the glory of God , the proclamation of the Gospel , and the service of his creation . |
| 8 | For the Church , that it may discover effective and responsible ways to use the communications media for the glory of God , the proclamation of the Gospel , and the service of his creation . |
| 9 | It may appear paradoxical but the compulsive gambler may get the biggest adrenalin surge from the biggest loss and , like the proverbial fisherman , may boast of the " one that got away " . |
| 10 | It may cover some or all of the costs . |
| 11 | Or it may have little or no practical effect . |
| 12 | Yamamura said it may take two or three years until the positive effect of the yen 's rise appears . |
| 13 | Although this has no obvious effect on healthy term infants , it may compromise sick and preterm patients . |
| 14 | The Federal Executive shall have power , after appropriate consultations and subject to ratification by the Federal Conference , to make and from time to time vary Party rules as to membership , elections and such other matters as it may consider necessary or desirable to give effect to or supplement the provisions of this Constitution . |
| 15 | Hungarians , Poles , Yugoslavs , and in time Czechs , are not drawn to the EC in the hope that it may become wider and looser . |
| 16 | It may become intolerable and make sleep impossible . |
| 17 | If you stick to your usual haircare regime you may find your perm drops and the curls lose their shape or even worse , it may become frizzy and unmanageable . |
| 18 | It may look invulnerable but ‘ Shine On ’ is far from being perfect . |
| 19 | It may look bright and cheerful , but this dish is failing to make officials at Stroud District Council smile . |
| 20 | To all intents and purposes it is legal — it may look ugly but so do most of the putters these days , and the design has obviously been passed by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club , which does exercise a very tight control over such matters . |
| 21 | It may , I mean i in the next decade it may help those but it , you see |
| 22 | Although glass surrounds us , if a glass window shatters it may cause horrific and perhaps even lethal injuries . |
| 23 | It may sound nasty but a man would never look at some of those women she said , a lot of women deserved to be raped . |
| 24 | It may sound nasty but a man would never look at some of those women she said . |
| 25 | It may sound impossible but it is not . |
| 26 | One said : ‘ It may sound far-fetched but it looks increasingly likely . |
| 27 | Ian , 49 , told friends : ‘ It may sound sloppy but the two of us will be able to sit down at home and have a jolly good cuddle listening to this . ’ |
| 28 | Try sitting the other side of your desk ; it may sound crazy but it shows you the world from another angle . |
| 29 | It may sound interesting but it 's very dangerous . |
| 30 | But though it may sound free and uninhibited , the skeleton framework of harmony or a theme , which can remain almost completely hidden , supports the whole and gives it its coherence . |