Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In terms of product development , HDTV may not have profound implications but it may change some design factors . |
2 | It may finish earlier where no further work can be done or it may finish some minutes later in order to complete sensibly . |
3 | There is a danger that it may displace some trouble elsewhere , but on balance it is a great step forward . |
4 | As the project team commented : ‘ The public are naturally unwilling to accept change , particularly when it may involve some travelling disadvantage , unless they can recognise clear compensating benefits … . |
5 | The principle of salvation may be theological , as in the case of religious fundamentalism ; or it may be purely secular , as with ethnic nationalism ; or it may involve some combination of the two . |
6 | JET-engine giant Rolls-Royce warned yesterday it may switch some production abroad because of Britain 's currency crisis . |
7 | Much of this story will necessarily be unfamiliar to them but it may offer some understanding of how the work of God here has developed and of what there is that is worthwhile in the legacy of the past . |
8 | The classification may be an organizational one , arranging detailed criteria into lists , or it may represent some kind of conceptual hierarchy of increasingly higher order objectives . |
9 | This range expresses the resourcefulness and imagination of user education librarians , but at the same time it may express some uncertainty with orientation techniques and , indeed , library orientation itself . |
10 | Such a survey can serve more than mere biographical curiosity , and a final section will suggest how it may clarify some issues of current interest to historians , to philosophers and to biologists . |
11 | Although this may be a couple of years out of date , it only costs £3 and it may give some clues as to the strength of the company . |
12 | An analysis of the age and sex structure of unemployment and its locational distribution is of value because it may throw some light on the reasons for the growth of unemployment and the policy measures which may be most effective . |
13 | If the nature of such a vibration can be established it may throw some light on the nature of the electronic band . |
14 | Boston-based Ares Software Corp is hoping to licence its FontChameleon technology to operating system designers , application developers and printer manufacturers , and it may have some success since FontChameleon is supposedly compatible with existing PostScript and TrueType standards . |
15 | Again , however , one wonders how far this was mere rhetoric in the original or mere gesture in the repetition ; although it may have some influence on the ‘ mission statements ’ that some institutions are now struggling to formulate . |
16 | ‘ It may have some connection with certain other matters we are investigating . |
17 | Except , of course , for the fact that it may take some while before the matter particle falls into the black hole — in which case the Universe has a temporary and minor energy surplus . |
18 | It is a mistake to be too ambitious to begin with , for when 50 or so near maturity they will require lots of food and it may take some gathering . |
19 | Although it may take some practice to get used to the idea of changing the seemingly natural number scale , you will soon find that you automatically consider whether a transformation would aid analysis when you first look at a batch of data . |
20 | It may take some perseverance to get the appropriate files brought out of store , but it is well worthwhile . |
21 | In this way it is possible to re-start the routine that was enjoyed previously , although it may take some days of patience to break the new habit . |
22 | The trade gap looks appalling and it may take some time before we see a significant drop in consumer spending . |
23 | It may take some time ! |
24 | It may take some time before a beginner experiences it , but performance will not become efficient until she does . |
25 | Because he does n't drive a car , it may take some time . |
26 | The potential mobility of non-motorized persons is also enhanced , though it may take some time ( and , probably , more measures ) for the modal split to change significantly . |
27 | Jockey Club senior steward Lord Hartington said last night : ‘ We will certainly continue the campaign until we win but , sadly , it may take some time . |
28 | ‘ It may take some time . ’ |
29 | It may take some time to program this technique as it has to take into account all foreseeable circumstances . |
30 | ‘ The yacht is a rather slow model of course , so it may take some time for you to die . ’ |