Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] [num] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If another cat is given a much more interesting and varied diet , with a different kind of canned food each day and many other titbits , then , paradoxically , it may refuse one of its old , favourite foods from time to time . |
| 2 | Evaluation of potential new varieties held in such gene banks is a long-term affair ; for example , it may take 10 to 15 years to prove disease resistance . |
| 3 | It may suit one of the parties at the time of the reference to exploit the uncertainty created by poor drafting , either by delaying matters by a construction summons ( see 8.17.7 ) or by insisting on a particular definition of the issue which is to that party 's advantage . |
| 4 | However , difficulties may arise if a strict time limit is set for the publication of the decision , and the decision is published after it has expired : it may suit one of the parties to refuse to accept it on that ground . |
| 5 | well it should n't have , it should have sixty on it , it 's only single carriageway |
| 6 | If the agent does exist then it must attack one of the two sub-divisions of the body 's immune system . |
| 7 | So it must have one of those self-adjusting microphones . |
| 8 | The required resistance is 13.33 ohms and it must dissipate 75 × 1 = 75mW . |
| 9 | But I suppose it might explain one of the greatest mysteries of her 40-year reign — where she gets those shoes and handbags . |
| 10 | He said that it might take two to three years to arrive at the complete version of the social audit , which will be sent to all shareholders with the financial statements . |
| 11 | It might take millions of years before the spacecraft encountered a suitable planet , and billions before the result of its efforts would produce an intelligent lifeform , if at all . |
| 12 | When Waddesdon Manor reopens to the public next year it 'll boast one of the finest collections of furniture , porcelain and carpets anywhere in the world . |
| 13 | UI reckons it 'll have 20,000 to 30,000 copies in circulation by summer . |
| 14 | If it works , it 'll save millions of lives , and give peace of mind to thousands of Britons who visit Africa each year . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's a big square thing , ’ said Dorcas , ‘ it 'll need eight of you at least . |
| 16 | He allows , however , that it 'll take six to nine months after the acquisition is complete to see which way the wind is blowing . |
| 17 | Eventually it could give thousands of jobless youngsters , who may otherwise have turned to crime , the chance of a well-paid job or a better future . |
| 18 | Oxfam is being urged to call off a charity pop concert because of fears it could attract thousands of travellers back to Castlemorton.Tickets are already on sale for the event although it has n't yet been granted a licence.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 19 | A leading textile and clothing employer told me last night that if we implemented the social clause it could cost thousands of jobs within his company . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , I have a key and it could open one of your boxes . ’ |
| 21 | And it could move two of the biggest races of the flat and jumping seasons , the Derby and the Cheltenham Gold Cup , from their hallowed mid-week slots to a Saturday . |
| 22 | Cray Research Inc says it could sell 30 to 40 massively parallel systems in 1994 ‘ if we do things correctly ’ : Derek Robb , director of sales , told Reuter that Cray 's massively parallel systems cost several million dollars at the low end , and run up to the multi-millions ; they link together hundreds or thousands of Alpha RISC processors and in 1994 , Robb said , he ‘ could see ’ its parallel revenues reaching 25% of the Cray total ; at the very top end , customers ' budgets are now topping out at about $50m to $60m , he said , meaning the most processors it would likely offer on its T3D system is 2,048 . |
| 23 | If the needle was bent , it could push one of the metal strips to the side . |
| 24 | While the Barcode Battler is expected to sell for just £40 , and software comes free , it could add thousands of pounds to the family shopping bill . |
| 25 | Moreover , if they were to break through within the established system then they just might be a little less enthusiastic about introducing proportional representation as " a first priority " since it could let one of the parties they would have displaced back into the game . |
| 26 | Occasionally it would extend one of its sensors and use it to draw shapes in the dirt . |
| 27 | Oxfam has cancelled a charity pop concert amid fears that it would attract thousands of travellers back to the Malvern Hills , the scene of last month 's illegal Bank Holiday festival . |
| 28 | My heart always jumped with fright whenever I saw one of my poems in print , because I was sure it would contain one of the misprints whose steady drizzle has haunted my work all my life . |
| 29 | A senior administration source told The Daily Telegraph that the Yeltsin team had informally agreed a ‘ sacrifice list ’ of minor ministries that it would throw one-by-one to hardliners ‘ like bones ’ if the need arose . |
| 30 | Finally , when many had given up hope and the liner was nearing Europe , the Belgian government announced that it would admit 200 of the passengers . |