Example sentences of "it [adv] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So does it only seem to be |
| 2 | Only at the last minute , by forced marches , would it suddenly make for the Channel coast . |
| 3 | Not until I arrived on the 18th tee 1-down did it suddenly occur to me that I was on the point of losing . |
| 4 | Not only does it perhaps help in the storage of new memories , but dreaming is actively helping us to solve emotional problems . |
| 5 | But perhaps worst of all , it has been clearly demonstrated that while a change in attitudes to a brand or product can precede a purchase of that brand , it can equally well follow the purchase : does attitude change influence a purchase , or does it merely result from it ? — since people often feel the need to justify a purchase , especially a major purchase , after they have made it . |
| 6 | But did it necessarily grow at the expense of royal power ? |
| 7 | Does it necessarily follow from this that Truth is impaired ? |
| 8 | Does it necessarily have to be the sharing of bread and wine ? |
| 9 | We selected a single project to just learn how to do it just go through the process simply . |
| 10 | Does it just come over you — I must write a poem about this ? |
| 11 | Erm I know he 's not seen anyone for thirteen years but did , did it just come through the post , sign here , send it back |
| 12 | What does it fucking look like , cunt ! |
| 13 | But if a church is comfortably full on Sunday mornings , how can it possibly double in size ? |
| 14 | If it occurred to Ruth — and how could it possibly occur to Mrs Peterson — that there might be a good reason for this , she dismissed it from her mind at once . |
| 15 | How could it possibly happen to him ? |
| 16 | ‘ Could it possibly wait for half an hour , sir ? |
| 17 | Should it ever happen to you all complaints to Mr. Kirby please . |
| 18 | ‘ Did it ever occur to you that everything in this world has had to be designed ? ’ asks Sir Terence Conran , pausing for the significance of his question to sink in . |
| 19 | Does it ever occur to these orchestra-first people that , whereas in the theatre , though you may hear more of the orchestra than of the singers , nevertheless your attention is focused visually on the stage , while on disc you need the stage brought into the aural foreground to compensate for the loss of the visual facility ? |
| 20 | ‘ Did it ever occur to you that he did n't murder that other apprentice — that he only said he did , to frighten you ? ’ |
| 21 | Can it ever come to life again , not as a bait and hook for politicians to use , not as a shouting for soccer fans ? |
| 22 | God , she thought , how did it ever come to this ? |
| 23 | The list included the JONA 22 self-launching aircraft which appears to have been an Italian invention — did it ever get to the production or prototype stage ? |
| 24 | Yet if Althorp loses that personal touch , if it can no longer offer the chance to take tea with a relative of the Princess of Wales , will it still pull in the crowds ? |
| 25 | Does it still look like a runway to you then ? |
| 26 | ‘ Does it still happen to you , John , that you look back at yourself as you were six months ago and you think what an ignorant , innocent goose you were ! |
| 27 | It starts a minimum of ten years , but what age must it always finish by ? |
| 28 | ‘ Does it always rain on Møn in August ? ’ |
| 29 | And why does it always appear to be the same photograph ? |
| 30 | ‘ Does it always keep to the deep water ? ’ |