Example sentences of "on it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and she 's doing you a spaghetti bolognaise , so I said oh that 'll be nice , when we got there , shall we go in the bank for an hour , I did n't feel like going out , he said come on it 'll do you good , |
| 2 | mm er yeah they should be done by Friday I should think cos if all they 're doing is putting a coping edge on it 'll make it look nicer at the back . |
| 3 | Irene Daniels , who 's the programme 's researcher says ‘ if you have a clip that makes you and your family laugh , then it 's odds on it 'll make other people laugh too ’ . |
| 4 | telly on it 'll pick the telly up . |
| 5 | One matter rose over erm in discussion over lunch which if we could get a clarification on it might help the remainder of the day . |
| 6 | If I 'd told you about the entry earlier on it might have lulled you into a false sense of complacency . |
| 7 | And on it would go , the dissections , the speculations , the dismantling of Jacob 's work . |
| 8 | As the magma approached the surface , the pressure on it would decrease , and the gas in it would expand ; as the gas expanded it would take up more room , and this in turn would force the whole mass to rise faster and higher up the vent . |
| 9 | As the tyre rolled , each point on it would enter the contact zone . |
| 10 | You can hear that one on Planet Cannonball and it had the most incredible effect ; the voltage on it would sag so much when you cranked it up that it sounded like a volume swell pedal . |
| 11 | Two years previously it would have been just another biker film , and two years on it would have been dated in terms of attitudes . |
| 12 | Yet paradoxically , this very scope itself demanded rapid resolution of such stresses , particularly since as time went on it would become more apparent that a much greater momentum and will than that supplied by the Treaty of Rome would be required to push the Six firmly into economic union and political unity . |
| 13 | A school report on it would read ‘ Good try — could do better ’ . |
| 14 | But alack , it does no bleat and bleat as if the little heart on it would burst . |
| 15 | However , this carries the risk that what is being implemented may need to be later unravelled because of second thoughts and if the original putting together of a change costs effort and resentment , going back on it may create further difficulties of relationships . |
| 16 | But their dependence on it may cut people off from even considering other buying methods . |
| 17 | Where plot might be jettisoned , story is retained as a principle of connection : ‘ Once the story is launched it must go on it must follow its course however crooked it may be even if it takes the wrong direction ’ ( 1976b ) . |
| 18 | Sometimes the start of a track has to be sensed before processing of the data stored on it can begin . |
| 19 | Recipe maker allows you to enter and store all your recipes so as time goes on it will become even easier just to highlight the meals needed for the week . |
| 20 | Avoid working clay soil in wet weather , as standing on it will cause compaction . |
| 21 | ( h ) convertible loan stock which is not quoted on a recognised stock exchange , or is not issued on terms which are reasonably comparable with the terms of quoted convertible stock , can cause a problem as the interest payable on it will fall to be treated for tax purposes as a distribution ( ICTA 1988 , s209(2) ( e ) ( ii ) ) . |