Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] it [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 If you speak to someone in the department ask it you can have their name in case you need to telephone again ;
2 I felt and this is the bit I like , I , I some I , I used to set this at one point in the examination question and ask people to guess which American president said it I 'll read , I 'll read it to you measures otherwise unconstitutional might become lawful if indispensable to the preservation of the constitution through the preservation of the nation just , I 'll just get the essence of that , measures otherwise unconstitutional might become lawful if indispensable to the preservation of the constitution through the preservation of the nation ninety percent put Richard Nixon er no one put Abraham Lincoln er cos he was one of the good guys right or wrong I assume this ground I could not feel that to the best of my ability I had even tried to preserve the if to save James Buchanan is essentially the Pontius Pilate of American politics he says yes these are very acute problems er and very difficult er and I 'd like to help but I 'm sorry I ca n't and I really do have to go off and wash my hands now erm and , you know , you carry on and when you 've resolved it tell me what you want me to do and I 'll ,
3 In a final act of generosity the government announced it I would provide A$10 million for upgrading the Australian Landsat receiving station .
4 the number to ring it you 'd like to have a chat on the air .
5 But well it 's one way to do it you can use a calculator or you could say what would , could you work out a tenth of three sixty ?
6 Alright , when company hear it I might get the bleeding tape
7 He covets your practice , and in order to get it he 'll play the same trick on you that he played on me . ’
8 If Mr does n't like field sports he should seek , try to seek to persuade Parliament to ban it he 'll have an excellent opportunity because he 'll , he 's told us that he 'll be an MP shortly that 's what 's happening , that 's what 's happened in the case of cock fighting and badger baiting it has n't happened in the case of fox hunting and Mr should n't abuse his position as a councillor to dictate to the council 's tenants in the way that he proposes .
9 It took me a devil of a time to find it I can tell you .
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