Example sentences of "[subord] it [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The track 's existence came under threat — there was talk of it becoming a gravel pit and it was , after all , a prime industrial area — but in 1982 tobacco giant Gallagher purchased the site and handed the important sections over to the Brooklands Museum Trust , erecting its new headquarters building where it would create least damage . |
| 2 | Overall , it appeared by the middle of March that the Gulf environment was proving more resilient than had been feared , but environmentalists cautioned that the full extent of the damage would not be apparent for some time , particularly as the oil sank to the bed of the shallow Gulf , where it would damage vital food plants . |
| 3 | The mechanisms whereby smoking influences ulcer healing are unknown ; it probably does not affect gastric acidity , although it may alter duodenal motility and acidity . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Also , cooling can produce spectral shifts in emission wavelength , so although it may have potential uses for geological applications where CL emission at room temperature is meagre , the full effects of cooling are at present poorly known and the technique can not be recommended as a regular practice for petrographic purposes . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The activities of moth larvae feeding on the fur or feathers binding the pellets together result in their breakdown even in dry conditions , although it may take several years for pellets to completely disintegrate . |
| 9 | Although it may seem expensive cost of getting to Florida , it will be a highlight of your trip . |
| 10 | On the whole it seems likely that the Channel Tunnel will have a minor regional impact in its own right although it could bring short term benefits to depressed areas through , for example , the awarding of Tunnel-related contracts . |
| 11 | All forms of the disease begin as tuberculosis of the lung although it can affect other organs including the membranes encasing the brain and spinal cord , the bones , joints and kidneys . |
| 12 | Having announced the thing way back in September 1989 , IBM Corp is finally promising to have a completed version of its AD/Cycle software engineering-based application development environment by the end of the year and ready to ship to end users by the middle of 1994 — although it will bear little resemblance to the 1989 conception . |
| 13 | The US will retain control of the weapons , although it will consult other countries before giving the order to fire . |
| 14 | Motif is a prime candidate for the fast track , although it will require minor work to integrate it into the X/Open Portability Guide . |
| 15 | The disadvantage of the latter is that it leads to an untidy looking diagram , although it will reveal lower terraces obscured by high ground in the foreground . |
| 16 | ‘ But I suppose nothing closes overnight , so it may get some use . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ The yacht is a rather slow model of course , so it may take some time for you to die . ’ |
| 18 | Labour wants to consider changing the convention membership so it can include voluntary organisations such as those who formed the Coalition for Scottish Democracy last weekend and build a link with European regional politics . |
| 19 | The tractor has a V10 diesel engine and uses eight-wheel drive , so it can cross rough country to hide in woodland . |
| 20 | A plea to downgrade Darlington so it could attract more Government aid is to go ahead despite an earlier warning that it could backfire . |
| 21 | ‘ So it could take some time ? ’ |
| 22 | What had all this got to do with the cruel terrors of Spiderglass that kept Mars-U as a garden of torture ( she could n't even think of the garden-master ; somehow he just kind of disappeared from her mind ) so it could pluck poor students into its web of inhumanity ? |
| 23 | In its heyday , the company had filled its own site with slag and so had built a bridge over the road and railway so it could shunt more slag into the neighbouring field . |
| 24 | 5029 is due to remain at Bury until the end of February , and is subject to a six steamings a month agreement , so it should see extensive use , and provide plenty of opportunities to experience GW ( four-cylinder power in Lancashire ) . |
| 25 | There is a choice of seven sizes so it will fit any space . |
| 26 | ‘ We are committed to retaining the nuclear option for the future , provided the industry can demonstrate that nuclear generation is economic and provided it can meet rigorous standards of safety and environmental protection . ’ |
| 27 | They agreed to assist and aid financially the socioeconomic development of French overseas territories , to align social legislation on holidays and equal pay with that of France ( something which would raise production costs in all five countries ) , to allow France to retain its system of export subsidies and import taxes until it could acquire financial equilibrium . |
| 28 | I 'm the breadwinner and it looks like it will stay that way . |
| 29 | Briefly he wondered if it would do any good to tell the ship 's administrator that the presence of the newly appointed Admiral of the White on an ordinary survey mission was not an occurrence of special significance . |
| 30 | ‘ I wonder if it would have that smile if it knew of Belsen . ’ |