Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It may also enhance our understanding of contemporary legal institutions and practices .
2 It may not suit his case to believe that it applies .
3 I certainly know of further education colleges that are very enthusiastic about the Bill and whose one concern is that it may not complete its passage during the current Session .
4 The Government has made it clear that it may not use its power of veto , which protects Jaguar from takeover until the end of next year by limiting individual investors to a 15 per cent holding .
5 Filled with recipes for quick , easy , yet substantial and delicious meals it may soon become your bible .
6 Finally , even if all the factors mentioned so far are not influencing the cat , it may still turn its nose up at a particular dish of food .
7 It is not necessary to adopt a ‘ systems ’ theory approach , interrelating the background conditions within a social system , in order to recognise that when some particular aspect of another country 's industrial relations is removed from its social , political and cultural surroundings it may then lose its validity and rationale .
8 The factory , faced by demands from minority groups that it should not discharge its waste into the local river , will be unmoved by such considerations if its productivity and its economic survival depend upon keeping costs down .
9 The court accepted that it should not substitute its judgment for that of the agency .
10 It should not escape our notice that it was not only successes on land but those associated with aspects of the war at sea which had contributed towards the satisfactory situation which he described .
11 But instead — and with careful guidance — it should eventually take its place alongside other measures of credit cost as a useful tool for comparison , and as a warning signal where credit cost is really high .
12 For the other to remain other it must not derive its meaning from History but must instead have a separate time which differs from historical time .
13 To date there is little evidence of this happening within the NHS but it must soon occupy our attention as a matter of urgency .
14 It must also keep its body moist to help it breathe .
15 Ultimately , however , the fabric you select for your window treatment should not only complement your chosen style with its visual appearance but it must also suit its purpose .
16 Robinson had argued that the Church was in a critical position in that it was becoming ever more remote from modern society and that it must therefore rethink its position .
17 Maybe it might just make his mother realize he was alive .
18 Remember that next time , it might just save your life . ’
19 An official said : ‘ If someone can handle their disability , it might not impair their mobility . ’
20 It might even enlist his sympathy , make him reconsider his eviction plans .
21 Maybe it might even affect his work and he would n't be able to concentrate in the afternoon .
22 You 're too old to learn , it 'll just make your head spin . ’
23 It works best on long , straight hair but if it 's very thick it 'll probably take your hairdresser an afternoon to do the winding .
24 It 'll only hurt your throat worse .
25 It 'll only make your job more difficult .
26 He says ‘ SAG efforts are frozen , it ca n't decide which way to go and does n't look like it 'll ever get its act together . ’
27 It could even save your life … one day .
28 It could also tie his status as colossus to his subsequent performance in the Arab confrontation with Israel .
29 In between the publication of the White Paper and the passing of the new Act , the government decided that in view of the work required on the hospital services , it could not expect its community care proposals to be ready by the proposed launch date of April 1991 , so in early 1990 it announced a two-year delay in implementation until 1993 .
30 In a rather different example from the same period , Scottish TV was so short of cash by February 1970 that it could not pay its ITA rental , nor the levy , nor its bills , nor get further credit from the bank .
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