Example sentences of "[noun pl] it [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor did it impress the Arab states , which pointed out that if Israel was able to absorb hundreds of thousands of Jews it could certainly absorb more than 100,000 Palestinian returnees ; or the United States , which did not think the Israeli offer ‘ provide[d] a suitable basis for contributing to solution of Arab refugee question . ’ |
| 2 | In their attachment to frontal teaching and related methods it would therefore seem that the junior highs outsinned the devil highs themselves . |
| 3 | If the venom strikes his eyes it can temporarily blind him and possibly even permanently damage his sight . |
| 4 | That had stopped the Ministry ‘ dead in its tracks ’ and it had come to the conclusion that if it denied premium to the rearer of suckled calves it would eventually be challenged by a hill farmer before the European Court . |
| 5 | Rated at four channels of 50 watts each into 8 ohms it can also be used in bridged format to produce the equivalent of a normal stereo amplifier rated at 10 watts mono plus 50 watts stereo. ) the Units will cost £229.99 . |
| 6 | For her subjects it will undoubtedly confirm our respect and affection for her as a person ; but , more importantly , by its sequential emphasis , it reasserts the awesome spiritual power with which she is invested . |
| 7 | In other words it can just distinguish stationary 1mm black vertical lines 1mm apart on a white background at a distance of 3m . |
| 8 | because you put five tablespoons it 'll probably come up to that height ! |
| 9 | As a dive computer it logs depth , temperature and cylinder pressure as functions of time , but by using different sensors it can also log up to eight other parameters simultaneously , and control 12 external devices like switches and relays . |
| 10 | This source observes that although demilitarisation generally extends over a limited zone with the goal of separating potentially hostile parties it may also cover regions and even continents , such as the Åland and Spitzbergen archipelagos and Antarctica . |
| 11 | The developments traced in this chapter demonstrate very clearly a significant shift in the control of the school curriculum both north and south of the border : whereas responsibility for the nature and structure of the curriculum once rested with local authorities and individual schools it will now rest with central government . |
| 12 | However , in county schools it must now be ‘ wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character ’ , reflecting ‘ the broad traditions of Christian belief without being distinctive of any particular Christian denomination ’ . |
| 13 | In the context of the debate on continuation schools it can best be understood through an examination of two of its principal features , namely , political stability , which of necessity included social harmony , and what has been called the ‘ civic ideal ’ , which meant service to the community . |
| 14 | In many respects it may no longer fulfil a useful function and those parts of the job that are still useful could be distributed among existing staff . |
| 15 | And in the coming months it can reasonably be anticipated that many of those currently looking for employment will be successful . |
| 16 | Even if the racket stays in the cupboard for six months it will still need a restring — the strings will have stretched and gone ‘ dead ’ . |
| 17 | Although tripodding involves an additional operation ( and unnecessary extra work in good weather ) , in high-rainfall areas it will often reduce the need for extra turning and tedding and the risk of crop loss or damage . |
| 18 | In fact , MAS provides a service similar to that of an investment banker in America , although when dealing with acquisitions of quoted companies it will normally involve a merchant bank in certain aspects of the work . |
| 19 | With its simple , discreet lines it will scarcely dominate the room visually ; but the anonymity ends there , for it will certainly bring the concert hall closer to home than many listeners could possibly have imagined . |
| 20 | For the Conservatives it would probably be the Rolling Stone , Bill Wyman , singing medleys from Andrew Lloyd Webber . |
| 21 | It 's not only a working instrument but the kind of guitar that you feel like picking up and playing at any time ; when it 's not wowing the punters it will probably spend its time lying on the sofa permanently on call . |
| 22 | The rules of the scheme provide that the application for arbitration must be made within nine months of the date of return from the holiday but in special circumstances it may still be offered outside this period . |
| 23 | The rules of the scheme provide that the application for arbitration must be made within nine months of the date of return from the holiday , but in special circumstances it may still be offered outside this period . |
| 24 | It might seem a little unreasonable at first sight but believe me this is a possible approach , and under the circumstances it may very well be the best approach . |
| 25 | In these circumstances it can fairly be said that there was no medical evidence favouring such ventilation , although it was clearly possible that within the paediatric medical speciality some consultant of repute could be found who took a different view . |
| 26 | Under the present circumstances it could equally well have been me or Quigley . |
| 27 | The current product , however , suffers from some drawbacks , not least the poor legibility of its screen , and while it may have some powerful ‘ look it up ’ reference applications it will never succeed in circumstances where the reading of continuous text is important . |
| 28 | This raises public awareness and the press is always interested in hard statistics ; so if you can say several hundred people signed the petition in an afternoon or over the course of a few days it will undoubtedly earn you publicity . |
| 29 | If an egg has been discharged from the ovary during the last few days it will now be on its way through the tubes . |
| 30 | Over the next few weeks it will slowly grow itself a new set of entrails . |