Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [vb mod] [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if the revenue had refused in the exercise of their discretion to make the repayment they did in the present case I am of opinion that in the absence of any other remedy it would have been open to Woolwich to claim repayment in proceedings for judicial review , and there would appear to be no reason why such proceedings would not have been successful . |
| 2 | In all probability , however , in the modern solicitors ' partnership it will have been agreed to leave goodwill out of account ( see below ) . |
| 3 | Chairman of ITV Sport Greg Dyke said that now the new league may not become the major force it could have been . |
| 4 | British standards for veal production will not , however , be reduced and consumers can be sure that if they buy British veal it will have been humanely produced . |
| 5 | There was only one photograph it could have been — the picture of John that accompanied our messages . |
| 6 | However , without the programme it would have been extinct by 1977 ; it still exists today as a special branch of the Blonde d'Aquitaine , low in numbers but acting as a precious reservoir of interesting dairy-type genes . |
| 7 | But if there had been any doubt in my mind it would have been immediately resolved by my first breath of the crisp , tangy air . |
| 8 | Claudia had gone away with him , and to Myra 's romantic mind it must have been a foregone conclusion that they would become lovers and live happily ever after . |
| 9 | I am not certain of the date when the Navy finally abandoned the general use of hammocks , but to my mind it must have been as retrogressive a decision as that taken when abandoning the tot of ‘ Nelson 's blood ’ at 12 noon every day ! |
| 10 | ‘ If it was biological as opposed to chemical it might have been unstable , mutated by now into something non-lethal . |
| 11 | After the success of Ambition it would have been easy to write a follow-up ; but the idea of writing Susan Street 's further adventures was horrific . |
| 12 | With a little more attention to the parser it could have been a Sizzler , but even as it stands it 's well worth your dosh so get out there and part with it at once ! |
| 13 | The only lasting effect it may have is on the careers of some of the people involved . |
| 14 | Having said that , I do n't blame them because ‘ Ironfist ’ was n't the greatest album it could have been and ‘ Another Perfect Day ’ , well , I 've been thinking about that and I 'm sure it was n't just the album … ’ |
| 15 | If at the time any claim arises under this Policy there is any other existing insurance covering the same loss damage or liability the Corporation shall not be liable to pay or contribute more than its rateable proportion of any such claim provided always that nothing in this condition shall impose on the Corporation any liability from which but for this condition it would have been relieved under the provisions of Proviso ( a ) of Paragraph 2 of Section A of this policy . |
| 16 | Provided always that nothing in this condition shall impose on the Corporation any liability from which but for this condition it would have been relieved under the provisions of Exception ( c ) to Part A of this Policy . |
| 17 | But he refrained from overt agreement , telling himself that in view of his own disreputable pleasure it would have been hypocritical . |
| 18 | In its heyday it must have been a good little vehicle , but now it was definitely finished . |
| 19 | Now if it had been the north side it would have been a straight line . |
| 20 | When it touched Parker it had evidently acquired a tremendous spin , and for a second it must have been spinning beneath me . |
| 21 | In an English village it would have been converted into something quaint , selling teas and postcards . |
| 22 | ‘ If this bank had played a role in the Hoylake/BAT battle it would have been top of the table , ’ said Philip Healey , editor of Acquisitions Monthly . |
| 23 | But when Baby came she thought if it was a Nigerian boy it would have been so easy . |
| 24 | Lord Pearson agreed that if there had been an error it would have been jurisdictional but found no such mistake . |
| 25 | In the end Leeds could have had 4–5 … if they 'd scored in the first half it could have been 10 ! ! |
| 26 | Dungannon Chamber of Trade and Commerce replaces the former Chamber of Trade , and the first major issue it will tackle is the continued closure of the security barriers around the town centre . |
| 27 | What a delight it must have been to watch express trains thundering up the bank at Arkwright bridge . |
| 28 | You see I am , you can see what I 'm suggesting to you , there 's not much point in an armed officer guarding an eleven year old child it would have been obvious to go to the master bedroom , but you deny it . |
| 29 | If she and Lowell had had a child it would have been a strange hybrid , perhaps difficult to love . |
| 30 | He had kept on and on about those keys , although she had been deaf to his insistence ; he had come several miles to catch her at home and seize a chance to rifle her bag for them ; if there had been any purpose to the meeting at the Old Mitre it might have been to get the keys . |