Example sentences of "[vb base] it [modal v] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Thamesdown Council say it 'll cost too much to put up gates and fences to keep the dogs out and it ca n't afford to pay the legal cost of bringing in a by law . |
| 2 | General Motors Corp may need to sell a stake in Electronic Data Systems Corp in order to overcome a $14,000m worldwide pension obligation , industry analysts told Reuter : chief financial officer Richard Wagoner said the automaker plans to make a ‘ significant contribution ’ into its pension fund this year and next year , and over the next six or seven years , hopes to eliminate its pension fund liability completely ; analysts say it could raise almost $5,000m by selling a 25% stake in the computer services giant , and Lehman Brothers automotive analyst Joseph Phillippi said he expects it either to sell a stake or return to the equity markets ; officials from both the General and British Telecommunications Plc say that any deal for the UK phone giant to buy a stake in EDS is far from certain . |
| 3 | There are four markets in which its designers say it will do equally well : graphics , we have already outlined ; then there are games consoles — Taos ' original home territory ; and embedded applications : it may sound odd to have Taos running in a photocopier or a drinks machine , but the tiny kernel makes it ideal , says Hinsley . |
| 4 | There are four markets in which its designers say it will do equally well : graphics , we have already outlined ; then there are games consoles — Taos ' original home territory ; and embedded applications : it may sound odd to have Taos running in a photocopier or a drinks machine , but the tiny kernel makes it ideal , says Hinsley . |
| 5 | But protests have come thick and fast from those who say it will bring even more traffic . |
| 6 | Now the makers of the Bundee CD3 Repair System — available in hi-fi shops and by mail order on 0895 436078 — say it will restore even discs scratched all over with steel wool . |
| 7 | I hope it 'll crash less often than the index . |
| 8 | ‘ Good , ’ she said , ‘ I hope it will go well for you . ’ |
| 9 | It 's always been a workers ' day and I hope it will remain so . |
| 10 | They hope it will prove so complex and costly to implement that the company may finally decide that mining in Mayo simply is n't worth the trouble . |
| 11 | Like Flaubert , I left Belle-Ile hoping to return — and hoping , too , that the island 's isolation and the occasional fogs that cover it would discourage too many other tourists . |
| 12 | It is also pointed out that the danger of " hurrying " and teaching " more " is that time for gathering information and reflecting on practice and the implicit and explicit theories that guide it can evaporate easily in the busyness of increasing demands … |
| 13 | If the Government accepts and consults with those who are at the litigation coal face it could create truly radical and effective changes . ’ |
| 14 | Regardless of what anyone thinks , The Farm will no doubt continue doing what they do , but I suspect it will get steadily more unfashionable and irrelevant . |
| 15 | If I was charged for all that I get , I know it would cost too much for me to pay . |
| 16 | I know it will give as much joy and satisfaction to you as it will to me , to know that we have played our part in this great crusade for children 's health . |
| 17 | But I know it will go away and when I see friends with babies I still think ‘ Oh , I want one now ! ’ ’ |
| 18 | If the present deliberation of the UK 's Follett Committee are to be taken at all seriously , the research and teaching library as we now know it will change fundamentally over the next ten years . |
| 19 | And they always know it can disappear overnight . |
| 20 | I know it must sound terribly irresponsible to get into this position but , truthfully , it 's a case of of ‘ heart ruling head ’ . ’ |
| 21 | I suppose it would depend very much on how it was presented . |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , I suppose it must seem so . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I suppose it must seem so . ’ |
| 24 | Well , I suppose it must look quite cool , what with the aeroplane tickets and the restaurants , the cabs , the filmstars , Selina , the Fiasco , the money . |
| 25 | Suppose it can secure either an x per cent price reduction or an x per cent cost reduction at equal cost to itself ; for which should it aim ? |
| 26 | Well , I think we 're talking here about hospitals in particular and not GP practice but we 're also saying that this is something which the enthusiastic and bright and very capable people we have in our health service are very keen on because they believe it will do better for their patients . |
| 27 | Most observers see the index touching bottom before 15,000 but some believe it could go as low as 10,000 . |
| 28 | It is grown very high in the foothills of the Himalayas and has a light grapy flavour , although I find it can become slightly acidic if brewed for too long . |
| 29 | ‘ I reckon it 'll take maybe five more years , ’ he says . |
| 30 | Well I reckon it might come before . |