Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] it [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has had to accept that it can do neither without a deal with the opposition . |
| 2 | Most sceptics about natural selection are prepared to accept that it can bring about minor changes like the dark coloration that has evolved in various species of moth since the industrial revolution . |
| 3 | He contemplated eating a meat pie at the stall by the church , but he had enough experience of phantom hunger at night to know that it would disappear of its own accord by morning and that it was best not to squander money on appeasing it . |
| 4 | Suppose that I claimed yesterday to know that it would rain in the afternoon , on the normal grounds ( weather forecast , gathering clouds , etc. ) , but that it turns out that I was wrong . |
| 5 | And this means that if on the same grounds I claim today to know that it will rain in the afternoon , I must continue to assert that I knew yesterday that it would rain that afternoon ( in the teeth of the evidence ) . |
| 6 | If we think about Freud and his influence it is not hard to find out what he wrote and said , and it is easy to guess that it must have been important . |
| 7 | We have an idea and we want to know if it will work . |
| 8 | If there is a change of harmonic outlook in a piece , I prefer to feel , rather than to know whether it might arrive as a surprise , whether it should be prepared and how , and whether it ought to be pointed out at all ! |
| 9 | I wanted to know whether it would affect the pH of my soil . |
| 10 | Lawyer D's client ( the organisation ) wanted to know whether it could release the tenancy on the land without the consent of the surviving partner ( the son ) . |
| 11 | Commencing with only three Divisions with their own examination structure , the number of Divisions in the RICS increased to seven and periodically the wheel is re-examined to establish whether it should turn full circle to produce a smaller number of specialist groups once again . |
| 12 | The first duty of the conqueror , he wrote , ‘ is to maintain his domination and to assure that it will last ; everything is good which has the effect of consolidating and guaranteeing it , everything is bad that may weaken or compromise it ’ . |
| 13 | Elrond 's adamant refusal to take the Ring is because he has considered its advantages but is wise enough to see that it would ruin him utterly . |
| 14 | As to the presumption , Mr. Philipson , while prepared to acknowledge that it would apply to the reasonableness test , submitted that it did not apply when considering whether the Bank of England was acting in performance of its functions . |
| 15 | It was reported in yesterday 's press , however , that North Korea has now agreed to the principle of the nuclear-free Korean peninsula , although it has yet to confirm that it will open up its nuclear installations at Yongbyon and any underground sites to inspection . |
| 16 | The second is that , in fact , direct democracy could be a great deal more widely practised than it actually is , and that some modern technological developments have made it easier to implement than it might have been a century ago . |
| 17 | Defence lawyer Tony Cinnamond said , however , that Wightman 's recollection of the events were hazy due to drink and it could have been that he struck her and her head banged against the wall . |
| 18 | If the nuclear forum wants to be as effective with the public as it is with press and politicians , it might be well advised to reflect whether it ought to hitch itself quite so fast to the PWR band-wagon . |
| 19 | The fourteen-year-old stuck the gun up my nostril to see if it would fit . |
| 20 | I mean you 're not really , you put it through it 's paces to see if it would do what we wanted it to do but that 's not actually . |
| 21 | So they just sort of put it on the market to see if it would sell ? |
| 22 | While it is unwise to have a national plan based on a single feature , we could easily test the system scientifically to see if it would work on a small scale , and widen it if successful . |
| 23 | spent a lot of money on reflexology to see if it would help her sleep . |
| 24 | I returned to the Arg Nit LM3 to see if it would deal with this new symptom picture but there was no change in the anal discomfort with the Arg Nit LM3 or 4 and after 6 weeks she was again getting headaches and expressing fear of cancer . |
| 25 | The NRPB now intends to begin an epidemiological investigation across Britain to see if it can spot any increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer in areas under the night path of the radiation cloud that spread south-east from Windscale 25 years ago . |
| 26 | If they do not match your specific interests , take a look at a good shareware catalogue to see if it can offer something closer to your heart . |
| 27 | The team at Oxford 's cancer fund are now planning longer term research with other organisations world-wide to assess the effects of tamoxifen over a longer period of time to see if it can continue saving lives . |
| 28 | Police say they are anxious to interview the bird if it is recovered to see if it can help trap the thieves . |
| 29 | Teacher : Shall we try and find a brick to see if it will float ? |
| 30 | Teacher : Jane , would you like to put it in the water to see if it will float ? |