Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sixth sense for smack ; would n't know a Poussin if it moved in next door and fucked his daughter . |
| 2 | For , under Germany 's strict nuclear laws , the highly-contaminated mud would need a licence before it could be moved around the country . |
| 3 | It does n't need a mouse and it will run on a C G A. |
| 4 | It is more the other way round , they would buy a record because it was n't in the charts . ’ |
| 5 | People will buy a house if it suits them , regardless of the image you might be trying to create . |
| 6 | This was a sort of Blue Peter for the gastronomically challenged for the clumsy truth is , of course , that either Mr Mayle or the adaptor of his book feared that WE would n't recognise a truffle if it crawled up our trouser leg . |
| 7 | BR did not lodge a defence until it was too late and judgement had been made . |
| 8 | The results of the experiment may disprove a theory and it will then be abandoned with another . |
| 9 | When I injured the ligaments in my left knee last year , the doctor said I did n't need an operation but it would never be 100% again . |
| 10 | ‘ I have already been told I will need an operation and it is going to take some time to sort out my problem . |
| 11 | It is very unlikely that any opposition party will win an election until it convinces the electorate that it has an economic policy which is internally coherent and a defence policy which measures up to its name . |
| 12 | He could not guarantee he would be able to deliver it on the day and she billed it as a surprise film so she could show a reserve if it failed to arrive . |
| 13 | ‘ You see … you ca n't beat a veteran when it comes to the crunch . ’ |
| 14 | following the work 's experience there is a half term there , so it can either come before that or after it and I 'll do a unit and it might be on safety or , if I ca n't erm first aid I might get safety in and they 'll do it like that and we 'll fill in some units . |
| 15 | I certainly would n't do a portrait unless it was someone I 'd really like to do . |
| 16 | If you do n't do a caesar when it 's needed , then of course you can end up with a baby that 's damaged . |
| 17 | ‘ You do n't give a shit that it 's broken . |
| 18 | They would n't give a lot because it was in a bad |
| 19 | The date is on the twenty eighth of March and the location will be at Hall and it will be it does n't give a time but it will be an evening meeting . |
| 20 | The world will become a desert and it will be horrible . |
| 21 | Thirdly , the obligation to pay loan interest on the due dates creates an immediate debt between the company and the loan stock holder for which he can sue , whereas a preference dividend does not become a debt until it is declared and due . |
| 22 | Strive for simplicity : parents may well be impressed by ‘ mystique ’ to start with but it will soon become a joke when it fails to produce the goods . |
| 23 | Originally , he thought he would become a poet and it was ‘ by accident ’ that he became a doctor . |
| 24 | If you could follow a leopard as it makes its way along such a track or even through the jungle itself , you would see that the animal blazes its own trail every 20 yards ( 18 m ) or so by spraying trees and bushes with its scent mark . |
| 25 | It may see a man as it would a stallion , and regard him as the Big Boss . |
| 26 | It says if you 've got an opportunity of escaping , you might as well assault a policeman because it makes no difference at the end of the day . |
| 27 | ‘ He 'll never touch a back until it 's been properly rested . ’ |
| 28 | But , I have been a little concerned th th the the term , equal opportunities has n't been mentioned once today , and I would like a reassurance that it 's not because it 's year 's or the last decade 's issue . |
| 29 | You would abort a DC if it was decided not to proceed and complete the proposed change . |
| 30 | There are some newspapers which simply will not use a picture if it has any brand identification whatsoever . |