Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although no single investor is supposed to have more than a 15 per cent holding the government has indicated that it may waive this requirement . |
| 2 | During a lesson the activity mode may stay the same throughout or it may change several times . |
| 3 | In terms of product development , HDTV may not have profound implications but it may change some design factors . |
| 4 | It may finish earlier where no further work can be done or it may finish some minutes later in order to complete sensibly . |
| 5 | There is a danger that it may displace some trouble elsewhere , but on balance it is a great step forward . |
| 6 | As the project team commented : ‘ The public are naturally unwilling to accept change , particularly when it may involve some travelling disadvantage , unless they can recognise clear compensating benefits … . |
| 7 | The principle of salvation may be theological , as in the case of religious fundamentalism ; or it may be purely secular , as with ethnic nationalism ; or it may involve some combination of the two . |
| 8 | JET-engine giant Rolls-Royce warned yesterday it may switch some production abroad because of Britain 's currency crisis . |
| 9 | ICL is to offer a shrink-wrapped version of Unix SVR4 on its so-called ‘ Spring Collection ’ of deskside and desktop Intel Corp 80486-based personal computers and servers launched recently , and says it may offer that implementation on other manufacturers ' PCs too . |
| 10 | Much of this story will necessarily be unfamiliar to them but it may offer some understanding of how the work of God here has developed and of what there is that is worthwhile in the legacy of the past . |
| 11 | This amazing posture displays its markings even more conspicuously and in this position it may advance several feet towards the attacker . |
| 12 | The classification may be an organizational one , arranging detailed criteria into lists , or it may represent some kind of conceptual hierarchy of increasingly higher order objectives . |
| 13 | ‘ I know it may disturb many people sitting conmfortably at home . |
| 14 | It may start sum luv creation . |
| 15 | BT fell 11p to 335p on news that it may face more competition in the future . |
| 16 | If in doubt , land it anyway — it may do less damage ! |
| 17 | The process can be speeded up somewhat by changing the blotting paper several times while the flowers are being pressed , although you must be extremely careful as the plants will be exceptionally fragile at this point and it may do more harm than good to disturb them . |
| 18 | When the participants fail to address the agenda referred to above , it may do more harm than good . |
| 19 | This range expresses the resourcefulness and imagination of user education librarians , but at the same time it may express some uncertainty with orientation techniques and , indeed , library orientation itself . |
| 20 | Such a survey can serve more than mere biographical curiosity , and a final section will suggest how it may clarify some issues of current interest to historians , to philosophers and to biologists . |
| 21 | Although this may be a couple of years out of date , it only costs £3 and it may give some clues as to the strength of the company . |
| 22 | It may accommodate more people . |
| 23 | An analysis of the age and sex structure of unemployment and its locational distribution is of value because it may throw some light on the reasons for the growth of unemployment and the policy measures which may be most effective . |
| 24 | If the nature of such a vibration can be established it may throw some light on the nature of the electronic band . |
| 25 | It may involve three or more subjects studied separately but in parallel , as in the Scottish general degree or some polytechnic/college ‘ combined studies ’ degrees ; or it may integrate several subjects in relation to some area , period , theme or problem , in which case it may be called interdisciplinary ; or it may consist of a more open , modular system of requirements and options . |
| 26 | Where land is already spoilt , it may make more sense to find appropriate uses for it than to clean it up . |
| 27 | Hence it may make more sense for soldiers to be in the public sector than street-sweepers . |
| 28 | However , if this is north facing it may make more sense to move it to a sunnier position . |
| 29 | Taking out some and reducing the number of pests is one thing , but reliable eradication can hardly be expected or hoped for , and much as it may displease those purists who do not like the idea of using poisonous chemicals in the garden , they have to be our main line of defence and protection of our roses . |
| 30 | However , children who are doing badly tend to expect failure and criticism , since it may have little effect on them except to confirm their worst beliefs about themselves and reduce their efforts . |