Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ( But since Plutarch is , in this section of the Life of Alcibiades , so heavily dependent on Thucydides , who omits that item , it may represent Plutarch 's own addition rather than an independent fifth-century source . |
| 32 | It is useless if you are fishing any distance from the bank , or even close to the bank but a distance downstream , for in this instance it may attract fish past your baited hook and to the source of the feed . |
| 33 | When it strikes the surface it may either rebound , thus repeating its motion , or it may start saltation in another sand grain by impact . |
| 34 | It may do wonders for your temperament . ’ |
| 35 | It may bear fruit . |
| 36 | At maximum it may attain magnitude 5 , but at minimum it falls to below 12 . |
| 37 | For Peckham , like many researchers , there is the additional concern that it may bring people more anxiety than help . |
| 38 | It may give evidence of trade , since coins were used as objects of trade . |
| 39 | When oedema of the male genitalia occurs , it may give rise to the intriguingly-named ‘ saxophone penis ’ . |
| 40 | Secondly if the first question is answered affirmatively , it is necessary to consider whether there are any considerations which ought to negative , or to reduce or limit the scope of duty or the class of person to whom it is owed or the damages to which a breach of it may give rise . |
| 41 | The social acceptability of a disability may , therefore , be more important than the limitations it may give rise to . |
| 42 | Or it may give rise to a level of customer price-sensitivity which was hitherto absent in the target market segment . |
| 43 | This can be helpful to us but it may give rise to difficulties and require careful handling if the client 's writing skills leave something to be desired . |
| 44 | However , it may give rise to the necessity for a fairly sophisticated mathematical calculation if a conversion table is not published . |
| 45 | To take an obvious example , the drafter may draft the terms referring to the parties as 'seller " and " Buyer " ; if a clause is then incorporated from a different document , referring to " the Customer " , it may give rise to difficult questions of interpretation : prima facie it will be assumed that " the Buyer " and " the Customer " are different people . |
| 46 | It may give awareness of traffic and slamming doors but certainly will not respond to a skylark . |
| 47 | ‘ But it needs to be done , even though it may give offence to the French . ’ |
| 48 | But his conscience it may fail him and his heart it may give way , |
| 49 | But the danger is that if relief is too often refused on such grounds it may give decision-makers the signal that it does not really matter whether they act within the law or not , so long as the decision is ‘ right ’ . |
| 50 | As yet , the role of consumer or patient ‘ demand ’ , and the extent to which it may influence variations in surgical rates , has been relatively unexplored . |
| 51 | On the other hand , the mere fact that money is paid under protest will not give rise of itself to the inference of such an agreement ; though it may form part of the evidence from which it may be inferred that the payee did not intend to close the transaction : see Maskell v. Horner [ 1915 ] 3 K.B . |
| 52 | The demolition of a building does not of itself constitute development , though , of course , it may form part of a building operation , or lead to the making of a material change in the use of the land upon which it stood . |
| 53 | Second , it may identify problems in the research proposal and save the researcher repeating another 's mistakes . |
| 54 | More than a period piece — it dates from 1924 — it may throw light on the view of marriage that led to Humanae Vitae . |
| 55 | Even more important , it may throw light on certain differences between English and other Germanic languages ( e.g. German and Dutch ) . |
| 56 | The final separation may mean an agony of divided loyalty for the children of the marriage or it may spell relief from intolerable tensions which have developed over a long period . |
| 57 | It may reach 200mm in length and should be kept with similar sized companions . |
| 58 | Once manufacturer 1 and retailer 1 have signed their agreement , it may pay manufacturer 2 and retailer 2 to sign a similar agreement . |
| 59 | In the circumstances , therefore , it may pay forecast backers to couple Armiger with John Gosden 's Silverdale , who will get maximum assistance from the saddle thanks to in-form jockey Frankie Dettori . |
| 60 | That comes from the se , the seabed churning it up but the sea is never still , it 's tossing and in , as the movement there underneath , although it may appear calm on the surface , but there are times when it 's not calm on the surface , it 's as rough on top as it is underneath . |