Example sentences of "[verb] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On first encounter it can sound pedestrian , but there 's always something not quite right about the melodies they produce , and the more curiosity that provokes , the more you 're sucked in . |
| 2 | Dreams beneath sleep it can not break . |
| 3 | I came to the rapid conclusion that anyone tackling it must be either incredibly brave , extremely stupid — or both ! |
| 4 | After all , the body contains more collagen than any other protein : it should be no surprise that protecting it could do a lot of good . |
| 5 | Brenda was walking out with Gerald Bowlem , younger son of her father 's boss , and if that came off there 's no denying it would be a very satisfactory marriage . |
| 6 | If the true tide to land were fully disclosed it might prove that Her Majesty really was the richest lady in the world which would be I 'm sure you agree ’ — he smiled at George over his spectacles — ‘ rather vulgar . ’ |
| 7 | Had they won it would have been a ‘ great day for Britain . ’ |
| 8 | Because of this , it was felt , it presented Anish Kapoor in a position of such seniority alongside all the other three that if he had n't won it would have been more embarrassing that if he did . |
| 9 | ( 2 ) If the specimen with the lower proportion of alcohol contains no more than 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath , the person who provided it may claim that it should be replaced by such specimen as may be required under section 7(4) of this Act and , if he then provides such a specimen , neither specimen of breath shall be used . |
| 10 | The Government would not stand in the way of a united Ireland provided it could be negotiated by democratic and peaceful means . |
| 11 | It has it ca n't stop growing . |
| 12 | Quite often it has n't and even if it has it may be helpful to call the recipient with information on delivery and timing . |
| 13 | The hon. Gentleman is asking a question which he knows will receive no answer , because the nature of a deterrent is that it remains uncertain — the nation that has it might be prepared to use it . |
| 14 | If he has it will mean he either intends to defend the action or to admit the debt and make an offer to pay by instalments . |
| 15 | but the switchboard has it will take them in order , it 's not just a matter of which button shall I press now . |
| 16 | For this reason , instead of joining in the stampede for the latest and newest , I suggest it would be more prudent to wait for a year or two to see if the strawberry blonde holds her place as a glamour queen , or in reality is a blowzy old dame hobbling into the has-beens in the back row of the chorus , where she will find plenty to keep her company . |
| 17 | Why ca n't we could , as I suggest it would be slightly vague and , and the fact that the , the report shows the collection date , we could say the date it 's going to be collected cos you 'd get them to go through all |
| 18 | Officials laugh ruefully at the miserable performance of collective farming , and suggest it may be phased out . |
| 19 | If you have so much time to spare , I suggest it might be more profitably spent taking some fresh air . ’ |
| 20 | This uses the technically-defined Ocean as above , except that all the hiccups that interrupt the passage of its boundary have been removed by the relatively simple process of granting to it all of the so-called ‘ marginal seas ’ to which logic ( and political reality ) suggest it can lay claim . |
| 21 | They suggest it can be used on IVF embryos , or embryos flushed from a woman 's womb before implantation takes place , in order to screen for sex-linked genetic conditions , for instance haemophilia , which mostly affects males . |
| 22 | In 1979 , 56% of the school-age population were not in school and while figures for illiteracy vary considerably , some suggest it could be as high as 67% . |
| 23 | The setting is a beach though in the crowded painting , background trees suggest it could also be some sort of a clearing . |
| 24 | Logically , that question is otiose as regards the nationality and residence requirements if the court rules , as I suggest it should , that those requirements are in any event contrary to Community law . |
| 25 | If not I suggest it should be and , er , therefore if unfortunately the profits of the company did go down in the foreseeable future the salaries of yourself and your directors would be reduced . |
| 26 | I do n't know it may be that I 'll be the only member er that talks in terms of a specific Euro seat er in any detail but it does matter in our area and we have a long history of arguing that case . |
| 27 | no I just left it cos it might , I do n't know it might of been side B , I think it was , side B was |
| 28 | I 'll know it 'll be he who 'll end up cassandring me , precisely in nomansland where the male gods will ever take over the pythian oracles , turning them into twittering spokespersons . |
| 29 | Yeah , but I do n't know it 'll be quite effective |
| 30 | How do we know it would n't be a place of savagery and high priestesses and the ritual sacrifice of beautiful twelve-year-old boys ? |