Example sentences of "[vb past] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 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 . |
| 2 | The Government would not stand in the way of a united Ireland provided it could be negotiated by democratic and peaceful means . |
| 3 | Acknowledging that yesterday 's inflation figure of 7.6 per cent was ‘ far too high ’ for a Conservative government , she promised it would be brought down again . |
| 4 | He signed the despatch with his name and rank , then handed it to Blasendorf who promised it would be delivered as swiftly as his horses could cross country . |
| 5 | Sun Microsystems Inc is claiming it 's booking orders and delivering production units of Viking-based Sparcstation 10s in volume as it promised it would . |
| 6 | The new company promised it would provide a better service to the North , including a news service specifically for South Durham , Teesside and North Yorkshire . |
| 7 | Now , the Club Dog is the howling interactive success its humble beginnings promised it could be . |
| 8 | She and her husband never doubted it would be a girl . |
| 9 | But Russia 's UN ambassador Yuli Vorontsov said after meeting Yugoslav president Dobrica Cosic that Friday 's UN session of security council foreign ministers could be delayed until May 25 , but he doubted it would be this month . |
| 10 | But she doubted it would go any further — well , could n't go any further as she was only staying the one night . |
| 11 | He doubted it would add up to much , though , just another of her lads , the orange or the green . |
| 12 | Early in my first tour I argued with my colleagues that I doubted it would be possible to ditch a Wimpy or a Whitley on water , particularly if there was a heavy swell . |
| 13 | If the system disagrees with the figure entered it will challenge it — otherwise it moves on to the next item . |
| 14 | But according to the common understanding of neutrality , Uruguay would have been breaking its neutrality if in the circumstances described it would have started supplying one of the parties with militarily useful materials after the outbreak of hostilities . |
| 15 | Britain 's role as Kingston described it could be called that of a peace-keeping force , and his stones of intrigue and skirmish are punctuated by anti-war sentiments . |
| 16 | They also maintained it would harm pub businesses and severely dent the services offered to tourists . |
| 17 | I think it 's wrong to underestimate erm i i it 's particularly initially , how , how positively reinforced it can , it can be around you erm , just this the idea of losing weight and that er you know , people will be wha , for whatever reasons are , either envious or they want to know how you can do it , they want to know , and particularly if it 's linked with exercise then it 's all very good things to do and you know , the media 's telling you and a , everyone 's telling that this healthy lifestyle that actually then goes out of control through being so controlled erm e e , there 's a , well there 's a thin line between it , being a very positive experience , and you 're suddenly buying smaller jeans and erm you know , it 's just everything is is feeding , if that 's the right word , this idea that it , that that it 's tremendous to be |
| 18 | Some merely regard their function as a necessary official procedure best conducted with the least possible fuss and difficulty , while others regard themselves as the only impartial authority capable of investigating a sequence of events involving fatality no matter how technically complicated it might be . |
| 19 | Yes I must say I , I personally sympathy with that I mean I think that erm , women 's er role is er very much despised and disparaged it should be because if you think about it they 're having the children and bringing them up , well this is one of the most worthwhile things to do |
| 20 | Oh he adores her , oh yes he wants her back , and I said , she said , I , you see , I know him , I said there 's a lot to be said for a chap that you know inside , know his ways and know how to cope with them , but I said never ever put yourself at his mercy , I 'm marrying him , and the house will be hers , you see , when there properly divorced it 'll be in her name so if he starts coming the old soldier , she can bung him out . |
| 21 | All that had happened was that her safe shell was broken and if it ever healed it would be filled inside with sadness . |
| 22 | ‘ to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by that person or another ’ If this point is charged or reported it may be proved by the officer in the case questioning the offender on the lines of : ‘ Did you intend to provoke the Notown football supporters into violence ? |
| 23 | As the core cooled it would form a solid outer shell , and as this shell further cooled through the Curie temperature it could retain today the magnetic field of the remnant liquid iron core within it . |
| 24 | I know , dearest , that you could take a holiday this summer — You mentioned it would be possible . |
| 25 | July is a significant month for your future , and with Uranus and Neptune involved it may be that you have to put your trust in the universe rather than try to control events . |
| 26 | It could yes in the in the First World War er they used It would |
| 27 | ‘ The man who used it must have thought so . ’ |
| 28 | If properly used it could improve the quality of life by a considerable degree . |
| 29 | Cocaine is merely a recreational drug and , taken to excess , like alcohol or nicotine , it is undoubtedly dangerous , but judiciously used it can be a source of harmless pleasure , and even of intellectual stimulation . |
| 30 | Cleverly used it will double , treble , even quadruple the size . |