Example sentences of "[verb] it [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Say it 'll take you a while wo n't it , |
| 2 | How was I to know it would give her a heart attack when it reacted unfavourably with some other medicine she was taking/ I only meant to give her a bit of discomfort . |
| 3 | There 'll be no moon , and if this wind holds it should help us a lot . |
| 4 | They hope it 'll bring them a step nearer to finding Richard 's killer . |
| 5 | Plain or not , Fabia reckoned it would take her a fortnight to learn to say it . |
| 6 | I know I must finish clearing up the lawn , but , before doing so , I decide to telephone Auntie to come over on her bike even though I know it will take her an hour to get here from Hambledown . |
| 7 | " But I suppose one of us ought to stay awake ; and if I take the first turn it 'll give me a chance to have a look at your paw , Hlao-roo . |
| 8 | It 's a pity we ca n't see the street names , though I do n't suppose it would do us a lot of good if we could — well , not without a street map . ’ |
| 9 | He thought it would give it a bit of glamour . |
| 10 | ‘ I spotted the old Humber while I was on duty and at first thought it would take me a couple of years to restore — but eventually it took seven ! |
| 11 | ‘ Thought it might give you an opening , ’ he said . |
| 12 | I came here today to have a look but I did n't think it would affect me the way it has . |
| 13 | Do you think it 'll make you a better person ? |
| 14 | I do n't think it will make me a vegetarian but it might make me think about it . |
| 15 | I would welcome PR voting for all elections , accepting it might lose us a few seats on Wear Valley . |
| 16 | I mean that is the top of the range professional , it 'll cost you more like , but I mean it 'll last you a lifetime if you do n't use it that is . |
| 17 | ‘ I think it will take them a little while to catch up again . |
| 18 | I think it 'd give me a headache , not take it away . |
| 19 | Well if you do it 'll give us a chance to find out whether he 's coming home today or tomorrow , and it 'll give your mum a chance to get back to Southwold |
| 20 | Properly set up and organised it can tell you a great deal about your business and in particular your customers . |
| 21 | Perhaps he could get a doctor 's certificate , to say it would do him a damage . |
| 22 | ‘ Farmer Dawes said it might take them a few days to settle down but they were laying on the second day . ’ |
| 23 | Doctors said it would take her the best part of a year to recover . |