Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [conj] it [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not believe that point has been reached ; but it would be disingenuous for me to deny that it could exist . |
| 2 | His absence had n't prevented her thinking about him , but perhaps she had allowed herself to believe that it would continue indefinitely , hence her shock at seeing him now and the panicky sensation of a shadow falling over her once more , its darkness an almost tangible threat . |
| 3 | Doetsch found that his synthetic analogue prevented the normal development of the viral infection within the cells , prompting him to suggest that it might have therapeutic potential ( Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences , 1981 , vol 78 , p 6699 ) . |
| 4 | A local authority obliged to investigate under s47 must make whatever inquiries it considers to be necessary to enable it to decide whether it should take any action to safeguard or promote the child 's welfare ( s47(1) ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Keith hits and kicks any child playing with a toy he wants ’ is an objective description of the problem and it allows us to decide whether it should take priority over some other problem behaviour . |