Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pron] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish to make it clear that I have no intention of using that power at present , but I would be prepared to use it if it emerged that individuals ' interests were not being properly protected by the scheme in practice . |
| 2 | ( E.g. if fine-class phonemic descriptions unambiguously described spoken utterances , it would still be pointless to use them if it took the processor weeks to find them in the acoustic input and half the time it got them wrong . ) |
| 3 | There was no answer to her gibe , and , despite the fact that the fumes in the room told her the substance on her hair was likely to blind her if it made contact , she sat up and risked opening one eye . |
| 4 | Similarly , if you are in covenant relationship with others in a church , then when such a need arises it is quite reasonable to do it because it needs doing . |
| 5 | After the war the industry was too depressed to re-equip itself as it had done in 1804 . |
| 6 | Fulmars from ‘ Formidable ’ were also flying patrols and on one such sortie Lt. R. MacDonald-Hall , with L/A Harry Phillips in rear seat , sighted a He111 but were unable to catch it before it disappeared into the fog . |
| 7 | She said she had seen the programme and wondered if it had spoiled anything for me , but I was able to reassure her that it had improved my life . |
| 8 | Although Sémillon is one of the grapes behind the star sweeties of Sauternes ( and the majority of dry Bordeaux wines ) it was never able to flaunt itself before it arrived in Australia . |
| 9 | Van Doren 's excuse to the investigating congressional committee was the most interesting part of the unedifying episode : ‘ I was almost able to convince myself that it did not matter what I was doing because it was having such a good effect on the national attitude to teachers , education and the intellectual life . ’ |
| 10 | If she stretched out her hand just the tiniest bit , she would be able to touch his where it rested on his knee . |
| 11 | Although they 're not going to fight , the soldiers must be able to defend themselves if it comes to that . |
| 12 | because there 's er there 's an absolute desperate er anxiety that Russia 's not gon na be able to defend itself unless it industrializes very very quickly , it 's |
| 13 | If the medicine you are taking is not listed there , ask to speak to the pharmacist at the shop where you buy it — he or she will be able to tell you if it contains any of these drugs . |
| 14 | erm if , if , if you , if you , if you take this view of excesses you 're not unhappy for that to happen in order to move it forward as long as you maintain the control necessary to stop it when it 's gone too far , which is exactly what he does . |
| 15 | For no special reason except that it was something new to show him and it avoided the long grind out to the airport the brief shuttle flight and another cab queue . |