Example sentences of "to [pron] [conj] it [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of this story will necessarily be unfamiliar to them but it may offer some understanding of how the work of God here has developed and of what there is that is worthwhile in the legacy of the past . |
| 2 | It is not for me to help Scottish Tories in those circumstances , but I suggest to them that it may have something to do with the way in which the Government treat Scotland in legislative terms . |
| 3 | But Brockweir school in the Forest of Dean did close , because of lack of support , although some parents are now petitioning the county council to sell it to them so it can re-open . |
| 4 | As much of the sulphurous pungency of garlic is also eliminated through the skin , it occurred to me that it might succeed in gassing the squatters out ! |
| 5 | People have just about got used to the new structure and it seems to me that it would behove us all to leave well alone . |
| 6 | The procedures look fine for the purchase of one-off and novel items , but it occurs to me that it would save time and effort if we established ‘ preferred suppliers ’ for standard PCs , printers , and peripherals , so that we do n't have to obtain multiple quotes and give reasons for supplier choice each time we order an off-the-shelf system . |
| 7 | As her eyes widened he added , ‘ Perhaps now you can understand the reason why I bought it and why it is so important to me that it should succeed ? ’ |
| 8 | I mean , I 'll get a box sent to me and it might get one spin at home so that I can relax , sort of wipe my brow knowing it does n't jump , the quality 's good and it 's loud enough … ’ |
| 9 | This applies just as much to me as it may do to you . |
| 10 | The legendary wealth of the Incas sounded almost as unlikely , as marvellous to me as it must have done to Pizarro and his cohorts , many of whom were peasants drawn from an arid future in Estremadura . |
| 11 | The idea of using two microphones appeals to me because it could stimulate two ears . |
| 12 | It just brings it home to you that it can happen anywhere , ’ said a colleague . |
| 13 | I ca n't actually give it to you because it will amuse suspicion from the guard . |
| 14 | That 'll be one read , but we 'd have to read it to you and it 'll take us a long time ! |
| 15 | The new window will continue to bear tribute to him as it will contain the symbol of Roland 's regiment , the Durham Light Infantry . |
| 16 | The bird got so attached to her that it would take food from between her lips . |
| 17 | Later , in England , it occurred to her that it might have been said ironically , but by then she had forgotten the context and intonation of it , could only remember that it was said under hot sun outside the Maison Carrée in Nîmes , where the air was fluent and the stones shone . |
| 18 | And Anna Freud had great difficulty in suggesting to her that it might have happened . |
| 19 | It occurred to her that it could have been Antoinette herself watching them , but she dismissed that almost at once . |
| 20 | ‘ Later she will remember how you came to her and it will comfort her . |
| 21 | To her enormous relief she suddenly saw it running down the passage , she leant against the wall , how tiresome of that spider to come to her when it might have gone to anyone else . |
| 22 | ‘ We 're looking forward to it and it 'll make a nice day out for Jennifer . ’ |
| 23 | Suppose that I have a sudden impulse to settle when I retire in the village where I was born ; but reality breaks in , I recognize that I had better remember it not as a nostalgic vision but as I indeed saw it before experiencing the city , admit to myself that it will have changed beyond recognition , try to anticipate living in it not as I am now but as an old man who no longer easily makes new friends , try to see myself through the villagers ' eyes as already a stranger who may no longer deserve a welcome . |
| 24 | We have perhaps learned one great lesson — that Socialism must be something of a religion to us before it can have any meaning in times of real stress . |
| 25 | This can be helpful to us but it may give rise to difficulties and require careful handling if the client 's writing skills leave something to be desired . |
| 26 | ( It occurs to us that it may have been Durfey who sang Aeneas in the school production . |
| 27 | He found it was too large to be caused by a gravitational field : if it had been a gravitational red shift , the object would have to be so massive and so near to us that it would disturb the orbits of planets in the Solar System . |
| 28 | The rainforest is also held to be useful to us because it will help to mitigate the worst impacts of global warming . |