Example sentences of "it [vb past] [conj] it [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1988 the Japanese giant bought CBS records for $2bn and last week it announced that it would take control of Columbia pictures . |
| 2 | During the afternoon , it announced that it would auction a new stock later in the month , providing an expected further £2 billion to £3 billion , to start funding the public sector borrowing requirement , which is forecast at £28 billion for this year . |
| 3 | Later it announced that it would catch 296 minke whales this year — a level based on the recommendations of the IWC scientific committee and regarded as inadequate by many Norwegian whalers . |
| 4 | It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken . |
| 5 | It confirmed that it would supply a sea-marshal and all necessary protective equipment and training to satisfy the ship 's insurers for safe passage in the Gulf war zone . |
| 6 | While supporting state-owned industry and state farms , it declared that it would move slowly towards a market economy . |
| 7 | In May 1992 , it declared that it would veto the application of any other state unless the ‘ democratic deficit ’ was filled and political union strengthened . |
| 8 | It decided that it could benefit from a smart up to date information section for liaison with press and public . |
| 9 | I decided to focus on the Matter again ; the cooking facilities ; it looked like it would have to be a barby of some sort , with paper logs made out of Bible pages twisted up and tied into knots — not the lovely picture pages , they remind me too much of Ma and Pa 's bedroom — perhaps a few letters to the Corinthians ; nice and dry . |
| 10 | just from a quick glance it looked like it would need some er work on it |
| 11 | It looked like it could rain again or even snow . |
| 12 | As for Carol herself , she was quite prepared to recall the incident if it meant that it would help to convict the rapist . |
| 13 | It felt like it would strangle her from inside . |
| 14 | It 's based on a kind of cowardice , a lack of reliance on your own judgement if it suceeded before it 'll succeed again , it 's just a money making machine and shows no literary thought by the publishers . |
| 15 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that not only has the Conservative party demonstrated that it is willing to spend a greater proportion of gross national product , but , by continuing to expand our economy , we have surpassed the Labour party bid at the 1987 election — when it said that it would increase spending on the national health service by 3 per cent . |