Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've tried it with Episode 1 , and it may work for the other two episodes as well . |
| 2 | Clearly then , if the company is to choose one it should opt for the first . |
| 3 | The planner was elevated to the role of a coordinating ‘ technician-craftsman ’ ; the practice of civic design as perceived by Holford would ‘ elevate the plan from technical , functional competence to the level at which it might cater for the cultural , emotional and aesthetic needs of a civilised society ’ ( Cherry and Penny , 1986 , p. 158 ) . |
| 4 | Napoleon III had no desire to emulate St Louis by sitting under an oak tree in Vincennes dispensing justice to all comers , but in a more up-to-date version he went one better by donating the entire area of the park ( which belonged to the Crown ) to the City of Paris so that it might become for the poorer section of the city what the Bois de Boulogne was to the rich . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've taken another envelope : it 'll do for the next batch of typescript . ’ |
| 6 | It will not get hot enough to emit X rays , but it could account for the very compact source of radio waves and infrared rays that is observed at the galactic center . |
| 7 | Indeed one of the main arguments against the televising of Parliament was that it would damage the way the House works , although some thought it would change for the better . |
| 8 | Erm it would cost for the four for the four nights of the con conference , that 's from the Wednesday night to the Saturday night inclusive , six pounds a night each will almost cover the cost and we 've fitted in an extra person on the floor at three pounds a night that would clear the cost completely . |
| 9 | It would account for the strong resemblance . |
| 10 | One suggestion is that the folding maintains the appropriate kinetic unit of the chain at any given temperature ; as this would be expected to lengthen with increasing temperature , it would account for the observed thickening of the lamellae . |
| 11 | It would have even more credibility if the Labour party would claim and set out the funding that it would provide for the national health service , which it has expressly failed to do . |
| 12 | It can operate for the whole class , or for individuals , and can be used whatever basic approach to teaching spelling you prefer . |