Example sentences of "[vb base] it [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On first encounter it can sound pedestrian , but there 's always something not quite right about the melodies they produce , and the more curiosity that provokes , the more you 're sucked in . |
| 2 | This uses the technically-defined Ocean as above , except that all the hiccups that interrupt the passage of its boundary have been removed by the relatively simple process of granting to it all of the so-called ‘ marginal seas ’ to which logic ( and political reality ) suggest it can lay claim . |
| 3 | The famous " Big Mac " has only a fraction of the vitamin B content it should have . |
| 4 | I expect it 'll make all the difference to poor Mr Evans . ’ |
| 5 | I expect it 'll turn up eventually , if it has n't already . |
| 6 | ‘ I expect it 'll come right in the end . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I expect it 'll come out fine , Dad , ’ she said . |
| 8 | ‘ I expect it 'll come to the same thing in the end , ’ Zen told him as they shook hands . |
| 9 | ‘ Now the rally 's been banned , ’ says Scargill , who looks nothing like his more-famous uncle , ‘ I expect it will attract a lot of people . ’ |
| 10 | I expect it can hear this . |
| 11 | Although the project was a disaster , costing France £10 million , and counter-productive in giving Greenpeace much-needed publicity about France 's nuclear tests , it at least gave the DGSE some confidence that if in the future it accepted another Henry II-type command it would have the backing of its politicians . |
| 12 | Will the Minister ensure that when the Housing Executive engages in new build it will incorporate in every scheme a large number of two-bedroomed bungalows and a number of houses especially built to cater for the needs of the disabled ? |
| 13 | Well that 's it , it might lead to better things might n't it , I say it might do them good to be away from each other for a week any way , might n't it ? |
| 14 | I am not decrying Sara in any way when I say it might have been more sensible for us to choose the leader . ’ |
| 15 | Was after world war one anyway I mind of that , so say it might have been in the twenties he might have done I would n't say proper |
| 16 | They say it would make journeys too uncomfortable for passengers and slow their journey times , making services uneconomical . |
| 17 | say it would start ju just re recap |
| 18 | The transport is also better , with the airport considerably closer than say it would have been in Manchester . |
| 19 | As they say it would have been all over the village the smell and everything it is wrong . |
| 20 | They say it would have been nice to have had discussions with the contractors before any action was taken.An officer will be on the site , first thing tomorrow . |
| 21 | I say no , I say it would have been harsh to give it . |
| 22 | They say it would allow them to provide the extra accomodation needed to house all their 300 undergraduates and are prepared to spend £5million buying and converting the building . |
| 23 | And erm we used to kick this tin down the hill and er as I say it would roll down and we would all go and hide anywhere , back garden , front garden , over a wall , round a corner , anywhere like that you see . |
| 24 | Erm firstly because as I say it may prompt him into doing something if we write to him saying you 're making an application to court yourself . |
| 25 | Or maybe blue … they say it may clear up later , but people say that all the time in Scotland . |
| 26 | Police say it may have been unoccupied , and no-one else is thought to have been injured . |
| 27 | You say it may happen it is going to happen now . |
| 28 | They say it 'll make the city centre a safer place . |
| 29 | People who believe in the ancient chinese art of Chi-Dynamics say it 'll make you feel on top of the world . |
| 30 | Doctors say it 'll improve their patients quality of life . |