Example sentences of "[verb] it [modal v] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so doing it might by accident precipitate a general war , one from which the United States might emerge victorious , but which would leave Britain and Europe a radioactive desert . |
| 2 | I knew it must in theory , but to see it happen was still a lovely surprise . |
| 3 | Example ( 3 ) ( d ) , for instance , would be an abbreviated form of a structure that could perhaps be realized more fully as : ( 26 ) our lawyer sent the packages ; the packages are registered It may of course be claimed that we should think in terms not of actual clauses but of some more hypothetical and abstract clause ; maybe the last five words in ( 26 ) should be replaced by something like : ( 27 ) [ subject the package plural ] subject be registered |
| 4 | If difficulties arise it will of course be the responsibility of the local Trade Union Officer to raise the issue with the employers concerned . |
| 5 | but I think it would in fact you 'd maybe find records of it in some of the old Orkney boats . |