Example sentences of "[conj] it [vb mod] [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This discourages mounting adhesive from oozing on to the lower surface of the preparation , where it would affect attachment on the lapping machine 's vacuum chucks . |
| 2 | No one , of course , other than perhaps Winston Churchill and those in the very top echelons of the services , knew exactly when and where it would take place , but the tide by now had definitely and dramatically turned in favour of the Allies . |
| 3 | Keep your front guard hand close to your face where it can give protection . |
| 4 | Position it in the centre of the mantelpiece , stand it on a shelf on its own , shine a spotlight on to it , or hang it on an empty wall where it will attract attention . |
| 5 | The final separation may mean an agony of divided loyalty for the children of the marriage or it may spell relief from intolerable tensions which have developed over a long period . |
| 6 | Or it may give rise to a level of customer price-sensitivity which was hitherto absent in the target market segment . |
| 7 | When it strikes the surface it may either rebound , thus repeating its motion , or it may start saltation in another sand grain by impact . |
| 8 | The information transmission will inevitably be two-way but the main purpose may be transmission from interviewer to interviewee as in an appraisal interview , from interviewee to interviewer as in an opinion survey , or it may change direction during the course of the interview as in a patient-doctor interview . |
| 9 | The company with the contract may spend the money , or part of it , at its plants in other States , or it may subcontract part of the work out-of-State . ) |
| 10 | The perchlorate ion can occur as isolated , undistorted ions , or as distorted but essentially unattached ions , loosely attached through one or two oxygen atoms to one or two metal ions , or it may take part in hydrogen bonding to water molecules in hydrated salts . |
| 11 | It may be divided within itself ; it may lose bye-elections , or it may lack resolution or competence . |
| 12 | The variation might help your reader understand you and your writing , or it might hinder understanding of what you write . |
| 13 | Or it might say hand wash only and the customer puts it in a washing machine . |
| 14 | It can also lever its legs further off the ground , or it can climb vegetation to reduce thermal ground conductivity . |
| 15 | The group can be asked to respond to what one individual has just said ; or it can focus discussion on one individual at a time ; or the counsellor can ensure that the group discusses general or shared problems , or that it links and compares different problems faced by individuals within the group . |
| 16 | As my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Burton said that the work should ideally enable prisoners to earn a remission on part of their sentence , or it could earn money to pay compensation to victims . |
| 17 | Kenya could encourage further ‘ dependent ’ exports , or it could provide assistance for local producers to gain the necessary skills . |
| 18 | The client will often be promising less than it hopes to be able to deliver : although it may exclude liability for defects in goods , the client will generally seek to deliver goods free from defects , in order to establish or maintain its commercial reputation and protect its trading relationships . |
| 19 | That comes from the se , the seabed churning it up but the sea is never still , it 's tossing and in , as the movement there underneath , although it may appear calm on the surface , but there are times when it 's not calm on the surface , it 's as rough on top as it is underneath . |
| 20 | On the other hand , GH5 is a eukaryotic protein that binds as a monomer , is not sequence-specific ( although it may have sequence preferences ) , and the structure of the DNA on binding to GH5 is unknown . |
| 21 | If a dispute arises , a court will probably not take account of the layout in construing the contract , although it may take account of headings and/or marginal notes . |
| 22 | Although it may require attendance before the district judge or taxing master , if it is a big case with costs of £10,000 — £20,000 , an extra 5 to 20 per cent is not to be thrown away lightly . |
| 23 | A The Loquat ( Eriobotrya japonica ) is a remarkably tough plant , and will survive pretty low temperatures , although it will suffer frost damage . |
| 24 | GEC , Ferranti 's main British rival in radar , is also keen to mount a takeover bid but would encounter fierce Ministry of Defence opposition on the grounds that it would damage competition in electronics procurement . |
| 25 | Moreover , on July 28 Turkey announced that it would refuse permission for the use of Turkish bases to launch allied attacks against Iraq . |
| 26 | Struggling for a frame of reference , I calculate that it would contain Empire State Buildings . |
| 27 | I had no idea what having a baby would mean , only that it would make escape from Roundhay impossible . |
| 28 | That it would make life a lot happier for Manningham if he closed the deal at the price offered . |
| 29 | It was just that it would make life a little easier . |
| 30 | It has been argued that it would make sense for whoever runs the train services to also take responsibility for the track . |