Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [modal v] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've argued that for twenty years , now suddenly overnight it 's become unfashionable and let's make it clear why it 's become unfashionable . |
| 2 | Conservatives will be embarrassed and will find it difficult to defend increases in civil service salaries . |
| 3 | Tsetse flies find the breath of cows equally enticing and can smell it from many kilometres away . |
| 4 | Last week , NCR added some new features to Top-End that should make it more attractive to customers moving from mainframe-based systems or mixing mainframe and open systems environments . |
| 5 | IBM bought up the technology outright before going public on its agreement with Apple to ensure that no enterprising outfit could subsequently go off and get a licence from Interactive that would allow it to develop compatible versions of PowerOpen , AIX or even Pink . |
| 6 | The Housing Act 1974 adds to the above criteria of ‘ unfitness ’ a list of certain ‘ standard amenities ’ , the absence of which does not render a dwelling unfit but may make it eligible for improvement grants . |
| 7 | One might remark that the working-class child considered it redundant to constantly refer to the presence of a picture since he knew that the researcher was present and could see it for himself . |
| 8 | I will not expect anyone else to make me happy but will find it within me . |
| 9 | All persons privy to confidential , and particularly price-sensitive , information concerning an offer or proposed offer must treat that information as secret and may pass it to another person only if it is necessary to do so and the other person is made aware of the need for secrecy . |
| 10 | Water conditions can be corrected at the first sign of any trouble with far less chance of an annoying , expensive and let's face it , cruel loss in the tank . |
| 11 | ‘ It is now well-established that any application of the best evidence rule is confined to cases in which it can be shown that the party has the original and could produce it but does not . ’ |