Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] it [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prosecution says it belonged to Westmore James , the defence say it could have been owned by Ian Barnes and Westmore James had been acting inself defence . |
| 2 | The association announced it would start work early next year on a purpose built home for 30 homeless youngsters . |
| 3 | The thought of entering the disaster area of an elderly widow 's grief and shouldering some of the responsibility for helping her to bear it , and to rebuild what is left of her life , is enough to create feelings of anxiety in anyone ; and admittedly this can be a very difficult assignment , for not only will you be well aware that you are unable to give her the one thing she really wants — the return of her husband — but you will feel , as we all do when faced with the bereaved , that their personality seems suddenly to have been crushed like a flower under the heel of a vandal , showing it to be so fragile and vulnerable that almost any attempt to revive it would seem to be doomed to failure . |
| 4 | If the system disagrees with the figure entered it will challenge it — otherwise it moves on to the next item . |
| 5 | There 'll be no moon , and if this wind holds it should help us a lot . |
| 6 | ‘ The administration says it can accept no amendments ; that its budget is untouchable . |
| 7 | The Clinton administration says it will protect peacekeepers if they are attacked . |
| 8 | Although the charge card industry says it will benefit from the move away from credit cards , it is unlikely to take on the mass of consumers who acquired a credit card in the Eighties . |
| 9 | If the new McCaw/LIN deal succeeds it would bring McCaw 's stake in LIN Broadcasting to 50.3 per cent . |
| 10 | The thaw does not usually exceed about 1 m on flat ground , but on south facing slopes it may penetrate to 1.5 m ( Chernov , 1985 ) . |
| 11 | There 's always a risk it may be hijacked but even a minimal military force accompanying it would warn the Serbs that the West meant business . |
| 12 | It 's just that whatever the reality of your condition verifying it will constitute a kind of catharsis — do you know what that means ? ’ |
| 13 | Had a more diverse stock existed it would have been more likely for a less familiar tale to have been selected . |
| 14 | Each year following discussions in the Consultative Council on Local Government Finance , central government calculates a ) the total amount of revenue spending it will accept for grant purposes ( relevant expenditure ) ; and b ) the percentage of relevant expenditure to be financed by grant . |
| 15 | After last year 's inaugural event was such a success , raising £4,000 , the association decided it should become an annual event . |
| 16 | Under the system of tenders , if the offer is rejected and is not beaten when the case goes to court , the side making it can recover expenses from the time it was put on the table . |
| 17 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc 's prospectus for public offering indicates it will offer an initial 6m shares , 3.6m of them new , with 1.2m to be sold outside the US , at a target price of $12 to $14 a share ; it does n't give any plans for the $14m or so net proceeds . |
| 18 | The Brain Trust bid said it would like the event shared with other cities , including Birmingham , Cardiff , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Liverpool and Manchester . |
| 19 | Labour said it would raise taxes and was subject to the most sustained derision , as well as black propaganda . |
| 20 | The reason is that Labour said it will retain the present National Insurance contributions ceiling for the self employed at £21,060 whereas employees will suffer an additional 9 p.c. deduction on earnings above that threshold . |
| 21 | The International Squash Players ' Association said it will take action this week on the 20-year-old Pakistani , and the likelihood is a fine and a zero point score for the World Open . |
| 22 | Nuclear Electric said it will spend £800,000 on modifications to the plant and the case for its operation at lower power levels , which it hopes to submit by autumn for restart by the end of the year . |
| 23 | One study estimates it would lose 6m passengers a year to Love Field . |
| 24 | America 's Federal Highway Administration said it might invest in smart roads which could warn drivers of traffic jams and electronically collect tolls for using the road . |
| 25 | STUDENT John McCoy went for a spin in his car hoping it would make him tired — and plummeted 30ft down a cliff . |
| 26 | It plucks a long grass stem , carefully strips it of any side leaves it may have and then pokes it down one of the entrance holes of a termite nest . |
| 27 | UK power industry claims it will beat EC emission targets |
| 28 | She argued that the history of " scum " should have alerted the IBA to its controversial nature , and that any decision to screen it should have been made by the appointed members of the Authority , and not by their executive staff . |
| 29 | Raytheon says it will meet the unions when it has checked the business over . |
| 30 | Japan Computer Corp says it will start marketing three R3000a-based X terminals on the first of September , and expects to sell 9,000 units in the first 12 months of sales : The top-of-the-line Global XC20 includes a 20-inch colour screen , the XC17 a 17-inch colour screen and the low-end XG a 17-inch gray-scale monitor . |