Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] it [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst what is meant by ‘ organised backlash ’ is never made clear , it is probably not unreasonable to infer that it implies that it occurred after 1968 and within a limited historical period . |
| 2 | Leave the chocolate to stand until it cools and the mixture thickens slightly . |
| 3 | However , when searching for a particular route from the ‘ z ’ , a linear search must be employed to establish whether it exists or not , which slows down the search time compared with the 26-way tree where all 26 routes are allocated . |
| 4 | The occasional hairline crack in external brickwork need not be of any significance , but should be observed over a period to see if it extends or widens . |
| 5 | I would wait a few weeks to see if it grows or clears up of its own accord and if it is still there , go to the vet . |
| 6 | Even a fairly stable trailer will start to swing if it overtakes or is overtaken by a large truck . |
| 7 | The S.N.M. declined to attend and it seems that General Aidid did not do so either . |
| 8 | To suggest that it matters whether the mislabelling precedes or succeeds removal from the shelves is to reduce this branch of the law to an absurdity . |
| 9 | The hon. Member for Lancaster will be interested to hear that it says that the national curriculum will not be delivered because of the difficulty — |
| 10 | Still the Japanese refused to surrender and it appeared that the war might drag on for months , even years , at terrible cost . |
| 11 | ‘ I just want to play and it looks as though I will . ’ |
| 12 | Not least , the CIA was induced to help before it realized that the man with whom it would be dealing was one it had already discarded . |
| 13 | I want to submit that it means that we do not go to the world with a watertight message which demands ‘ take it or leave it ’ . |
| 14 | It was agreed this was not easy to do and it illustrated that deciding whether pupils had attained a long list of criteria would be a very considerable task . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , the program tries to be too many different things at once , and as a result it is n't easy to use as it claims and performs quite slowly . |
| 16 | Therefore the said Justice Depute by the mouth of Duncan McIlvory Dempster of Court adjudged and ordained the above named to be taken upon the twelfth day of this instant month of June being Monday next to the ordinary place of execution and then and there be hanged upon a Gibbet till he die the death and his right hand to cut off and to be affixed to the most conspicuous place of the tollbooth of Killvorow in Ila there to continue till it rot or wear away , and ordained his moveables to be confiscated . |
| 17 | That summit will set the future course for NATO to ensure that it remains as it has been — a bedrock of stability in a still uncertain world . |
| 18 | Most owners misinterpret these problems as grief and they overcompensate by giving their dog more attention than they are used to ; they fail to realise that it howls because it is lonely and insecure ! |
| 19 | It allows the user to create their own show and preview the show at any stage to check that it works as expected . |
| 20 | Those who argue about this ( about how much should be spent on Arts faculties in universities , for example ) tend to debate whether it does or does not help the economy , help people to do various jobs , and so forth . |
| 21 | A far narrower range of beliefs are attributable to the dog , specifically those that hark back to what we could immediately read off from similar behaviour in the case of a human being ; thus the dog believes his master is at the door but it would be a false move in the game also to ask if it believed that its master would be late the next day . |
| 22 | There remains the very real problem of what is to happen if it appears that Professor B. or some other suitably qualified practitioner was willing , should the need arise , to subject J. to mechanical ventilation and had the facilities for doing so . |
| 23 | Drop a spot of highly volatile liquid on such a wing and the colours disappear as the liquid occludes the physical structure , only to reappear as it evaporates and the light is splintered once more . |
| 24 | Members of the Association de Restauratrices Cuisinières ( ARC ) , a body of lady chefs , are working hard to prove that it exists and that it is a vital component of French cooking today . |
| 25 | Her head began to throb but it eased as Fernando guided her through the crowds to small , quieter side-streets away from the harbour . |
| 26 | But the company insists that property profits will probably continue to rise as it buys and sells assets to reshape its business . |