Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the hair should snap off from the tear , it may drift for many kilometres on the wind , falling slowly , and come to rest a long way down-wind from the vent . |
| 2 | A sufficient moral universe it may remain for those who inhabit it , but they are a dwindling band and for large areas of the country Labour 's world is a cultural world apart . |
| 3 | It may make for some good headlines , but De Niro certainly does n't come on like a tycoon , talking about his company as not so much a business , more an ‘ artistic community ’ where people can freely exchange ideas . |
| 4 | Its use for examination purposes is clearly a rather restricted justification , although it may account for much of the labelling of ‘ failure ’ which the working-class child experiences . |
| 5 | Indeed , it may beaver for many months yet . |
| 6 | It may work for some individuals of genius ; it works for young children ; it would definitely work if you were thrown into a situation where you had to communicate or die . |
| 7 | Choose a large bucket with a metal handle and it should last for many years . |
| 8 | I think there are two points there , firstly I think that the York greenbelt should not be drawn overly tightly , it should allow for some provision for peripheral post two thousand and six , because there will be inevitably demands arising in that period , which can not be met in the new settlement , and I disagree with the County Council on their approach on that matter . |
| 9 | ‘ It might sell for enough to pay for Miss Miggs 's railway fare to Gridford ! ’ |
| 10 | NT wo n't support SMP until version 2 , still some 18 months out in any case , and Microsoft has n't yet decided what it 'll do for that stuff yet . |
| 11 | The military importance of the islands in safeguarding the Soviet fleet 's access to the Pacific , together with the potentially rich fishing rights , the past Soviet stance on the issue , and the precedent which it could set for those wishing to revise the Soviet Union 's post-1945 boundaries , were all cited as reasons for the Soviet government 's reluctance to surrender the territory . |
| 12 | Because of funding cuts in nuclear research this is currently due to close in 1994 ; with the German fuel it could operate for another three years . |
| 13 | It would last for another six months , but by the time it ended , intimate revue was finally dead . |
| 14 | It would persist for many generations . |
| 15 | We must now change gear somewhat , and ask what it would take for such relationships to be treated as satisfactory explanations . |
| 16 | Warner Brothers immediately set in motion its own research programme to explore the feasibility of the idea ; it would run for some months before anyone realised it had been an April Fool and abandoned their research . |
| 17 | The fact is , transition to the simpler rules will involve costs , though at the end of the day it will make for more cost effective regulation than the present encyclopedias . ’ |
| 18 | If the cat sees a shed nearby , or some other hiding place , it will make for this and then stay concealed , alone , waiting for the threat to pass , for the pain to ease . |
| 19 | European and Asian countries , where companies have few scruples about exploiting their American rivals ' legal handicap , could pass anti-bribery laws of their own and TI says that it will lobby for such legislation . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's a security measure and it will continue for some time , ’ said a police spokesman , who revealed that the roads , one of which is part of the main Clogher to Omagh Road , had been closed under a Secretary of State 's Order . |
| 21 | Thus , if the clause is reasonable it will stand for all the classes of liability under the UCTA for which exclusion is permitted if the requirement of reasonableness is satisfied . |
| 22 | So why oh why do the Labour Party reject the Scheme when it will cater for those unemployed they profess to care about , when it will cater for those projects of benefit to the community the Labour party profess to care about . |
| 23 | So why oh why do the Labour Party reject the Scheme when it will cater for those unemployed they profess to care about , when it will cater for those projects of benefit to the community the Labour party profess to care about . |
| 24 | A good varnish brush is expensive — a 2in brush can cost as much as £10 , but when used correctly and cleaned properly after use , it will last for many years and produce excellent results . |
| 25 | For example , is quite correct and it will work for all values of A. But if B is zero , the answer is " infinity " . |
| 26 | It will work for most occasions , especially if it is properly lit . |
| 27 | It will work for any robot with any number of joints . |
| 28 | But the longer United 's interest hovers , the harder it will become for all parties at Wednesday to stand firm . |
| 29 | It will keep for several days in the refrigerator . |
| 30 | Or , more ingeniously , the underside can be mirrored so that when it is flipped up it will look for all the world like a large looking glass . |