Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] we a " in BNC.
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1 | But well you know , it seems , that one such attempt has been ruined and rejected by the council , and it may take us a weary while to find a fair agreement and a council sobered enough and sensible enough to abide by it . |
2 | There 'll be no moon , and if this wind holds it should help us a lot . |
3 | Trace it to its source and it might give us a rough idea of the way we came in — which might give us a rough idea of south , for further referee . |
4 | It might give us a head start , just in case we have to admit her . ’ |
5 | I would welcome PR voting for all elections , accepting it might lose us a few seats on Wear Valley . |
6 | It 'll give us a way in . |
7 | It 'll give us a comprehensive selection . |
8 | And it 'll give us a chance to go and see my aged aunt . |
9 | Well if you do it 'll give us a chance to find out whether he 's coming home today or tomorrow , and it 'll give your mum a chance to get back to Southwold |
10 | It 'll save us a hundred thousand in the first year . |
11 | Erm and it 'll take us a little bit of touch actually now the computer evaluated . |
12 | It 'll take us a couple of hours to reach them , and at least twice as long on the return , plus whatever time we have to spend getting the patient stable enough to move . |
13 | That 'll be one read , but we 'd have to read it to you and it 'll take us a long time ! |
14 | Oh it 'll take us a couple of minutes ! |
15 | If Bragad guesses at your real identity it could cause us a world of difficulties with some of the lords . ’ |
16 | It would make us a lot safer and cars may not go as fast . |
17 | ‘ And it would give us a chance to talk , Folly , ’ he added softly . |
18 | And it would give us a whole new time perspective , would n't it ? |
19 | It 's a pity we ca n't see the street names , though I do n't suppose it would do us a lot of good if we could — well , not without a street map . ’ |
20 | If we really fell in love and then never saw one another again , it would take us a long time to get over it and forget . |
21 | Even at top levels of Highlight speed it would take us a few bio-days to get there . |
22 | ‘ It would help us a lot to know as much as possible about both Mrs Marr and the Rector . |
23 | ‘ It was like , well , these groups have all got together and thought ‘ Well , we 'll get these haircuts and these clothes and it will give us a concept that people can grab hold on to straight away ’ . |
24 | ‘ PF4 may also be too toxic for use in humans , ’ says Folkman , ‘ but it will give us a scientific lead to other compounds that might stop tumour growth . ’ |
25 | If all those [ computer ] models do work , it will give us a lot more confidence working on all those other problems , ’ ( Science News , 21 August 1982 , p 121 ) . |
26 | Of course , knowing this will not tell us which syllables in a word or utterance should be weak — that is something we look at in later chapters — but it will give us a rough guide to the correct pronunciation of weak syllables . |
27 | Can I ask for a list of the full report before council , so it will give us a chance to have a debate there rather than here . |
28 | Erm that 's the plan of course it it will take us a long time to find something suitable . |
29 | There 's no panacea ; er it will take us a little while to get our programmes in place and to get them producing results . |
30 | It will save us a journey . ’ |