Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] it [be] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The majority say it is the fault of a Weak Government which could not run a Whelk Stall . |
| 2 | Stanislavsky says it 's the multiplication table syndrome . |
| 3 | Daughter recently had a child ; father a question mark but gossip says it 's the undertaker . ’ |
| 4 | Meredith thought it was the smile of the cat who 'd found a whole vat of cream . |
| 5 | Alec wore a navy-blue romper suit — the outfit of a French workman , or indeed that of some little new-wave narcissist at a C. L. & S. screening It was the sight of him in his issued clothing that made me sense just how far he had fallen . |
| 6 | The opposition said it was the work of SAVAK , the secret police . |
| 7 | However , supporters said it was the answer to Richmond 's declining trade and was the only available site in the town . |
| 8 | Allan says it 's the pressure of his work but the truth is he does n't find her appealing any more . |
| 9 | For the people who 've produced the village archive it 's the end of two year 's hard work . |
| 10 | Newsagents claim it is the buyer who should face legal action for allowing tobacco to get into under-age hands . |
| 11 | A judge said it is the duty of the courts to support any attempts being made to prevent crimes of that nature . |
| 12 | Endill presumed it was the box of questions the Bookman had told him about . |
| 13 | A cup of tea also has an effect , though not as powerful as coffee , which makes psychologists think it is the caffeine in both which counts . |
| 14 | Desmond says it was the woman he lives with — is n't it awful , at his age ! — who really suggested there should be a get-together . |
| 15 | ‘ Pike the ditcher says it is the work of the Great Community . |
| 16 | Vicky told me : ‘ Laurence says it was the bottle that first got Frank into diffs . |
| 17 | Mr Sugar said it was the machine 's ability to recognise handwriting that set it ‘ worlds apart ’ from technology already available . |
| 18 | Labour leader John Williams said it was the authority 's policy not to have an official contact with the South African government . |
| 19 | Apart from an element of prestige , Treuherz recognises it is the interest and satisfaction of the job that compensates for pay that seems modest compared to that of other professional people . |
| 20 | A sign says it is the Governor 's office . |
| 21 | Daniel says it 's the kind of place poor people live . ’ |
| 22 | His best friend says it was the way he would have wanted to go |
| 23 | I remember an old friend saying it was the rape of Russia 's heritage . ’ |
| 24 | Police sources said it was the detonator — with a small package of Semtex at its core — which failed to ignite and set off the bags of nitrate-based fertiliser which were packed into the rear of the van . |
| 25 | When that sort o' fing 'appens it 's the spring , yer see . |
| 26 | ‘ The people say it 's the Hound of the Baskervilles , which is calling for something to hunt and kill . |
| 27 | In determining whether the City Code applies it is the nature of the target company which is relevant . |
| 28 | ‘ A lot of people think it is the Secretary of State 's problem to provide the funding . |
| 29 | Ion deposition has never laid claim to be a quality method but for high volume work it 's the way to go as it is a virtually indestructible technology . |
| 30 | As they shift from one adult to another , teachers say it is the video which keeps them under control — a new binge of blood and guts each time they are shuttled past the rental shop . |