Example sentences of "[verb] it be [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pity it was actually the Norwegians . |
| 2 | But they say it 's only the tip of the iceberg . |
| 3 | If it 's a small discharge and say it 's twice the limits , three times the limits , then it would be considered to be needing improvement . |
| 4 | Detectives say it was probably the shock that killed her . |
| 5 | He says it 's entirely the fault of the green man and he does n't approve of his ideas at all really and only backs them because of a natural wish to support his daughter . |
| 6 | Now this is in his key messages , and towards the back , there are two pages , where he complains that many promises were made for the facilities management contract , and in particular , erm , he says it is still the case that work to take advantage of the development faci facility has not yet been identified , now I think this is the thing we spent a million pounds on it , and are not using it . |
| 7 | He says it is absolutely the case that the baby can not be born alive if a Caesarean operation is not carried out . |
| 8 | Bunny did n't feel it was either the time or the place to mention the half-dozen empty aspirin bottles strewn about the floor of the phone box — their contents were later found heaped like so many loose sweets in the bottom of her handbag — or that she had ‘ popped out ’ in the middle of the scene in Cleopatra 's boudoir . |
| 9 | ‘ They have a style of programme with a very good news service but I did n't feel it was quite the vehicle for me , ’ Ewart said . |
| 10 | I hope it 's only the beginning . |
| 11 | It 's just the pocket really let's turn you round a bit see if it hurts it 's just the way it is I 'm afraid see if we can open it up and spread it out a bit . |
| 12 | I do not believe it is merely the result of social conditioning that in the Scriptures , in the Jewish and Christian tradition , mankind and the Church is presented as feminine to God , to whom our response must be one of obedience in contrast to those religions in which the divine is regarded as contained within creation and is to be manipulated or cajoled in order to provide what man needs . |
| 13 | Many stated it was also the point at which they ‘ realised ’ they were addicted . |
| 14 | Peter Alliss reckoned it was probably the end for Ballesteros if he had n't come roaring back by 1992 . |
| 15 | WELL , IF you want to go on strike , the place to do it is obviously the London borough of Barnet . |
| 16 | The defenders pushed at the makeshift scaling ladders , and at least one went crashing back down into the crowd below ; but those who exposed themselves to do it were immediately the target of a dozen archers . |
| 17 | Rehabilitated and well furbished it is now the pride of the waterfront . |
| 18 | I know it 's always the way with plot resumes , but there are actually one or two minor mistakes there are n't there ? |
| 19 | I I hope so I think it was er er we bridged you know I mean maybe you know it 's often the way is n't it you know you think that 's something going on and you think it 's different to what it is when he realized we were all very level headed and that er . |
| 20 | Th you know it was just the sort of it , it all changed after the First World War and completely changed after the Second World War . |
| 21 | All right , I know it was hardly the All-England championships ; I know it was only the badminton club doubles competition . |
| 22 | When such questions are raised it is always the kin family that people are thinking of . |
| 23 | I get it 's just the stomach ache . |
| 24 | He heard himself saying it was surely the thought that counted , and was astonished at the banal words that hurtled from his mouth . |
| 25 | But , what it comes under regimental paymasters , I suppose it 's just the administration you see . |
| 26 | When maize cultivation was introduced it was probably the females in the Georgia communities who did the growing and harvesting of the crops as well as all the preparation and cooking of the family 's food . |
| 27 | Do you reckon it is just the money grabbing bastard directors , or Batts pissed off 'cos he was on the bence on Saturday . |
| 28 | I mean in so I I come here today with a petition that I presented that also talks about proposing to abolish the merger , I mean this is a move just one step away from that but I still feel in what was proposed at the last full council meeting and I would express my views to the officers that in light of what has been suggested today is actually implemented to the wording as it stands because the joint working party that had been er written up previously never did meet although if I can inform it was only the officers who actually met up and I hope that in light of all the working group and the two heads of centres covering for each other would be implicitly applied . |
| 29 | I wonder whether he thought it was just the way the English talked , or whether he thought I was peculiar … |
| 30 | At first , I thought it was just the Luciferi but , on one occasion , I am sure it was due to intervention from the English court . ’ |