Example sentences of "[verb] it 's [det] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | people criticise this style and say it 's all a lie , they take one quick look in through the door and they say that we are all acting madly to conceal some great sadness from ourselves . |
| 2 | He says it 's all a question of balance . |
| 3 | ‘ I ca n't believe it 's such a coincidence , that I 've actually been staying in the house of the person I came to look for ! |
| 4 | ‘ Look , Blanche , I know it 's all a mess . |
| 5 | You know it 's all a load of balls but you ca n't work out who 's doing what to whom . |
| 6 | I suppose it 's all a question of balance as Mark says . |
| 7 | You may think it 's all a joke " |
| 8 | But it 's such shame cos it 's , I mean it 's such a chance of a lifetime I just wish the trouble |
| 9 | I mean it 's such a variety and it 's involved both face to face and direct sales that er er I know I stopped you right in the middle of your spiel there . |
| 10 | A middle-aged working-class woman commented : ‘ I think it 's all a bit silly — Kings and Queens in wartime . |
| 11 | I think it 's all a bit complicated for me ! |
| 12 | Well , you see , I think it 's such a masterpiece in itself , that there 's just nothing to be done . |
| 13 | The methods that she uses erm , and I think this needs to be done well before a disaster , unfortunately so often people only react at times like this and I think it 's such a pity that they do n't do it beforehand , but it 's working on basic assertiveness skills , communications skills like giving a language for feelings , erm building up support for each other , plus the creative work — getting things down |
| 14 | ‘ I think it 's such a shame . |
| 15 | I think it 's such a shame that he 's gone and put that wretched wirenetting fence so close to the road |
| 16 | Sometimes I look at it and think it 's such a waste . |
| 17 | When they get to Italy the teacher decides it 's all a bit cosy : there 's a lot of good work going on in other curriculum areas , and the children are enjoying it , but where 's the drama ? ! |
| 18 | ‘ I s'pose it 's all a question o' roots , ’ he said quietly . |
| 19 | To strive , to seek , to butch it out- it 's all a question of willpower . |
| 20 | I keep thinking you 're going to disappear , that I 'll wake up and find it 's all a dream . |
| 21 | I wish I could help you , but I 'm sure you 'll find it 's all a misunderstanding . ’ |