Example sentences of "[adj] it [is] [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another , a business woman , often under considerable pressure , managed to come to an arrangement with her voluble but good-humoured mother , that she could terminate any of their telephone conversations speedily if necessary , without giving offence , simply by saying , ‘ Well , I 'm afraid it 's all action stations here now , so I 'll have to say goodbye ’ ; and it worked remarkably well . |
| 2 | Hence , the smaller the amount of equity the more likely it is that debt holders may have to bear some part of any losses . |
| 3 | As has been the case since 1973 it is heavy fuel oil which will bear the brunt of the fall in oil demand . |
| 4 | When she had finished she said to Piers , to hide her confusion , ‘ I — I always think how odd it is that turtle soup does n't taste of turtle . ’ |
| 5 | Perhaps more important , given that it is Labour party policy , what impact would that have on the price of electricity for consumers ? |