Example sentences of "[adv] it [be] [det] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Perhaps it 's all a dream . |
2 | Perhaps it 's all a matter of style . |
3 | Perhaps it is all a question of timing , and that summer afternoon in 1921 was the moment when the linear impulse started its break through to public awareness . |
4 | Perhaps it was all a dream . |
5 | Perhaps it was all a mistake , thought Pascoe . |
6 | Yes , so it 's all a step in the right direction ? |
7 | So it was all a hotchpotch , it was all and I had to do the the best I could for those who showed fish and that was the only way I could do it . |
8 | ‘ They figured out it was all a scam , right ? ’ says Joanne . |
9 | Now it 's such a sight ! |
10 | Well it 's such a fag . |
11 | And then you can do it without Fred and , really , with Fred is , is at the end of day you could pro proof pay load could go back to yourself and I , I E and ourselves , but by having him that other cut you 're gon na be saying well it 's all a bit more than your share . |
12 | Then I let him down and from then on it 's all a bit of a blur . |
13 | Well , maybe it is all a question of time . |
14 | Coaxing is another and sycophancy is another — you put your own interpretation on it but if it gets a good show , then it 's all a matter of semantics . |
15 | Then it was all a lie . |
16 | Yet at least it was all a bit of a relief , was n't it ? |
17 | Equally , I am prepared to advocate that , in historical terms , the time has arrived , in the absence of other viable legal institutions , to forsake the requirement of bisexuality and thus abandon the negative definitive criterion of homosexuality , if indeed it is such a criterion . |
18 | The English have a greater talent than any other people for creating an agreeable family life ; that is why it is such a threat to their artistic and intellectual life . |
19 | ‘ Not everyone in Cleveland has heard of us , that is why it is such a mystery how a pastor in Bulgaria got our address , ’ said museum spokeswoman Shirley Heselton . |
20 | ‘ The reason why it was such a success was because of the sunshine , the innocence , and opportunities people had , ’ says original cast member Kylie Minogue . |
21 | Abu Salim was a pain , which is why it was such a relief to take the mickey out of him . |