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 .
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