Example sentences of "[conj] it be [adj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This may be a bit of an exaggeration but where it is true much damage is done .
2 Except it was different this time , Jessamy reminded herself as she pulled herself slowly and painfully back to reality .
3 ‘ I remember now , ’ said Ali , ‘ that although it was dark that night , there was also a little moon . ’
4 Critical reaction was generally favourable , although it was clear many writers found it confusing .
5 Asset values are falling to such an extent that it is inevitable many companies will break their covenants .
6 I say again that it is clear those qualities would have been idly suited , ideally suited to the career she wished to embark upon .
7 In examinations this can be a particular problem , in that it is likely such writing will not answer the prescribed question very closely .
8 But while the feud hots up , so does the trade , so it 's unlikely either landlord will call time on this bitter battle .
9 So transfer of germs to the vagina does happen — and it 's possible those germs might lead to vaginal discharge .
10 4/5 Mum Quick Dry , Azure , ‘ The fragrance is pleasant — not overpowering — it 's amazingly quick drying and it 's effective all day even in a hot office .
11 ‘ It was one of the most ferocious attacks on prison officers I have ever had to deal with and it is vital these men are apprehended . ’
12 By the time they had toured the famous house with its owner , studied the illustrious visitors ' book , looked round the study with Mr Luke Fildes ' picture of the Empty Chair in their mind 's eye , and had seen the chalet where Dickens wrote his last words before his death , they were drained of emotion , and it was fortunate that Rochester Castle provided exercise without undue stress .
13 we could manage to do that one day , if it 's fine this afternoon we might do something like that this afternoon , but if it rains it wo n't be any use , I also want to do the garden this afternoon
14 So if it 's , if it was cold this morning then why is it so hot now ?
15 But it is excellent this type of agreement will create the spirit of co-operation at the earliest possible age . ’
16 I know but it 's late this morning .
17 But it 's different this time , she wanted to tell him ; this time I 'm sure .
18 Just 11 days earlier , the big striker was booed off at Maine Road following a Coca-Cola Cup defeat by Spurs but it was different this time , even though he has not scored a goal since .
19 She hardly thought — since it was plain that Naylor would not want to harm the close bond that existed within the family — that he would bluntly tell Travis to leave her alone .
20 The theory , however , was weak , since it was unlikely such material could have solidified , in any manner that astronomers understand , into planets .
21 Thus in Mason v. New South Wales , 102 C.L.R. 108 , Dixon C.J. clearly had doubts as to whether it was right that money paid pursuant to an unlawful demand of the Crown should not be recoverable .
22 With Neodata , and its partner on the project , Electronic Data Systems Corp , Kendall Square is working on a project to create the largest production of relational database in the commercial sector , consisting of more than 1Tb of data when it is complete this autumn .
23 With Neodata , and its partner on the project , Electronic Data Systems Corp , Kendall Square is working on a project to create the largest production of relational database in the commercial sector , consisting of more than 1Tb of data when it is complete this autumn .
24 Except in relation to advertisements to which the deemed consent procedure applies , a local authority can serve a discontinuance order when it is satisfied that removal is necessary ‘ to remedy a substantial injury to the amenity of the locality or a danger to members of the public ’ .
25 CSM says it did not ‘ officially ’ receive a copy of this booklet , though it is possible some DHSS officials may have seen it .
26 Both the American and British governments are cloaking these new operations in a shroud of secrecy though it is unlikely any politician has the slightest idea what the two agencies are planning to do or that they even care if laws are broken as they have been in the past .
27 The unlikely couple will probably have to leave Northern Ireland when freed — possibly in ten years — as it is doubtful former associates in the INLA and UDA will forgive , or forget , such an act of ‘ betrayal ’ .
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