Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] it [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The revolution at Northampton may have been different but it did have uncanny echoes of what had gone on at Neath . |
| 2 | When I think about it I 'm not sure it makes any important difference how you imagine he looks , I mean who am I to say whether this Boy you are seeing has blonde hair or dark ; but I am sure that it does matter what he means to you . |
| 3 | And may I say very clearly and unequivocally at the outset , that it is abhorrent when it does happen to us because there 's no place for it , quite simply because er it is counterproductive to cohesion , and cohesion is the basis for operational effectiveness , and when there is an incident of bullying then we very promptly and thoroughly investigate it , and that investigation is followed , if there 's a case to be brought , by a trial of the chap that 's guilty . |
| 4 | Erm so that 's fine , to have a harsher lighting on his face is fine cos it does tend to show up the er the wrinkles in his forehead , under his eyes and his whiskers which is fine because when erm my old portraits of this nature , that 's the sort of thing you 're trying to emphasize . |
| 5 | It 's remarkable where it does go to really . |
| 6 | Using a mouse is optional but it does make the game more playable . |
| 7 | Using a mouse is optional but it does make the game more playable . |
| 8 | This is tedious but it does provide an absolute calibration on which other devices can be based . |
| 9 | The language of a classical play is challenging but it does give the student chance to see how early voice training can be used with a very demanding text . |
| 10 | This is alright but it does tend to bunch up a lot when it 's pulled in close to the face . |