Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] it [be] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That seemed pretty profound , till I found another cinema where it was all violence , sex-and-violence , and violence . |
| 2 | ‘ He must tell the judiciary that it was this accountant Morris who abused the trust the firm showed in him . ’ |
| 3 | At first she had thought with a shock of fear that it was old age , that old age was like silicon , water-soluble , it flowed into you and as you dried out , it hardened , recasting you in blurred shapes and muted tones . |
| 4 | If they had realised when they answered the advertisement in the Evening Citizen that it was bare metal , they would have gone elsewhere . |
| 5 | The Labour benches had several new members and , dare I suggest , green Councillor , with no memory of the disastrous economic policies of the last Labour Government , or the ensuing distress that it 's huge army of unemployed . |
| 6 | ‘ But they were a small club and it was hard work . |
| 7 | Well all right then it 's er a red Escort Laser with blue graphics and it 's bright rosso red in colour and it 's C and there 's some slight rust on the driver 's from wing and there 's red paint on the exhaust and it 's grey inside . |
| 8 | Four years later , however , a science programme on Australian radio accused McBride of scientific fraud and it was this accusation that eventually led local health authorities in New South Wales to begin the medical tribunal proceedings . |
| 9 | Whilst a patent will be refused for a computer program simpliciter ( or any of the other exceptions in section 1(2) for that matter ) it will be allowed if the purpose of the program is to bring about some practical effect and it is that effect which is the subject matter of the patent application . |
| 10 | He was taking an unholy delight in her discomfiture and it was high time that he was taken down a peg . |
| 11 | We have already seen how naturally the need to fit a certain number of half wavelengths into an interval leads to discreteness and it is some way of introducing a radical discreteness into mechanics which we are looking for . |
| 12 | Most visitors to this region concentrate on the coast but it is worthwhile heading inland where a large network of lanes provides some quiet cycling . |
| 13 | Peel was undoubtedly their biggest fan but it was another Radio One DJ , Andy Kershaw , who gave them their first session as 1985 drew to a close . |
| 14 | But the scorecards overwhelmingly supported my assessment that it was one-sided tedium . |
| 15 | Going on down er , the profit and loss account , the tax charge er , is lower as a percentage than it was this time last year . |
| 16 | Three other LEDs are used to set up the operating status , arranged in a horizontal ‘ traffic light ’ formation : red indicates that the input signal is below the Threshold level , yellow that it has reached Threshold , and the green that it is above Threshold . |
| 17 | The first contends that the word ‘ appropriate ’ has built into it a connotation that it is some action inconsistent with the owner 's rights , something hostile to the interests of the owner or contrary to his wishes and intention or without his authority . |
| 18 | With it 's regency architecture and it 's floral splendor cheltenham has all the looks of an affluent town : but the signs in the prestigious Imperial square tell a different tale . |
| 19 | With it 's regency architecture and it 's floral splendor cheltenham has all the looks of an affluent town : but the signs in the prestigious Imperial square tell a different tale . |
| 20 | In their inception , these authorities were based on the fact that the payer and payee were not on an equal footing and it was this inequality which gave rise to the right to recovery . |
| 21 | ‘ Singing Kettle ’ has a natural authenticity and it 's wonderful fun ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ Interest ’ , complained a reforming chaplain , was the only stimulant in the new philosophy and it was this philosophy that inspired nineteenth-century liberalism . |
| 23 | And of course it 'll be four and a half after it 's paid tax , you know if you 've got any tax credits from your nationalized shares , you 'll see those come through , and y you 've got the net return . |
| 24 | Why was the Lotus issue put into this mo this year 's training plan when it was last year 's money ? |
| 25 | Therefore , under normal circumstances , the effect of drying can supplement the use of a disinfectant and it is good practice to combine disinfection with drying . |
| 26 | No I had a a chap at the door at half past four this afternoon and it was this woman for the British Market Research Bureau er |
| 27 | certificate and it 's last year . |
| 28 | At no time did the defendants tell the plaintiff of Mr. Perot 's proposed purchase of Vertigo and it is this fact which has given rise to the present litigation . |
| 29 | In s.2(1) ( b ) the phrase " let another do so " still refers to the accused 's own existing liability and it was another way of committing the offence . |
| 30 | The matter had been taken up with the Bank of Ireland and he would be recommending to the incoming Executive Committee that it should be referred to the Labour Court , on the basis that it is gross discrimination . |