Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] it be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Dot knew it was all dreams . |
2 | A spokesman for the Inland Revenue said it was early days but added : ’ There are stringent quality controls to make sure the estate agents are doing their jobs properly . |
3 | The judge said it was clear police had drawn the wrong conclusions . |
4 | The Chief Constable said it was clear hard-liners now held sway within the republican movement . |
5 | They were just two points in front after a surprise defeat for Daz Sumner when suddenly the team found it 's real fighting spirit . |
6 | The count said it was clear Mona was in charge of the party . |
7 | Motorola Inc 's 88000 RISC family seemed to have lost out at Harris Computer Systems Corp when the Fort Lauderdale , Florida-based firm announced it was switching allegiances to the IBM/Apple/Motorola PowerPC architecture ( UX No 407 ) , however the company now says it will roll-out 88110 versions of its NightHawk real-time machines by the end of March . |
8 | He ha scored ten in thirty minutes before he was hit on the temple of his helmet by a ball from Marshall that lifted sharply ; with his vision blurred it was several days before he left hospital , and he did not play again all season . |
9 | The Scots , in particular , got a hell of a lot out the Empire , proportionately the Scots had many more positions of influence and profit in the Empire than we did , and I think Scottish nationalism had it 's economic roots in the last twenty/thirty years from a realization that the Empire 's over , and that great outlet for Scottish energy , education and ambition was closed , therefore the Scots are shut up in the island as they used not to be . |
10 | An Abbey spokesman said it was common practice to advise that a parent 's name should be put first for an account of a very small child . |
11 | Britain 's first jet fighter , the Gloucester Meteor celebrated it 's fiftieth birthday today . |
12 | My strap-watch said it was ten minutes off seven and that did n't make me feel any better . |
13 | A senior officer said it was another example of the reckless attitude of car thieves , which highlighted the enormous dangers faced by police . |
14 | Her mother said it was all nerves , but what had she to be nervy about ? |
15 | Over the top , the road curved around to the left and a roadside milestone said it was two miles to Broughton Street . |