Example sentences of "[prep] it be [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The bitterness of Maastricht opponents who also included Tory ex-minister Lord Parkinson and former Commons Speaker Viscount Tonypandy signalled that the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill is set for a gruelling passage , despite it being given an unopposed second reading .
2 " You probably think my life 's some kind of tragedy , but I 'll tell you — one of the hardest parts of it 's keeping a straight face .
3 He said : ‘ Unemployment and the fear of it is having a corrosive effect on our economy .
4 Card fraud is costing the industry £165 million a year and now the battle against it is taking a hi tec turn .
5 To date all schemes were of one year 's duration but as from April a new 2 year scheme has been introduced with it is hoped an accredited certification at its end .
6 ‘ A small cromlech was discovered by some miners about the year 1837 near the Cheesewring in a barrow or cairn and under it was found a bell-shaped gold cup with a sphere or sceptre .
7 Love of God is one of the aims of many religions and in it is found a rare joy :
8 For centuries it was persecuted and the cruelties heaped upon it were given the full backing of the Church .
9 In the common case of a symmetric section , the load impedance that renders the input impedance equal to it is called the characteristic impedance .
10 ‘ The key to it is to develop a parental relationship ’ , he said .
11 To it was added a certain unpredictability these days because of its British incumbency .
12 On it was written a short list which he read through quickly .
13 A membrane which allows solvent particles but not solute particles to pass through it is called a semi-permeable membrane .
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