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 . |