Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] it [be] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After assembly it is first period , maths in room twelve . |
| 2 | In the dark hours after breakfast it was some way of controlling the monstrous disjuncture between his private and his public life . |
| 3 | Of course it is one thing to state baldly that modern Christians are often ineffectual in their witness and live in a privatised world , cut off from the mainstream of social life , but it is quite another thing to make out a case that it is so . |
| 4 | But of course it is one thing to argue for change , and to explain ( as preceding pages have tried to do ) the readiness and degree of involvement of para.professional colleagues and groups ; it is quite another to analyse in helpful detail the types of learning systems and units that might be relevant , and their implications in terms of planning and organized provision . |
| 5 | Yes of course it 's two hours . |
| 6 | Let me give you some other examples in case you feel there is some doubt because of course it 's one test . |
| 7 | Of course it 's early days yet , I suppose , but I do so wish there was someone I could tell the whole story to . |
| 8 | I hope sa er , see of course it 's all question of getting it sorted out as quickly as you can . |
| 9 | Another thing is of course it 's all pets it is n't just dogs and cats . |
| 10 | It 's a pleasure for any other to see her child being able to do it but of course it 's hard work . |
| 11 | If he ca n't afford a Solicitor and he feels he ought to be represented by a Solicitor , he may apply for Legal Aid , and of course it 's public money concerned so I suppose in an ideal society everybody would be legally assisted who wanted to be , but obviously we ca n't afford that as a country , so that erm generally erm his application would be judged according to certain criteria erm which would suggest perhaps he needed to be represented . |
| 12 | I know people say well oh it 's , of course it 's changed ownership , well things change ownership and it can be for the better as well for the worst ca n't it ? |
| 13 | However on er on this particular product erm of course it 's unlimited advertising sales . |
| 14 | But of course it was real silk , so tiresomely good , like all Ianthe 's things . |
| 15 | Well the standpipe used to freeze up and er when that occurred the grown men in the house used to light a fire round the standpipes , of course it was cast iron it was n't copper or anything like that , and light a fire to thaw it out , I do n't remember ever being without water but we used , it was a bit primitive but burn newspaper and stuff round the standpipe and er the old as I say we used to , the water for the washing we used to pump into the sink and er fill the old dolly tub with water for the washing and use the rainwater for washing . |
| 16 | Of course it was all lies . |
| 17 | And of course it was all Brian 's fault . |
| 18 | It was very nerve racking and of course it was hard work . |
| 19 | And the next day I picked it up and of course it was ten shillings , my full |
| 20 | when you went shopping you could shop everywhere and a quarter of tea it was that price every shop , there was no competitiveness about it |
| 21 | Well I , I remember once going into er a British restaurant because it was my birthday and there was trifle on the menu and trifle was some sort of weird jelly thing that was thi instead of sponge it was stale bread and I think it was sort of stewed apple and mock cream but the fact that it it was my birthday and it was trifle you know I just sort of sat there like a queen but I think I 'm sure that it tasted quite revolting . |
| 22 | In times of war it was standard practice for pilots to gain experience on a medium powered aircraft , such as the Harvard , before climbing into anything as powerful as the Corsair . |
| 23 | In the light of this kind of development it is high time to drop the distinction between ‘ education ’ and ‘ training ’ and to refuse to use these words as part of our educational vocabulary . |
| 24 | It 's not sort of er moderate control or a little bit of control it is strict control . |
| 25 | However , from the capitalists ' point of view it is gross wages that are computed as costs . |
| 26 | But with vision it is another matter . |
| 27 | and just pop me head round and , and see , in case it is this week |
| 28 | In addition it is freezing cold , and the mares are not wearing rugs because they have foals at foot . |
| 29 | And I feel that it , it is a difficult bala in practice it is difficult balance to achieve , to be polite , but to be firm at the same time erm but and there are times when that has to be done . |
| 30 | Like most engineering projects , it may have looked good on paper , but in practice it was another thing entirely . |