Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] it [be] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I have been told that on coming to the village to work in the cement factories and receiving his first weeks wages he asked if it was all his as it was more money than he had ever had in one week .
2 And he 's told me that it 's first gear , right .
3 The depression on the ‘ blade ’ and the overall shape suggest to me that it is some sort of agricultural implement , such as a weeding paddle or potato lifter .
4 Well , I 'd never heard this expression before and ‘ I ’ explained to me that it was another word meaning ‘ lesbian ’ .
5 I know he told me that it was some sort of favour for something he did for your father a long time ago , but what ? ’
6 I have argued with them until I am blue in the face ; have indicated to them that it is near anarchy when the profession will not meet the Cabinet minister responsible ; but I have made no impression at all .
7 But today he said : ‘ No-one has approached me and it 's mere speculation at the moment . ’
8 ‘ That goal puts everything behind me and it 's full steam ahead again now . ’
9 Well I got one of them and it 's pure silk , pale green and white and with all lacy I thought I like it .
10 one hand how she And it was beautiful work
11 Frequently venue staff try to set everything up before you arrive , on the basis that it worked for the people before you and it 's less effort for them .
12 The old man had spoiled her and it was high time that she faced facts .
13 Well , I suppose it is constructive in a way , but you never really see anything for it and it 's all routine .
14 They had their they measured it and it was eight foot high and he jumps up , spins around and crash
15 And er we went to get one , and measured it and it was right size this box but
16 We just worked as long as we liked and it and it was hard work of course it was , turning these socks like that , two , well it was hundred dozen pays , that 's two thousand four hundred .
17 love it until it is all juice .
18 You can see the steam coming from it cos it 's hot water .
19 If it goes down a thirty hole , it 'll be sixty wo n't it cos it 's double score .
20 When I said I 've got a wedding to pay for , they said to me , well can you think about cancelling it because it 's nonessential spending , and I said
21 She says I did it because it was good fun and I wanted to help people …
22 My Lord the only point of interest and it 's really one that I took in the of the submission is that if you use an up to date nineteen ninety three figure for calculating it when it was first back to years three and a half , two and a half and one and a half years ago , then intre it would n't be fair if interest is awarded on that as well because in a sense the increase in the figure that inflation and the increased cost of living has produced because you use an up to date figure , probably equates with the interest and we can the figure an up to date one to avoid just that otherwise it would be getting the figures for each of those years and then working out interest .
23 I would simply love to try some of the splendid designs available and often feel very thwarted as a designer as I always feel that I must use my own designs — so make the most of not being me as it 's such fun to use someone else 's designs !
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