Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] it [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I value my privacy and I am prepared to defend it all costs . |
| 2 | Erm ha having gone through that you moved on er and gave out your business card fi first and then the buyer 's guide erm do n't know whether you 're happy doing it that way or whether it 's better round the other way , I I , you , you tend to think if you give somebody the buyer 's guide first when they start to look at it you give them your business card and take it away , perhaps if you do it the other way round they might s start reading the buyer 's guide |
| 3 | Freud seems to be willing to put it this way , and then to want to insist again that it was an actual deed , otherwise the impact is immediately lost once we allow ourselves to think that it did not happen . |
| 4 | Having worked so hard to start a business , it would be heartbreaking to see it all collapse due to some unexpected misfortune such as an accident , fire or theft . |
| 5 | You could do that and it would be easy to do it that way then to do it with time sheets . |
| 6 | Ideally , to be honest I would like a diamorphine maintenance course , but I do n't know if that 's possible these days to pick up a prescription once or twice a week and be able to do it that way instead of having the hassle of having to go on the street . |
| 7 | A : ( with injured innocence ) I 'm just asking whether you 'll be able to do it this afternoon . |
| 8 | ‘ She telephoned the studio to say she would n't be able to make it this weekend . ’ |
| 9 | What shall we do in the weekend ? , are you gon na be able to make it this time if we do something ? |
| 10 | And the slick export companies and landowners are anxious to keep it that way in order to retain total flexibility in hiring , firing and wage levels . |
| 11 | Most people only have shingles once in a lifetime but it is possible to have it several times . |
| 12 | Nina Clarey was the only one at OBEX who knew that her sister had once been engaged to the medical officer , and Rachel was anxious to keep it that way . |