Example sentences of "it be [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir , If you please to send me a scarlet Cardinal [ a short red cloak ] , and let it be full yard long , and rather longer than a yard long , and let it be full , for it be for a large Woman , they tell me I may have a long one , and a handsome one , for 11s but I shou 'd not be willing to give more than 12s , but if you have any as long as that , either duffil or cloth , if it is cheaper , I shou 'd like it as well as , for I am not to give but 12s for it . |
| 2 | Liquid products for manual use : This is calculated by standardising arithmetically the price to achieve a true cost which represents the price the product would be if it were at a standard concentration of 30 per cent . |
| 3 | There 's no excitement attached to it — unless it 's with a male companion . ’ |
| 4 | It 's not large , it 's of a suitable nut shape , it 's covered with a fine but coarse fibre like pubic hair . |
| 5 | Grip is n't merely better than the old car 's , it 's of a different order . |
| 6 | It 's on a personal level |
| 7 | If it 's on a solid surface you could light it from above with a downlight or spot . |
| 8 | And where they have to come out onto the road before the Shilton dip , where they actually come from Scrubs Lane onto the road , it 's on a right angle bend and , you know , we 've had several mishaps down there . |
| 9 | Then he adds : ‘ It 's on a professional basis . |
| 10 | Yes , that 's right , so I said you know , it 's on a general level , I said yes , fine . |
| 11 | It 's on a new estate |
| 12 | Oh , oh it 's strong , he said and you should n't leave it till ten o'clock at night , then it 's on a cold night and have to open the windows |
| 13 | It 's on a main shopping route into the city centre . |
| 14 | If you 're live , you 've got to dig yourself out of it if you make a real mistake , but if it 's — if it 's on a portable machine , if it 's editable , be sure that it probably will be edited . |
| 15 | Tracing the cable run back will differentiate between a radial and a spur , since B will contain two cables if it 's on a radial circuit , and three if it 's the source of a two-socket spur . |
| 16 | If it 's on a radial circuit , it wo n't . |
| 17 | It 's on a left-hand page , as you 're looking at it . |
| 18 | It 's it 's on a little table at the end which says rate card analysis and it had T V areas Yorkshire T V North East T V and then principle main secondary local corner shop other and totals numbers in the middle . |
| 19 | it 's , it 's , it 's on a different level , it really is . |
| 20 | It 's on a different tape . |
| 21 | Challenge it and challenge it again until it 's at a bare minimum . |
| 22 | It 's at a lovely venue it 's at the Great Central Railway at Loughborough . |
| 23 | But if it 's to a dot-matrix printer , the quality will be so low , so do n't spend too much . |
| 24 | On the other hand , I am a girl who likes a bit of old-fashioned interest taken in her , and I do get cheesed when I have to take second place , especially when it 's to a dead widow of seventy-odd … ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Every time you take me for a meal , it 's to a non-smoking restaurant , ’ said Bob in a somewhat annoyed tone . |
| 26 | I 've decided to add my own gown to the auction as it 's for a good cause , Guy 's Hospital cancer unit . |
| 27 | It 's for a good cause Miss . |
| 28 | Well if you could spare us a few moments , we 'd be most grateful , your , it 's for a new series we 're contemplating , A Day in the Afterlife . |
| 29 | Whether it 's for a relaxing drink or a three course meal , before or after the show , choose from our tempting menu and fine wine list . |
| 30 | Yes , yes , it sounds it sounds as it 's for a limited time anyway , so , you know |