Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had it been out on the public streets he would have been arrested for a breach of the peace . |
| 2 | As it were apart from the bottled water that the gentleman there buys . |
| 3 | In Tune with the Infinite , subtitled Fullness of Peace , Power and Plenty , would not be out of place on any committed New Ager 's bookshelf if it were n't for the frequent references to God and the Holy Spirit . |
| 4 | He might even be passably attractive , Virginia told herself furiously , if it were n't for the villainous growth of stubble on his jaw . |
| 5 | ‘ If it were n't for the three dead men , this could be almost amusing . |
| 6 | In fact , if it were n't for the big blue logo and Oli Frey pic on the cover , there 'd be little to indicate to an early reader that this was indeed the same mag ! |
| 7 | when he 's down he ca n't move , I said yes he can , she said he ca n't , and three times she told them and it were n't until the third day , they apologise , they said I 'm awfully sorry we did n't realise just how |
| 8 | If it were up to the faithful in Blackpool , Margaret Thatcher would go ‘ on and on ’ . |
| 9 | And in this case it seems likely that even if it were not for the depressed state of aggregate demand in the British market , the commodities produced by Talbot at Linwood would not have generated ‘ sufficient ’ profit for Peugeot . |
| 10 | If it were not for the uninspiring mug-shots of individual candidates on the bleak official hoardings and the mercifully brief ( maximum one minute ) party political broadcasts on radio and television , one would hardly know that an election was on . |
| 11 | If it were not for the hollow bones the 30-ton creature would have required inordinate amounts of energy , and thus more food , to move around . |
| 12 | If it were not for the debilitating character question , Clinton would surely have a fair chance of beating Bush . |
| 13 | ‘ We will open on Friday , Saturday and Sunday throughout the summit with a big display showing the prices that would be charged if it were not for the Common Agricultural Policy , ’ says a spokesman . |
| 14 | but you can do it because you know you can go back home as it were in to the other area . |
| 15 | No it 's probably about the same . |
| 16 | This is particularly a problem in the rural areas , and it 's particularly in the rural areas where this happens . |
| 17 | Be because the I five policy is aimed at a specific area of the workforce , it 's not it 's not across the full spectrum . |
| 18 | Well it 's not up the other way . |
| 19 | I felt an incredible sense of relief and achievement , but as Richard quickly reminded me it 's not during the first free flights that a bird takes the opportunity to fly off , because it does n't fully realise what it means to be free . |
| 20 | Okay , just about it now Okay , gon na ask each group what marks they 've given and why , now it 's not for the other team to justify it because it 's all a subjective thing but the thing is we 're hopefully marking them against the same criteria as everybody else because we 've all been in the same place and listened to the same things and read the same things , however , now we know obviously it does n't necessarily mean that everybody 's taken in the same things . |
| 21 | It 's usually 95 degrees and humid , so it 's not for the lighthearted . ’ |
| 22 | " I was followed today — and it 's not for the first time , either . " |
| 23 | It 's not for the faint-hearted but , if you 're prepared to put your hair in Wella 's hands , we 're sure you wo n't be disappointed . |
| 24 | It 's not for the unemployed . |
| 25 | Are you sure it 's not on the other side round here ? |
| 26 | It 's not on the whole family . |
| 27 | It 's not in the long book . |
| 28 | We went in and we paid seven pounds for me and my mum to get in , we did n't pay for the kids cos if they know they 're gon na sit on your lap , they get in there for nothing , but once we get in there we give them their own chair anyway , providing you go in like it 's not in the first week , the following week when the show is quieter and not so many people going |
| 29 | This is not going to help them do that ; it 's not in the best interests of the parents , or of justice . ’ |
| 30 | It still counts as a four-seater , but it 's not in the same league as the Calibra for rear room where head and legroom are restricted . |