Example sentences of "it be [det] a pity " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's such a pity , ’ she gabbled on , ‘ one ca n't go out and buy a new husband or wife the next day , like you do with puppies or kittens . |
| 2 | It 's such a pity because I do adore him so . " |
| 3 | It 's such a pity they 're so far away . |
| 4 | I 'm so glad you appreciate them , so few people do , they leave them to gardeners and such like , it 's such a pity , they 're so characterful — ’ |
| 5 | The methods that she uses erm , and I think this needs to be done well before a disaster , unfortunately so often people only react at times like this and I think it 's such a pity that they do n't do it beforehand , but it 's working on basic assertiveness skills , communications skills like giving a language for feelings , erm building up support for each other , plus the creative work — getting things down |
| 6 | When Rebecca Kraemer remarked , as the last murmurs of the slow movement died away , that it was such a pity the conductor was still following the now-discredited Haas edition , she was telling everyone within earshot — which included half the audience — everything that Alison could have wanted them to know but naturally would n't have dreamt of mentioning herself . |
| 7 | It was such a pity you did n't contact us immediately you got back and found her gone . |