Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] [conj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And would n't it be ironic if John Smith , after much agonising about Labour 's soul and purpose , bit the bullet , and , abandoning what many say was the reason for failure last time , promised not to put up taxes — and nobody believed him . |
| 2 | If this is anywhere near the true figure , would n't it be nice if Mr Dobson made a substantial donation to help fund treatment for the three-year-old handicapped boy , say £2,500 , plus another £2,500 for the echocardiograph appeal ? |
| 3 | Best single by a British artist went to teeny-bop idols Take That for Could It Be Magic and Tasmin Archer took the best British newcomer award . |
| 4 | a ) How can schools ensure that records of achievement provide evidence of the skills and aptitudes required for specific employers ' needs ? b ) Would n't it be unfair if employment tests were waived for Compact graduates , but maintained for non-Compact job applicants ? c ) If local policies are negotiated regarding this issue , what will be the implications for national companies ? |
| 5 | If it were true that research effort in the area of the curriculum promoted teaching commitment , few would quarrel with the proposed obligation on the department . |
| 6 | It 's Aubern , it 's bigger than Aubern Place on the left . |
| 7 | It 's better than Coconut Forgery ! |
| 8 | You 'll walk sand and grit into the room by the shoeload ; keep it out of the bed ( it 's worse than biscuit crumbs ) and do n't curse the landlady for not sweeping more often . |
| 9 | But BRIDE Angela 's mum Gladys Smith took one look at the sandwiches and canapes and sniffed : ‘ It 's worse than school dinners . ’ |
| 10 | Because it was a secret project there were several phases being developed separately , and it 's possible that Professor Liawski did n't like the forms of experimentation that Jenner was using . |
| 11 | Among smaller firms , it 's possible that Customs changes with respect to the single European market may accelerate the take-up of EDI . |
| 12 | It 's odd that Sunday trading has not become an issue of even moderate heat in the book trade . |
| 13 | Maybe she has a point there , though she reckons it 's great that John Smith 's shadow cabinet includes plenty of women and she hopes that 'll mean women will get a better deal in the future . |
| 14 | it 's great that Barry Grant is running after her . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's amazing that Barry Norman , a cosy sort of guy , has ruled the roost on British television for 20 years and there has never been a real attempt to displace him before , ’ says cinema historian and Anthony Hopkins biographer Quentin Falk . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , we heard that it 's all that Ian Brown will eat so we reckon it 's the secret of being dead thin and good looking ! ’ |
| 17 | IT 'S disgusting that NHS trust managers are thinking of cutting nurses ' wages and replacing many of them with lower paid , undertrained personnel . |
| 18 | It 's cheaper than Ying Yang Yong . |
| 19 | It 's quieter than Trafalgar Square on a lean Sunday . |
| 20 | He says it 's vital that drug users have access to supplies of clean syringes . |
| 21 | It 's retail and distribution management . |
| 22 | It 's disgraceful that Mr Rajiv Gandhi has chosen this path for his exit from power . ’ |
| 23 | But it 's likely that Craig Brown will see out the World Cup qualifying series . |
| 24 | These source rocks are the peridotites , and since geophysics tells us that the mantle consists of the same kind of material all over the world , it 's clear that melting part of the mantle beneath Hawaii should produce the same kind of rocks as those produced by melting part of the mantle beneath Iceland . |
| 25 | It 's clear that behaviour style needs to be appropriate to assertiveness . |
| 26 | CS : ‘ You can say all you like , but it 's clear that soul music is more popular than it has ever been , worldwide . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It 's important that shift times are kept to , because the person you are taking over from ca n't always leave until they are replaced . |
| 28 | It 's important that garden steps are both easy and safe to use , especially if they 're going to form a long flight . |
| 29 | He wonders why Thorneycroft was pulled out of the student squad and Pepper was not when it 's obvious that openside flanker is a position where England have strength in depth whereas not on the wing . |
| 30 | Although occasionally slipping into the realms of standard speedcore and generally tackling some well worn lyrical subjects , it 's obvious that Sofa Head are intrepid explorers venturing into unchartered waters . |