Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] the [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokesman for the Tobacco Advisory Council said : ‘ It 's deplorable the way Mr Waldegrave has discriminated against the UK industry ’ . |
| 2 | She says that considering he 's only lived here for a short while , it 's fantastic the way people are celebrating his success . |
| 3 | Cuts into the , it cuts into the we the weeks , I mean that sounds terrible , I 'll be , you 're only working a few days but it 's surprising the teaching days I do really , that really does cut into my time at home . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's terrible the way Rory drinks and drives . ’ |
| 5 | But it 's admirable the way Morland employees are supporting their board . ’ |
| 6 | Er it 's Norman the town crier at Leicester . |
| 7 | ‘ The rack was built by Pete Cornish , and basically it 's all the effects Bryan has liked over the years , but with switches so there are no actual pedals on it . |
| 8 | It 's all the hospital stewards in here . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've voted Labour all my life , but I think it 's disgusting the way David Abrahams was hounded out , ’ a balding man in his 30s tells Cranston as he stands , leaflets in hand , on a corner . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's ridiculous the way people are appointed to jobs , ’ Charlie was saying . |
| 11 | Schoolly D reckons it 's funny the way people squirm when they lie dying of gunshot wounds . |
| 12 | ( thanking me for my congratulations on her beautiful master-piece ) : ‘ It is hopeless the way life has to change , and become less than life . |
| 13 | It is true the funding arrangements at the time of the research did not allow for holiday pay , sick pay , and so on . |
| 14 | It is likely the transactions costs of being short differ from those of being long , that is , C SL C SN and C FN C FL . |
| 15 | There is no mention of a monastery and it is likely the Ripon reference has been confused with the ‘ Stanford ’ entry . |
| 16 | But when the dust has settled , when we consider what we know — from reading history , from films , from our own experience , we realise that though it is outrageous the connections Blake makes are true ones . |
| 17 | Babs Osborne said it was odd the way Stella was always around when tragedy struck . |
| 18 | By the early Fifties , however , it was apparent the movie industry in Britain was beginning to run out of steam , losing ground to a younger , more immediate industry with which it just could not compete — Television . |
| 19 | An association spokesman said it was vital the borough council was aware of the problems being encountered . |
| 20 | The Rangers defence failed to deal with cross balls all day , and it was inevitable the home side should use that route successfully in taking the lead after just 12 minutes . |
| 21 | The Rangers defence failed to deal with cross balls all day , and it was inevitable the home side should use that route successfully in taking the lead after just 12 minutes . |
| 22 | It was remarkable the way people sought her out , often not minding that their conversation was public . |
| 23 | ‘ Mind , it was funnier the way Lewis told it . ’ |
| 24 | It was obvious the lawyer thought of the scheme as being no more than one of the old cow 's plaguy whims . |
| 25 | IT WAS OBVIOUS the fountain pen was back in favour when it began turning up in advertisements for financial services , computers and instant coffee . |
| 26 | ‘ It was incredible the way Jimmy played at key points in his matches ’ , recalls Segura . |
| 27 | Meetings between the Queen 's private secretary , the cabinet secretary and the prime minister 's private secretary concluded that it was unlikely the party leaders would be unable to come to an agreement among themselves . |
| 28 | It was clear the licensing panel were not impressed . |
| 29 | It was clear the United States was being left out . |
| 30 | It was clear the task force had to go . |