Example sentences of "it [be] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Alternatively , you could create a small design as though it were in a vase or a natural spray , and then surround it with an archway of flowers This would then have no mount , but just a plainish frame , to avoid the overall effect seeming too cluttered .
2 I was just envisaging it being like a rabbit or something .
3 Oh it 's it it 's on a it 's on erm it 's on a plate so you er I do n't mind I 'm , you know I do n't mind not getting it back for the next month .
4 It 's gon na vary from village but it 's to an extent although the amount of grain you needed , the amount
5 Yes because on the remote control it 's for a video as well you see
6 It 's all anonymous , you 're not e e e nobody know who it is , it 's for it 's for a dictionary and they want new words that are commonly used and they do n't want and all old words that never get used it 'll be dropped in the next edition of the dictionary .
7 That 's important and of course when you lose , really lose your powers of coordination then you lose the ability to look after yourself , you ca n't dress yourself , you ca n't feed yourself and when that happens it 's into a home and geriatric ward and be looked after .
8 PLAYER : It 's about a King and Queen …
9 Er it 's er it 's a ex W D lens , after wartime they sold these things they sold them in catalogues and I sent of for this one , and it 's about a stone and a half in weight .
10 Like when there considering how there gon na spend there money every year , they should have reference to this policy cos general Council policy like , how can I spend my money to redistribute resor resources , so that we can provide more for people who are in need , so it is n't just about projects , it 's about a policy and we develop those kind of things , we 've already talked about the Unit Policy and we developed that .
11 It 's about a suspension that leaves you stirred not shaken .
12 Perhaps sir if I just just refer to er it 's about a page if read out the er the the summary of my statement .
13 It 's about a horse and John gets a new one .
14 We had three calls last week not it 's , it 's about a month since , wanting to know about the washing machine and we said it 's sold sold er a couple of weeks ago .
15 " It 's over a night and a day now and I 'm dropping . "
16 ‘ Yet it 's over a month since we had the news .
17 This month has gone so quickly it 's difficult to believe it 's over a month since we left the U.K.
18 If anyone out there still has any interest in the Treacherous Frog , it 's worth a look cos it 's got loads of Leeds stuff on it , especially stuff about winning the championship .
19 No , I said well I said that I 'd appreciate it cos it 's worth a go and she said oh yes I agree with you there .
20 No it 's in a case so you do n't get
21 And I dare n't , I 'm not gon na tell her , but I , I , I 'm trying to say , well , it 's a little bit out , it 's in a park and er , th th but it looks gorgeous !
22 Bedroom has got a , it 's in an alcove so you 'll have that piece where it 's bottom of the stairs or wherever , I mean , the , stand on slip mats you 're gon na get that because of the , the airing cupboard is part of the hall , part of the bedroom and nothing you can do about that one , and on the wall it 's just gon na be one length of each room , cut off , perfect , , actually they do n't normally do that , they usually just the measurement , cos I not , never understood why they do n't have measurements there all standard , you guarantee use the one strip of another roll
23 I , I get the feeling that because they do n't really know especially if you 're caught pissing around in quad , yeah , and er it 's by a teacher that you do n't know , a ma or a master or something they do n't pay much attention to it because you 're a girl and they do n't know you and I get that feeling anyway , I feel slightly like we c could actually get away with more .
24 People so we 're we 'll almost as if it 's like a lady and look after it so that it wo n't get old and have nasty sneezes , that sort of idea .
25 It 's like a knife but it 's curved and it 's got a
26 ‘ This type of thing eats away at a fighter 's heart — it 's like a cancer that has to be cut out .
27 ‘ But in adults it 's like a flu that lingers for several weeks .
28 So just cash and it 's like a cash and carry in n it ?
29 he 's got er , it 's like a bank that goes up in the fields
30 ‘ So it 's like a jelly that 's always getting bigger you said space was like a jelly — an invisible one , remember ?
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