Example sentences of "it [be] [art] [adj] thing [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Would not it be a good thing to allow barbers to open on Sunday , if only to help the Under-Secretary of State , the hon. Member for Eastwood ( Mr. Stewart ) ?
2 Would n't it be a poor thing to have the man close his shop and walk back for a kind of half-hearted snack .
3 There were a few obvious English tourists , but even more elderly Italians , and even a few young couples , as if it were the fashionable thing to do .
4 I think they really want to have a demonstration because it 's a trendy thing to do . ’
5 I 'm doing the Mars ads in the summer , it 's a fantastic thing to do .
6 It 's a dangerous thing to let your tongue run away with you , ’ she told him .
7 But it 's a dangerous thing to come out and commit yourself to publicly .
8 It 's a strange thing to say in an empty tin box , but I suddenly feel almost at home . ’
9 It 's a strange thing to say about a man whose libido is so out of control , but he seems psychologically very well balanced .
10 It 's a good thing to do something to keep your mind occupied , you know .
11 ‘ We have plans to in the longer term , ’ says Mr Tanner , ‘ as and when we can persuade our customers that it 's a good thing to do . ’
12 " Why should you think it 's a good thing to do ?
13 It 's nothing to be bothered about really you know it it 's a good thing to do .
14 It 's a good thing to let yourself go , ’ I said cheerfully .
15 She approves of that , says it 's a good thing to keep up with the times . ’
16 in a sense , when you 've done that , er it 's a good thing to check it out .
17 So it 's a good thing to check .
18 So I think it 's a good thing to offer it .
19 It 's very er it 's it 's a good thing look how nice is n't it ?
20 So it 's a good thing to get one 's mind off in one 's spare time .
21 It 's a new thing come out now I do n't know whether it 's
22 It 's a sad thing to see someone who had an important job in the navy becoming such an irresponsible old soak . ’
23 And it would seem as though it 's a logical thing to unblock a bit of the fence , so they can , instead of clamber over the bridge , just come straight through .
24 But , but in writing historical erm , analysis and , and biography , presumably people , I mean , people ca n't help er writing , writing history , and trying to answer questions , like , why did Woodrow Wilson erm , not the fourteen points through , and presumably , one possible explanation is the kind of Freud Bullett approach , and presumably if you can find erm , relevant data and if you convince , and if you can convince that that 's plausible , it 's a legitimate thing to attempt to do .
25 ‘ However you look at it , it 's a despicable thing to have done . ’
26 It 's a terrible thing to happen . ’
27 It 's a terrible thing to happen so close to Christmas . ’
28 It 's a terrible thing to see someone unhappy when you want to help them and you ca n't .
29 It 's a terrible thing to lose your husband and your home at the same time .
30 It 's a terrible thing to do .
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