Example sentences of "it [be] a [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 | I think they really want to have a demonstration because it 's a trendy thing to do . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm doing the Mars ads in the summer , it 's a fantastic thing to do . |
| 5 | It 's a dangerous thing to let your tongue run away with you , ’ she told him . |
| 6 | But it 's a dangerous thing to come out and commit yourself to publicly . |
| 7 | It 's a strange thing to say in an empty tin box , but I suddenly feel almost at home . ’ |
| 8 | It 's a strange thing to say about a man whose libido is so out of control , but he seems psychologically very well balanced . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's a good thing to do something to keep your mind occupied , you know . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 11 | " Why should you think it 's a good thing to do ? |
| 12 | It 's nothing to be bothered about really you know it it 's a good thing to do . |
| 13 | It 's a good thing to let yourself go , ’ I said cheerfully . |
| 14 | She approves of that , says it 's a good thing to keep up with the times . ’ |
| 15 | in a sense , when you 've done that , er it 's a good thing to check it out . |
| 16 | So it 's a good thing to check . |
| 17 | So I think it 's a good thing to offer it . |
| 18 | It 's very er it 's it 's a good thing look how nice is n't it ? |
| 19 | So it 's a good thing to get one 's mind off in one 's spare time . |
| 20 | It 's a new thing come out now I do n't know whether it 's |
| 21 | ‘ It 's a sad thing to see someone who had an important job in the navy becoming such an irresponsible old soak . ’ |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ However you look at it , it 's a despicable thing to have done . ’ |
| 25 | It 's a terrible thing to happen . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It 's a terrible thing to happen so close to Christmas . ’ |
| 27 | It 's a terrible thing to see someone unhappy when you want to help them and you ca n't . |
| 28 | It 's a terrible thing to lose your husband and your home at the same time . |
| 29 | It 's a terrible thing to do . |
| 30 | erm it 's a terrible thing to do . |