Example sentences of "it be [adj] [conj] [noun] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's better if children see their parents in a normal existence and not having certain attentions thrown their way . |
| 2 | It 's strange when people go through life lost to each other . |
| 3 | And er with that in mind , it 's possible that people do want to top up their income , because the one thing I will stress to you is that you do n't want to have to start having to back-pedal er when you retire . |
| 4 | It 's nice that people say it to you unprompted . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ To be honest it 's nice that people recognise your achievements . |
| 6 | It 's nice when people put fairy lights in shop windows and stuff . |
| 7 | He says it 's great that people have responded so generously . |
| 8 | I do n't particularly like that word , but that 's how she describes herself and it 's great if people think that a tomboy is the best-dressed woman of the moment . |
| 9 | Said a pal : ‘ It 's heartbreaking when families fight over money . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It 's frustrating because clubs play games but I refuse to be drawn into a Dutch auction . |
| 11 | It 's useful when discussions have become heated and lost any sense of structure or direction . |
| 12 | It 's useful if people feel ill during services or if I want to rest before midnight Mass . |
| 13 | It 's bad when people talk about you — but it 's much worse when they do n't talk about you . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It 's interesting when things go wrong . |
| 15 | It 's interesting when humans do something you do n't expect , but I wish he would n't interfere when I 'm trying to eat . |
| 16 | Keep pots moist — it 's vital that roots have no difficulty penetrating them — by sitting them on capillary matting . |
| 17 | It 's vital that people have easy access to the headteacher and that the head is constantly on the move checking , listening , being interested and praising and rewarding . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's vital that people realise soccer violence is here to stay , ’ he said . |
| 19 | In that household , it 's likely that adults come first by a long way ; children are expected to conform , and tidiness takes precedence over fun . |
| 20 | Whatever the outcome , it 's clear that affairs shake marriages — often to their roots . |
| 21 | But Mars say it 's unfair that Walls have banned other products from their freezers . |
| 22 | Well I think he felt er as I do that it 's unfortunate that matters have gone this far . |
| 23 | And I do think it 's unfortunate when people try and confuse capital and revenue expenditure , in order to try and er , support their own rather weak political position . |
| 24 | The real reason you often put in fourteen hours seven days a week is because you think it 's important that people know what 's happening in their world . ’ |
| 25 | I also think it 's important that people have this sort of emotional side of it taught to them as well , you 're often taught like the straight , you know , the wee sperm and the wee egg come together and you get a baby , but you do n't , not taught about the emotional side of it a lot |
| 26 | It 's part of an enormous cave system , the deepest in Europe at 1,000ft so it 's important that people do n't wander in and out at random , even if they 're experienced cavers . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's important that people realise the Monday feeling is not just felt by those who do not like their jobs , ’ said Professor Laura , author of a new book Hidden Hazards . |
| 28 | One of the organisers of the meeting , Nuala Young says it 's important that people realise the seriousness of the situation . |
| 29 | I think it 's important that children have both their parents , but I think we also need to remember they do n't necessarily need to live together in that family . |
| 30 | It 's a conscious decision and I think it 's important that men understand a woman who is offering an alternative lifestyle . |