Example sentences of "it be [adv] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If it were n't for this job creation scheme I 'd be on the rubbish tip
2 I think he were going for a , a month , a month and a half summat like that , and he said it were out of this world .
3 The concept would be difficult enough if it were only at this level , where we say that music , dance , painting , sculpture , poetry , drama , fiction , film have crucial properties in common , which suffice to distinguish them , as a group , from other human practices .
4 ‘ Well , it 's not for this boy .
5 That was , the music was made for his , that time , you know what I mean , it 's not for this time .
6 No it 's not on this tape , it 's on the other tape .
7 It 's not on this list .
8 so er that 's old is it Shepherd and Metzler No it 's not in this case but I think they invented the task , yes they did good old Shepherd and Metzler
9 It 's not in , it 's not in this scope .
10 ‘ Rob knows where the first-aid box is , ’ Luke retorted , ‘ and it 's not in this office !
11 It 's , it 's not in this week then , that one ?
12 There 's a forest fifty miles off , it 's outside our window because it 's not in this room and to come a little nearer home ther there 's a campus outside our window but we ca n't exactly see very much of it but we know it 's there and it 's got some birds in it , it 's probably got some little insects in it and there 's a woodpecker
13 One , not to erm , be involved at all , two to be involved , and I s think we should because we get very valuable information and help from them , but my own opinion , and I think I speak for my group , is that we do n't need to worry about having representation on the board , if we go for option two , which I believe represents the best value for money , but it 's up to this Committee to decide , and it 's in your hands .
14 But it 's also about this guy sitting on Death Row , waiting to be electrocuted or whatever .
15 Erm here y'are we 've got a lad with a kite it 's fixed on the ground well let's say let's say it 's fixed on the ground first of all and erm we 're trying to find out how high it is and it 's directly over this point which is erm and we do n't we do n't know .
16 It figures it 'll get one or two to commit probably in time for Spring Comdex and will eventually get five , but whether it 's out of this lot remains unclear .
17 IT 'S OUT OF THIS WORLD
18 It 's out of this world .
19 Plus , it 's out of this world .
20 Ooh it 's out of this world .
21 It 's usually at this stage , it goes horribly wrong .
22 And he done and it 's all over this bear .
23 But it is not to this distinction that the theory of the separation of powers points .
24 There is also an old goods wagon at this spot , but it is not from this line .
25 It is particularly in this age group that coeliac disease may easily be overlooked , for anaemia may be dismissed as occurring secondary to dietary insufficiency without further investigation .
26 The Clouds are of immense importance to astronomers , and it is partly for this reason that many of the great new telescopes are being set up south of the equator , where the Clouds are accessible .
27 It is probably for this reason that male zebra finches copulate frequently with their partners , even though a single mating is quite sufficient to fertilise all the eggs .
28 It is probably for this reason that Exeter services have not attracted the baleful glare of publicity .
29 It is probably in this area that the House of Commons has had most effect in persuading governments to modify their original proposals .
30 You can sit where you like as long as it is n't in this chair , this armchair , my armchair , the one with the dancing balls splattered loudly across its back and arms , across its stained and silver gut .
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