Example sentences of "[noun] it be [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was the interesting thing that said to Alistaire last night that a three column centimetres depending on which periodical it is or paper it 's in can do you far more good or damage than twenty at another . |
| 2 | You have an opportunity through experience for knowing better than anyone else what is at stake and how much effort it takes , and what a loss it is if you do n't do everything you can to make your partner contented . |
| 3 | To my mind it is but natural justice that a child , if born alive and viable , should be allowed to maintain an action in the courts for injuries wrongfully committed upon its person while in the womb of its mother . |
| 4 | To my mind it is but natural justice that a child , if born alive and viable , should be allowed to maintain an action in the courts for injuries wrongfully committed upon its person while in the womb of its mother . |
| 5 | I 've heard you selling the guy that showed you these two manifestos one by the Tories and one by the Labour and the one that stuck in my mind it 's that the Labour Party will have a minimum wage to comply with the rest of Europe . |
| 6 | You do n't seem to be sure whose fault it is but ‘ let's blame Paul anyway . ’ |
| 7 | What an indictment it is that people wholly dependent on the state pension , with no other source of income , are now almost automatically eligible for income support . |
| 8 | Er , it is n't just Alton Towers , it 's whether you should get discounts on Penguin Books it was whether you got , er , bottles of Chateau le Tour erm it , it requests for many different things and , er , you know , alright er , it we could , we could , if Alton Towers seemed to be what , er , all shareholders wanted er , perhaps we , we could consider that but , but , but we do have a number of a attractive products . |
| 9 | ‘ If there was a problem with this piece it is that it is not unique ’ , said Millerand . |
| 10 | When Melissa got back to the college it was after half-past five and the car park was almost empty . |
| 11 | So we say therefore that the contemplative life , taken in itself , is sweeter , nobler , worthier , and more meritorious in respect of its fundamental principle , which is delight in uncreated good ; in other words it is because this is the life which loves God more ardently . |
| 12 | Oh all of my stuff has been up in the loft it 's like you say , I mean if they 've been double wrapped and everything and you wash them |
| 13 | John came to the Palace in March 1988 from Crewe Alexandra for a £60,000 fee and , while capable of filling several defensive roles it was as our right- or left-back that he featured regularly , although always wearing number two , so that he was undoubtedly among manager Steve Coppell 's most astute signings . |
| 14 | For a second it was as though she were frozen , unable to move . |
| 15 | And erm so we set off and I ca n't remember which village it was but it was towards the Humber Estuary somewhere and it was what I call a cul-de-sac village . |
| 16 | If there was another thought about Barnes it was that he needed a strong-willed centre at his shoulder to offer the occasional reminder that the three-quarters could use some more work . |
| 17 | I mean t to for the cooking that they did for a pub it was and we had duckling and salmon , poached |
| 18 | My father strokes the little soft pink downy body and exclaims how perfect a little machine it is and ideally suited for its mission . |
| 19 | And it 's gon na be either what a a a short it is or what a . |
| 20 | In some degree it is and a considerable number of products have been so harmonized . |
| 21 | ‘ The mystery of the coming of a new creature is a great mystery ad incomprehensible , Mrs Virginsky , and what a pity it is that you do n't understand it . ' |
| 22 | What a pity it is that the US government negotiating teams are allowed to give the impression that progress in the world trade negotiations is being held up solely by the intransigence of European farmers . |
| 23 | What a lasting pity it is that Sir Julien himself , so passionately devoted to the game , was such an abysmally poor performer . |
| 24 | What a pity it is that clients trust their dealers . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , I was just thinking what a pity it is that all good-looking men are such beasts , ’ she said , with more real feeling than she intended . |
| 26 | What a pity it was that he should have to live in that depressing room . |
| 27 | Dr Neil put his head on one side and said gravely , ‘ You must learn not to be impudent to the Master , McAllister — it really will not do , ’ but she knew by his manner that he was not serious , and she thought again what a pity it was that the ugly scar so spoiled and distorted his face . |
| 28 | If Rassendyll escapes being a sentimental hero it is because of the spare , simple plots and the headlong speed of the narrative which carry his idealistic musings along . |
| 29 | Methodological objections could be made to comparing the two groups because of the different periods of time monitored , that is , for prisoners the period of time refers to after the sentence has been served whereas for probationers it is after the sentence has been imposed . |
| 30 | For you know I often wonder what sort of morality it is that keeps men from anything but superficial intercourse with any woman but their wives : yet I hate adultery & all the intermediate stages ; and what men of free habits in this way I have known , I have detested . |