Example sentences of "[verb] it [be] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor has it been the result of government action and state control . |
| 2 | Then we 'll know it 's the shell under there , can you ? |
| 3 | ‘ If you must know it 's the men in the prison-ships who fire the gun . ’ |
| 4 | I did n't know it was the duvet duvet . |
| 5 | ‘ How did you know it was the motorbike service ? ’ |
| 6 | Now because the potential difference across the resistance R of the unknown impedance Z must be in phase with the potential difference across the standard series resistance , the phasor representing it is the projection AC of AB along the direction of OA . |
| 7 | Similarly , because the potential difference across the reactance X of the unknown impedance Z must be in phase quadrature ( 90° out of phase ) with the potential difference across the standard series resistance , the phasor representing it is the projection CB of AB perpendicular to the direction of OA . |
| 8 | Close observers of Microsoft say that what really interest it is the licensing fees it says Sun should be paying . |
| 9 | As with any type of climbing it 's the footwork that 's all important , and it matters little what you have in your hands if your feet are n't used properly . |
| 10 | She pretended not to see the light in his eyes ; she pretended it was the wind going up her skirt that made her suddenly shiver with apprehension . |
| 11 | ‘ I expect it 's the sidh , is n't it ? ’ |
| 12 | I expect it 's the petals and |
| 13 | ‘ I expect it 's the hat . ’ |
| 14 | I expect it 's the weather . |
| 15 | But I expect it is the effects of expatriation . |
| 16 | She thought more about losing the coal to Mrs Phipps than about Granny , it seemed to me then , but I expect it was the shock that caused her to react in that way . |
| 17 | As they shift from one adult to another , teachers say it is the video which keeps them under control — a new binge of blood and guts each time they are shuttled past the rental shop . |
| 18 | The majority say it is the fault of a Weak Government which could not run a Whelk Stall . |
| 19 | Some say they should bring back hanging ; others say it is the politicians they should hang ; but most say there is nothing anybody can do at all . |
| 20 | Some say it is the form assumed by the GHOST of a girl disappointed in love , who fruitlessly searches for her sweetheart , a fisherman who was drowned . |
| 21 | ‘ They say it is the cry of the Hound of the Baskervilles , ’ I replied . |
| 22 | instead of the monarchy going out and they 're supported by the tax payer if the monarchy go and , say it 's the queen goes |
| 23 | ‘ The people say it 's the Hound of the Baskervilles , which is calling for something to hunt and kill . |
| 24 | So why I said to you on the telephone as you say it 's not what you say it 's the way you say it . |
| 25 | ‘ They say it 's the Iraqis , but no one is going to lift a finger of complaint even , until the case is watertight . ’ |
| 26 | I think they say it 's the hills , do n't they , that er |
| 27 | The Americans say it 's the centre of the art world , but quite where in America I would n't understand . |
| 28 | Well things that they the actually say anything which is sort of a sign that you listening , understanding but if they delay it , it 's say it 's the women that pauses , wanting some sort of suddenly realizes |
| 29 | Christians are supposed to forgive , but what if say it 's the mother of somebody who had a child that 's been murdered or if somebody has been raped you can not say that they should forgive you cos they were a Christian . |
| 30 | He is always having problems with his ears , they say it 's the grass seeds that irritate them . ’ |