Example sentences of "[verb] it [be] the [noun sg] " 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 | I did n't know it was the duvet duvet . |
| 4 | ‘ How did you know it was the motorbike service ? ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Close observers of Microsoft say that what really interest it is the licensing fees it says Sun should be paying . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ I expect it 's the sidh , is n't it ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I expect it 's the hat . ’ |
| 12 | I expect it 's the weather . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The majority say it is the fault of a Weak Government which could not run a Whelk Stall . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ They say it is the cry of the Hound of the Baskervilles , ’ I replied . |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | ‘ The people say it 's the Hound of the Baskervilles , which is calling for something to hunt and kill . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The Americans say it 's the centre of the art world , but quite where in America I would n't understand . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He is always having problems with his ears , they say it 's the grass seeds that irritate them . ’ |
| 24 | Yes , but when you , when you say it 's the end of time it 's , you get some people saying yes it 's always the end , for some country it 's always er collapses or what me have you , it 's always then for some government or country |
| 25 | Where the editor rattled her half dozen strings of large beads and remarked with a toothy grin : ‘ They say it 's the fashion — ’ Where Gerald , the art editor — who was reputed to have a fabulous house on the Chelsea Embankment full of priceless works of art — was so sensitive that he had to have a soundproof office specially built for him , while his assistant Jeremy padded along like his superior 's spaniel , and if Gerald wore a shirt of subtle pink on Monday , his minion would appear in the same shade on Tuesday . |
| 26 | When I say it 's the sort of answer you want I mean it 's the sort that might help you ! |
| 27 | As you say it 's the sort of thing that might appeal to people because then they can go and look at their poster . |
| 28 | Police say it 's the sort of public spirit required to help to stop the joyriding menace which is still very much in evidence this summer . |
| 29 | Police say it 's the sort of public spirit required to help to stop the joyriding menace which is still very much in evidence this summer . |
| 30 | Others say it was the shortage of pubs , shops , churches , transport and police stations . |