Example sentences of "[vb infin] it [be] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't recognise it is that ford , that 's ford Ruth is n't it ? , that 's what it is , it 's a back ford , Pearly Way , those factories I 'm sure . |
| 2 | The company behind the scam , Mandela , are refusing to fill in any more details , however , so we can only assume it 's another cash-in wind up . |
| 3 | He conducted sermons , and met many Nez Perce headmen , including Tuekakas , of whom he wrote : ‘ If there is one among this multitude who it may be hoped has been everlastingly benefitted by the gospel , I should believe it is this man ’ . |
| 4 | Well I do n't remember it being any hassle for me . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll bet it was that woman who went to see the house after us yesterday . |
| 6 | The intensification of the war increased when on 10 June 1940 , Mussolini , making one of his last balcony performances , declared war , so that my newly-projected book on Italy seemed of immediate relevance , though whether I should complete it was another matter . |
| 7 | Whether they 'd distribute it is another matter . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't suppose it 's any use saying that I 'm sorry ? ’ |
| 9 | erm Mainly analyzing it with meterological data , you find that after the dry spell , when the rain does finally arrive it 's more acid , and it 's affected in . |
| 10 | But the Frenchman was murmuring to him , a quick flow of English mixed with French , about nothing much , but Miranda could tell it was some business they had together . |
| 11 | There is erm a chap down our road had a had a huge dog and when he when he took it for a walk , you know he used to he used to stagger along with him and my wife used to say there he goes again , the do what was it she used to say , the dog 's taking the man for a walk again and it i do you think it 's that sort of idea you know that in some households th the dog takes over from the er sort of central figure , even the dominant figure , things hinge round the dog , you know the holiday what shall we do with the dog , pouring down with rain but the dog has to go out for its walk and somebody has to take it . |
| 12 | He does n't think it 's any use just telling people things . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't think it 's any use looking after old people unless you really care and really like old people . ’ |
| 14 | But I do not think it is this threat alone which explains the sick feeling of dread — rather like the feeling of a man who knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight — which clouds the prospect of a Labour victory . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think it is any surprise that some of our best swimmers , like Andrew Jameson , have reached their peak through training at an American college . ’ |
| 16 | Did you think it was any good ? |
| 17 | I did n't think I looked so dreadful before , and I certainly did n't think it was any business of theirs how I looked . |
| 18 | Oh , please do n't let it be another car full of drunks ! |
| 19 | Then I suppose they 'll say it 's all management 's fault , and people will believe them . |
| 20 | He 'll say it 's all part of continual assessment : the whole point of the course is mass hysteria . |
| 21 | But I would say it 's some kind of tribesman . ’ |