Example sentences of "it [adv] [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Whether or not all meaning can be made explicit in the text is perhaps less critical than the belief that it can and that making it so is a valid scientific enterprise . |
2 | What makes it so is the extraordinary care and attention given to every guest by its owner , Jean Dodgson . |
3 | A sort of well it looked like black wool but I mean it obviously was a brushed cotton I would say . |
4 | And it better be a nice one ! |
5 | The most important objection , and it alone is a decisive one , must be that no Englishman could conceivably use e as a means of representing [ ae ] . |
6 | Going it alone is a dangerous business . |
7 | Had it merely been a quick try at getting rid of the intruder ? |
8 | Well I think everybody would , that had had their privacy erupted like they had been because they 'd been a small community for well through the years you see and for strangers to come in , I think it applies in every place that you go to , new places , you know that are built up after it just being a little country village people do resent you but I think now that they , they are really erm accepting us for the fact that we have brought things that they would never have had had the new town not been er sta , you know started here . |
9 | Or would it just will it just be the same as writing down your name and . |
10 | Change is with us constantly ; but it usually is an evolutionary or incremental change which can be anticipated . |
11 | The headline in the London Standard read ‘ The professor what do n't know nothing ’ , and the subheading expressed the exact opposite of the truth : ‘ Is correct English just a dialect or could it possibly be a useful tool for a youngster in search of a job ? |
12 | Only 5 miles north of Oxford , Kidlington belies its modern appearance for it once was an ancient settlement , and in some quiet corners , it still retains vestiges of a village past . |
13 | To have committed the heresy of being uncommitted to the right political dogma — or worse still being a political atheist may not mean the death penalty , but it sure is a heinous crime in the times we live in . |
14 | But it sure was a great place to grow up — you heard all kinds of stuff on the radio … ’ |
15 | But it really is a logical thing to happen . |
16 | As one woman in a discussion group saw it : it really is a good thing that there is labour turnover and it is possible to move on to other factories because women do get bored . |
17 | It 's Tufnell to bowl to , he 's a good contest he edges that one away on the leg side just for a single , that 's a shame because er , it really is a good contest this . |
18 | Well Fred 's got my Graham Thomas because it really is a superb rose but as well as that I would go for hybrid musk and I think of all the hybrid musk , my favourite is Felicia because of that silvery pink , lovely double shaped flower and that is very very heavily scented and I would have to have the bourbon rose the th the double white creamy white bourbon rose , if , you could almost eat that , that wo n't get more than about six foot and you can prune it to keep it in shape a bit if it begins to get too straggly . |
19 | Now it really is a full-time job . |
20 | It really is a small old world . |
21 | Sir David , who first emerged as a television personality 30 years ago in the radical That Was The Week That Was , added : ‘ It really is a great honour , something I never expected , ’ he added . |
22 | Crossing Jubilee Street , you will see the famous dai pai dongs ( street restaurants ) ; few gweilob , which translates literally as ‘ roundeyes ’ , eat at these stalls , but it really is a worthwhile experience . |
23 | ‘ IT really is a friendly and fun restaurant ; not a place for a tête à tête . |
24 | ‘ It really is a contentious area , ’ he said . |
25 | It really is a total mess . ’ |
26 | I mean , it really is a tricky problem . |
27 | ‘ It really is a classic version of the old story , is n't it ? |
28 | Yes , it really is a pleasant job . |
29 | It really is a multi-million pound industry … convincing people they could look better just a few pounds or stones lighter and this is how to do it . |
30 | It really is a fine place to spend time . |