Example sentences of "it be [verb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what would it be assuming your salary increases by , say , 5 or 10 per cent before you eventually retire ? |
| 2 | How must it be to tend your bit of land and sow crops and vegetables and perhaps rear animals , knowing you were building up a comfortable home and an inheritance for your children and then see your children taken and forced into slavery by the Robemaker ? |
| 3 | Directly behind it were Take Your Pick and The Krypton Factor . |
| 4 | I am confident you would : if it were to save my life I know you would , some of you , hazard your own . |
| 5 | Director and general manager said the company had to establish itself independently on its own manufacturing base if it were to realise its potential . |
| 6 | Her conscience said nothing , it felt as if it were holding its breath . |
| 7 | Statements by Saudi Defence Minister Prince Sultan ibn Abdel Aziz on Oct. 20 , and by King Fahd on Oct. 23 , caused some concern to the US government in particular because of the apparent suggestion that Iraq might be allowed to negotiate an advantageous realignment of its border with Kuwait if it were to abandon its occupation . |
| 8 | She felt as though she were suffocating in the heat , as though it were stopping her nostrils , sealing her mouth , and when she tried to breathe it forced itself down into her stomach and made her heave . |
| 9 | Towards the end of the series , any TV critics who had their doubts about it were eating their words . |
| 10 | Bobby , and it 's to move their fingers and to use their imagination with pictures . |
| 11 | It 's knowing what risks are acceptable . ’ |
| 12 | It 's ruined our lives . |
| 13 | It 's ruined our lives : Sufferers attack court dismissal of RSI . |
| 14 | ‘ I wanted to say , you see , that I know you thought Frannie should n't have gone , and that it 's ruined your holiday plans , and , on behalf of us all , I 'm sorry . |
| 15 | It 's drowning my fan out ! |
| 16 | ‘ I suppose it 's become my life — my number one priority . ’ |
| 17 | Well as she knew Mrs Geary 's concentration on the main events of the flat racing season , Nicandra persisted : " It 's to clean her diamonds . " |
| 18 | No I tell you it 's wasting my time it 's a known problem |
| 19 | says she 's not very well , she 's got a thyroid infection , infection in her throat it 's affecting her stomach . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's affecting my health — I 'm very tired and irritable . ’ |
| 21 | Either it 's causing ill health or it 's affecting your relationships . |
| 22 | Well I 'm not sure I mean it 's interest I mean the the Council erm with another the Council looked upon attendances of the things Council do and many people who use the facilities in Harlow will argue we do n't get anything like this where we live and we always find it like that you know it 's that sort of mentality where people in Harlow may or may not say well course you get it in Harlow we expect it it 's just there it just saves we know it 's getting them people to use it but I talk to people I 'm sure people who live in Harlow or the Council to people and Harlow people tend to think well yes yes it 's all with always it 's always there . |
| 23 | It 's getting your priorities right is n't it ? |
| 24 | so it 's getting your point across and achieving your objective |
| 25 | ‘ They have always said they will care for Jennifer completely , and until now they 've only allowed me to stand in for them , but it 's taking its toll . |
| 26 | And then , it 's taking him ages to get |
| 27 | You have only so many police officers you can use and it 's taking our eye off the ball , ’ he said . |
| 28 | HP says it 's building its volumes up now and will get there this quarter . |
| 29 | ‘ No , it 's made your legs go all red . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It 's made my school friends very jealous , ’ says Philip . |