Example sentences of "it be [adj] [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Group rewards of a symbolic kind like a group photograph or company shield with the group 's name on it are important devices used to build up the sense of practical ideological community . |
| 2 | Was the Universe destined to go on expanding forever , or might it be that gravity would eventually pull all the galaxies back together again until there was a ‘ Big Crunch ’ — later to be followed by a new Big Bang ? |
| 3 | this year is it being these people must be given to understand , |
| 4 | This lovely and interesting area with it 's friendly people will make a welcoming break — at any time of year . |
| 5 | It 's environmental benefits may be undisputed , but it seems its suitability for the car engine has now come into question . |
| 6 | I think you need to think about your title for this procedure and it 's best title may not be continuous . |
| 7 | Does my honourable friend agree with Klaus Stratzenburg who is a supervisor with Black and Decker in Lindburg in Germany who when asked to comment as to why he felt that Black and Decker were closing their plant in Germany to move it to Spennymore in County Durham , said it 's simple industry must be flexible , the social chapter is n't . |
| 8 | It 's expected work will start next year , with the first trains going through in another 2 years . |
| 9 | The fire 's now out and it 's expected people will be allowed home soon . |
| 10 | in it 's in it 's proper form would be a wonderful thing , but er , it 's on because er , it 's only the rich people what make people poor . |
| 11 | Had the paparazzi been around in the early days of his marriage it 's doubtful Philip would have escaped criticism . |
| 12 | It 's irretrievable naffness can be conveyed in only two words — Junior Giscombe . |
| 13 | It 's likely Tbilisi will appeal the decision , with UEFA hearing it next Saturday — but FC Copenhagen would like a earlier confirmation . |
| 14 | But with the size that the baby is already , it 's likely Greene would have a hard time getting her beyond thirty-eight weeks . |
| 15 | ‘ I mean , it 's obvious people will jump to that conclusion . ’ |
| 16 | It 's true decommissioning will cost Scottish Nuclear £1.6 billion , but much of this has got nothing to do with our own power stations . |
| 17 | The purpose served by the two massive exhaust cowlings is less clear , but it 's unlikely Bugatti would test them if they were for styling reasons only . |
| 18 | The recession has hit the printing industry hard and the Media Union says it 's unlikely staff will be able to find a similar job . |
| 19 | It 's unlikely Ron will ever be released from Broadmoor . |
| 20 | It 's alright Peter used to live facing them at er Malton erm he was saying about the Charismatic how long their services go on , it 's about three hours , but he said you know they take their flasks or they just walk out and have a break if they want to and then go back in . |
| 21 | From the description provided of the system it is clear that more testing of the system to determine it 's full capabilities would be desirable . |
| 22 | Well , Gain has reportedly just snared a porting pact with IBM to move its software to the RS/6000 and once it 's ready IBM will apparently co-market the stuff worldwide especially to users with mission critical distributed applications . |
| 23 | School governors have increased powers and responsibilities and it is alleged parents will also benefit from the greater choices available and the clearer accountability of the system . |
| 24 | ‘ Unemployment is rising faster in Darlington than in many development areas , ’ he said , ‘ It is absurd Darlington should be treated as a second-class area when its unemployment is rising faster . ’ |
| 25 | How risible it is that art can not provide a better imitation of life , when we know that life itself is so illusory . |
| 26 | The more dense and multiplex the ties , the more likely it is that complexity will be maintained . |
| 27 | A suggestive thing about it is that action can be measured in units of Planck 's constant h . |
| 28 | And the more unstable a relationship is , the less likely it is that contraception will be used . |
| 29 | If there is any one awareness common to the great modern writers , it is that language will not do our bidding , that good or bad intentions do not so much pave roads , as poke up odd coloured weeds through the roadway . |
| 30 | It is that reason can come to play a central part in one 's life , so that we can properly talk of ‘ a life of reason ’ . |