Example sentences of "it be [adv] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | stew you know like it is a beef ah , but it were n't mince meat , but it were n't stew . |
| 2 | In Tuberville v Savage , the accused laid his hand on his sword and said : " If it were not assize time , I would not take such language . " |
| 3 | Your skin may now be soft and smooth but it 's probably lily white too . |
| 4 | It 's probably news time fairly soon . |
| 5 | Well our pits there 's a lot of water but it 's , it 's mostly body sweat and s I do get some water off a , a machine that I drive . |
| 6 | It 's not victor book there , you can pick it up any time you want . |
| 7 | No , no , it 's not ink oil at all , it 's alloy , eight hundred H T. |
| 8 | It 's not ant powder . |
| 9 | ‘ The important thing , ’ he quoted almost to himself , ‘ is to remember it 's not brute force with a fixed-spool reel ; just a controlled flick . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It 's not lunch time yet , is it ? ’ |
| 11 | No love , it 's not lunch time . |
| 12 | It 's not lunch time yet I 've got to sort out all these paperwork in a minute |
| 13 | Now I have said that , it 's not government policy , perhaps I 'm stretching over the bounds of saying it , but er those these ideas are around . |
| 14 | I think you know , if it 's not child abuse or something you know |
| 15 | It 's not hair wash night is it ? |
| 16 | She said : ‘ It 's not self reliance the Government has promoted , it 's a feeling of alienation in Marxist terms . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But I 'd better warn you it 's not drinking water . |
| 18 | ‘ You 're sure it 's not Death Bivouac ? |
| 19 | It 's not exam work . |
| 20 | Went no , no , it 's not , it 's not peach melba , right down to the last detail |
| 21 | It 's not supper time yet Digger . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's not stage fright . |
| 23 | Okay , so the European Community , there , there are a lot of world ag a lot of world trade , right it 's not world trade , it 's trade within the European Community , right , and that trade has been stimulated by the Common Agricultural Policy . |
| 24 | no it 's not page boy , it 's just short |
| 25 | Young 's award acknowledges his handling of the I Ca n't Believe It 's Not Butter controversy . |
| 26 | Van den Berghs ' marketing director Bill Young took the UK marketer of the year trophy in recognition of his deft handling of the I Ca n't Believe It 's Not Butter controversy , which showed that even the monolithic Unilever can be quick on its feet when its brands are under threat . |
| 27 | You can still do that as an individual member , cos in the magazine that comes every two months there are always cases , but er , it er , it 's not qu ite the same as doing it in a group where we have our own particular prisoners to look after . |
| 28 | But it 's nearly lunch time . |
| 29 | Come on , it 's nearly dinner time . |
| 30 | Ooh no no ooh but it 's nearly tea time |