Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notwithstanding the passage of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 , adultery and the case-law governing it are still of relevance in pursuing a divorce action . |
| 2 | Should it be primarily about celebration of success and ways of ensuring further successes or is it a time for grizzling at parents ? |
| 3 | it were just like rain dripping ! |
| 4 | The jewellery at wrist and neck shone as if it were still on display in the shop from which it came , and the odour from the man was simply — nothing . |
| 5 | Each of the 30 rooms is arranged as if it were still in use — the Little Drawing Room was designed by Robert Adam with gilded mouldings and intricate wall paintings . |
| 6 | But once you 'd lied — even if it were only by implication or simply by failing to deny something — you were forced to go on lying . |
| 7 | That said , versatility could be the Power Tool 's middle name , and in a serious rock player 's rack or studio I could see it being permanently in use . |
| 8 | Yet , I am not writing about him for the above reasons , it 's rather on account of an unlikely weakness of his than for one of his many strengths . |
| 9 | It 's rather like DIY in that one day you may need a power saw to cut up some timber , the next a hand saw for some precision work . |
| 10 | It 's rather like pond life — little tadpoles eating even smaller ones and bigger ones eating them . |
| 11 | It 's straight into make-up as the experts behind-the-scenes work a little magic , then on to the wardrobe department for that all-important on-screen outfit . |
| 12 | No fun and frivolity as a treat at the end of Part 2 I 'm afraid — it 's straight into Part 3 . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll give you a quick bath and then it 's straight to bed . ’ |
| 14 | Certainly the Pentagon knows it 's already under investigation , but Hawkins did n't want anyone to know that he was pointing fingers in certain directions . |
| 15 | The laser gun is manufactured in America , where it 's already in use . |
| 16 | er obviously what you 're saying with it 's already in use and we ca n't have it ? |
| 17 | ‘ Ah , if it is n't readily defined , it 's automatically at double the rate . ’ |
| 18 | Allowing for TV and video income , it 's probably into profit by now . |
| 19 | I du n no how much it is — it 's probably about lOp . |
| 20 | it 's probably for grub … ’ not quite such good |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm still in America — and it 's just dawned on me that it 's probably around midnight where you are . |
| 22 | I mean probably , I have n't looked at that function , but it 's probably from minus infinity , up to as close as you like to minus three . |
| 23 | On the export side , he specialises in bankrupt stock — at least , it 's nominally for export , but we suspect that a good deal of it comes back to the home market at ten times the price . |
| 24 | She 'll be round on Friday afternoon or Saturday some time I said we 'd be here from four o'clock on Friday so I 'll take it down to John 's today then it 's away to work I 've got the rubbish in the bins right ? |
| 25 | Well I can drive to Shaun 's then go Darren 's , then leave the van there and then pick , drive us back home again , but I wo n't have enough to go backwards and forwards , backwards and forwards all the bloody time , it 's nearly on zippo |
| 26 | Chantelle Goddard the coach says it 's nearly like snow … a bit hard but it gives the youngsters an ideal opportunity to train … |
| 27 | Well , we could put 'em at night time , it 's just through time , if one backs in , comes in behind other . |
| 28 | It 's just for comparison with prints they might find in her flat — on the murder weapon , for example . |
| 29 | These questions are often opening gambits for a negotiation of some sort , even if it 's just for interest and approval from one another . |
| 30 | Erm it 's just for rubbish I removed from pond . |