Example sentences of "it [is] [art] [num ord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staff in Virgin 's international department grew to accept the fact of opening Music Week to read that Virgin now had offices in fifteen countries ( a slight exaggeration ) , and would shortly open in a further five ( It 's the first we 've heard of it , Richard has to be kidding ! ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Well it 's the first I 've heard of it , frankly . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of wages , ’ Mungo said , heaving another huge log . |
| 4 | When we learned that she was not to be charged , the detective inspector carrying out the investigation told us : ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of it . ’ |
| 5 | Asked if closing the airport cost 76,000 dollars , the spokesman said : ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of that report but obviously , I mean , it 's something we regret . |
| 6 | Asked if tying up the airport cost £50,000 , Stephanopoulos said : ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of that report but obviously , I mean , it 's something we regret . |
| 7 | It 's the first I 've heard of it |
| 8 | And I 've no doubt it 's the last we 'll be seeing till Thursday . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Well , anyhow , ’ she went on , as she fumbled for the matches and lit the gas lights , ‘ we 'll have Christmas together in peace , and — and in case it 's the last we have for some time , we 'll make it as nice as possible . |
| 10 | ‘ Yeah , out he gets , pushes and of course it 's the last he sees of his stuff . ’ |
| 11 | It 's the last I 'll see of the outside for a long time . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And it 's the last you 're going to get . |
| 13 | Inside the great marquee , Mattocks roses from Nuneham Courtenay in Oxfordshire have impressed the judges with their display , winning them a gold medal — they 're not quite sure , but they think it 's the 20th they 've won at the show . |
| 14 | It 's the 10th they 've raised , but the first to give these problems . |
| 15 | ‘ It is the first we have heard of it , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 16 | It is the first I have heard of anything going on around Darlington , ’ he said . |