Example sentences of "it [is] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's after the consultation has taken place that we will make a decision , and we will be listening during that consultation to what all the people of Chipping Norton say . |
| 2 | It 's it 's not the boundary that is important to look at , it 's whether the land is open land , is n't it ? |
| 3 | It 's whether the land fulfils a greenbelt function . |
| 4 | It 's whether the opportunity arises . |
| 5 | it 's it 's till a pentagon is n't it ? |
| 6 | Well it 's cos the lady owner cos they keep ja , jamming the gears and everything ! |
| 7 | And we went all round the bed and we went all round outside , we went all through the back smelt outside Jane 's door in case she 'd she were on fire could n't find nothing , sat down and read , he said it 's cos the telly 's on and I expect it 's damp and it 's you know |
| 8 | It 's cos the volume 's up on ten . |
| 9 | Whether it 's cos the wind was blowing that way I du n no . |
| 10 | It 's as the sun hits it this side . |
| 11 | of course that is a point that we 've made all the way through , it 's not if nobody would bid , it 's if the franchising director was not satisfied with the quality or the long term viability of the bids he 'd received |
| 12 | Well if it 's , if it 's if the weather 's not very good I 'll meet you in the car , but if it 's a nice day I , I 'd much rather walk to meet you . |
| 13 | Maybe he 's annoyed because he ca n't quite figure what all this has to do with what the programme describes as ‘ the cyberspace experience ’ , maybe it 's because a minute ago he was nearly run over by a 30-foot-high mutoid metal minotaur , but he looks about ready to chin someone . |
| 14 | If I again mention Mason 's Lighthouses — in its way a score of not dissimilar scope and fascination , written only a year later by a composer a generation younger — it 's because a comparison ( which Collins Classics has now made possible ) of these two pieces helps to highlight the individual nature of Birtwistle 's achievement . |
| 15 | ‘ Some say , ’ Athelstan replied , ‘ it 's because the sun slips into hell , but I think that 's an old wives ’ tale . |
| 16 | Well maybe , maybe it 's because the person that 's been dealing with is not sufficiently au fait with Peterborough |
| 17 | I mean , I think , there is something there that needs pursuing , I 'm not accusing all judges of being , inherently , you know , nutty , or , whatever , but , the number of cases that have come to light in the last few years , whether it 's because the press have just decided to home in on them , |
| 18 | Well , I have got an idea — it 's because the sponsor wants it here , and they dare n't say no to him , because they 're a bunch of gin-swilling , arse-kissing prats . ’ |
| 19 | It 's because the landfill disposal site at Stanford in the Vale is full that the changes have been made . |
| 20 | Perhaps it 's because the sport seems ironically so urban that I find it less than thrilling . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's because the factory is working twenty-four hours a day . |
| 22 | She says it 's because the water is pure from the mountain but she does n't really believe it 's just that . |
| 23 | Well , it 's because the Poll Tax is designed and the whole load of legislation that goes along with it , to increase the burden of erm payment on local Poll Tax payers . |
| 24 | I do n't think it 's a er maybe it 's because the background , I think , I 'm just trying to make up my mind why it loses a bit of interest , and I think what happens is , that the background being , having all this foliage which is lots of light pouring on er , all this sort of twiggery round here is er picking up lots of highlights and that tends to detract from the fairly plain shapes and smooth surfaces of the gourds . |
| 25 | If I know something , it 's because the Lord has given me some understanding . |
| 26 | It 's because the situation is . |
| 27 | But it is n't because of some secret triumph of racism it 's because the claim he 's making has been emptied of meaning . |
| 28 | And they reckon it 's because the train drivers are in league with the robbers . |
| 29 | ACCORDING to one customer of Barclays Bank in Guildford , managers have been following freezing clients around with fan heaters , explaining : ‘ It 's because the heating is controlled by a central computer . ’ |
| 30 | It 's because the catch is not on there 's er one on there and that |