Example sentences of "it be [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 How many degrees would it be to go a third of the way round the circle ?
2 For centuries it was persecuted and the cruelties heaped upon it were given the full backing of the Church .
3 If it were to hold a known instrument off a bed casting then this would need to be declared ; ie " design of a bracket to support instrument off bed " .
4 OMG president , Chris Stone , said Software AG would certainly be able to bring a product to market much more quickly if it were to use the OMG-compliant HD-DOMS for the task .
5 The Government could play a part in advocating the recycling of plastics if it were to levy a small charge on each recyclable bottle .
6 And out of the disorder of the mangled metal work comes a process as flowing and systematic as if it were building a pristine model from scratch .
7 By now it was painfully clear that an aircraft display hall was the route for the Museum to take , if it were to secure the long term .
8 Although it was clear that Poland would need massive industrialisation if it were to become a modern European nation , it was hampered in its efforts at every level by the legacy of partition .
9 If it were to become an actual consistent condition , the very purpose of life itself ( which is growth towards perfection through the struggle between opposites or growth towards total ‘ order ’ ) would be cancelled out and the evolutionary process would cease to be of significance .
10 The main forum was generally placed at the central cross-roads and round it were grouped the chief buildings of the town .
11 If we have a principled way of discerning the stable sub-assemblies , thereby distinguishing them from merely arbitrary collections of parts , then we can as it were see the evolutionary pedigree of a complex structure .
12 Now that Labour is going to choose between a Scotsman and a New Zealander for its new leader , it would be less offensive and more appropriate if it were to adopt an All Black thistle as its logo .
13 Yes , in that sense , in that sense , the unconscious thought was expressed but the , but the point was , i the anxiety as it were got the better of the dream , did n't it , if you woke up ?
14 The bitterness of Maastricht opponents who also included Tory ex-minister Lord Parkinson and former Commons Speaker Viscount Tonypandy signalled that the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill is set for a gruelling passage , despite it being given an unopposed second reading .
15 That that used to be mentioned between us er er a few times , I can remember it being mentioned a few times .
16 Do you feel that it 's pointing the right way , bringing the sun in through the right windows at the right time of day ?
17 erm , and er , sometimes even pleased to say well I 'll try to get you in purple , but er , nowadays erm , we , we do n't go in for that because there 's , there 's so many er shops now that selling lighting fittings erm and selling nothing else , there is n't one actually in Harlow , but there 's one in Epping and there 's one in Stortford , erm that er , it 's , it 's riding a new car people want to see er a good variety of them , have a look at a lot or a washing machine or anything like that , you want to see many before you buy one .
18 ‘ I did n't work hard enough at marriage — it 's remained a huge sadness to me ’
19 IT 'S seeing the funny side that keeps Les Barker buoyant .
20 But it 's knowing the right things .
21 So far it 's inspired a five hundred signature petition , infuriated a councillor , and there 's still no solution in sight .
22 so it 's keep a high profile on the , on useful things and keep a low profile on the , on the others
23 So it 's keep the first one fixed , change the second one , and see how the third one changes .
24 Roger Kelly is convinced that there are enough people to invest in the centre : ‘ Five years ago this would have been a pipe-dream , but with the rise of the ethical investment movement it 's become a real possibility .
25 It 's become a major part of my job .
26 It 's become a big problem , bigger than just the problem facing us , ’ said a Williams team insider last night .
27 It 's become a life-long commitment , although I 'm not complaining .
28 And in recent weeks it 's become a daily chore , as more and more birds have been brought in from the nearby Gloucester Sharpness canal .
29 It 's become the leading cause of solvent abuse deaths .
30 I just think it 's kinda funny , and it 's become an ongoing theme in my work . ’
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