Example sentences of "it be [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or could it be a boy 's ? |
| 2 | The parchment was illuminated : an Englishman stood waist-deep in an ocean of scalloped rills , drawing a galleon of far greater tonnage than any ship Kit had ever sailed in as if it were a child 's toy boat ; he was pulling it towards a pair of islands , like pease puddings , smoking from their rounded summits on the pretty dish of the sea , garnished with sea creatures : one had a spiralling tusk and frilly fins , another a crocodile 's saw-toothed snout . |
| 3 | Shape your hand as if it were a bird 's foot , fingers apart . |
| 4 | A tap is turned , a pressure of 120 pounds per square inch applied to the piston , and up goes the end of the coach as easily as though it were a doll 's house . |
| 5 | But she was shaking all over , shivering as if it were a winter 's night . |
| 6 | Under s412(1) ( now TA 1988 , s739 ) the income which is to be taxed as if it were the taxpayer 's is income which he has power to enjoy within the meaning of the section . |
| 7 | The culture of deprivation and poverty , of violence , crime and prostitution was an evident feature of eighteenth-century London , but how far removed from it were the city 's artisans ? |
| 8 | And I 'm sure the districts a lot has been said about er it being the districts ' view that well you know we 've got this policy so we will we will exercise a high level of restraining to protect the countryside against all comers etcetera etcetera . |
| 9 | The victory , 21-18 ( 144 ) to 21-12 ( 138 ) , established the Hawks as the club of the decade , it being the team 's fourth title in seven years , and their ninth consecutive grand final . |
| 10 | It 's a mare 's nest . |
| 11 | It 's a bird 's eye view as to where everything is on the spreadsheet . |
| 12 | It 's a pilot 's favourite and has a reputation for being safe and reliable . |
| 13 | It 's a metal erm |
| 14 | ‘ It 's a friend 's house , really , ’ said Sam , rather wishing to tell him that her own house was even nicer . |
| 15 | Yeah , it 's a pub cum hotel , it 's a hotel thing . |
| 16 | It 's a Fool 's Paradise to think that a ruck will be won , the ball moved down one channel , another ruck won , over to another channel and then finally over the try-line . |
| 17 | It 's a Suzuki 185GT her brother used tae have , but she 's saving up fur a Gold Wing . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It 's a girl 's thing , riding , ’ he said . |
| 19 | ‘ But it 's a girl 's part , ’ said George . |
| 20 | It 's a love re really . |
| 21 | ‘ I think it 's a driver 's track . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's a lady 's privilege to change her mind . ’ |
| 23 | On the back er table there there 's a brochure called Women at the Wheel , it 's a Vauxhall er application please do take a good copy , very good application . |
| 24 | It 's a buyer 's market right now ; everything is for sale , but we do n't want to rush anything . ’ |
| 25 | Oh well it 's a buyer 's market is n't it ? |
| 26 | It 's a buyer 's market Matt ! |
| 27 | It 's a bit er you know |
| 28 | no problem it 's just it 's I think it 's a bit er just a conflict of interests . |
| 29 | And I think it 's a re and it 's a bit er |
| 30 | it 's a bit erm it 's awful but erm |