Example sentences of "it be [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Would it be such a sin ? ’
2 It were half a bottle of Evian , 12 grapes , a piece of cheese and a small tomato .
3 It 's possible a gas power station could use the turbines to produce electricity again … but the nuclear reactor is fated to become an architectural curiosity
4 Because I think it 's ironic a lot of what 's come out of this discussion tonight is that we 're actually considering relationships which are treasons , fundamentals
5 it 's nice a day then
6 ‘ Look , Blanche , I know it 's all a mess .
7 It 's all a mistake , ’ he said , trying to follow , as the mother slammed the door .
8 And if it 's all a mistake , there 'll be no harm done and no shooting .
9 He longed to protest , ‘ It 's all a mistake !
10 It 's all a mistake . ’
11 It 's all a mistake of calculation from when the government nationalised further education .
12 And , ’ he insisted threateningly , when it seemed she might find her voice to make some vigorous protest , ‘ if you value your job , which I 'm sure you do , you wo n't breathe a word to him that it 's all a put-up affair . ’
13 It crossed her mind that perhaps she should , despite her employer 's ‘ … if you value your job , you wo n't breathe a word to him that it 's all a put-up affair ’ , explain some of it to Travis .
14 It 's all a phoney .
15 Cullam said again , ‘ It 's all a lie . ’
16 people criticise this style and say it 's all a lie , they take one quick look in through the door and they say that we are all acting madly to conceal some great sadness from ourselves .
17 I wish I could help you , but I 'm sure you 'll find it 's all a misunderstanding . ’
18 It 's all a nightmare anyway .
19 It 's all a question of what a writer can use , what the work in hand will let him use .
20 But we 're not slaves to healthy eating — it 's all a question of moderation . ’
21 It 's all a question of the rate of your personal metabolism .
22 It 's all a question of market , of you negotiating your deals in an appropriate way .
23 Barn owls are popular as pets , though , and a good breeding pair can produce four clutches of eggs a year in captivity , which again keeps the price down — it 's all a question of supply and demand .
24 ‘ I s'pose it 's all a question o' roots , ’ he said quietly .
25 " It 's all a question of the difference between the epic and the tragic , " he said , when she expressed a preference for heroes that die .
26 It 's all a question of luck , really . ’
27 ‘ These days it 's all a question of money , ’ Lorton said .
28 To strive , to seek , to butch it out- it 's all a question of willpower .
29 It 's all a question of balance , ’ Edward muttered .
30 It 's all a question of who you know ’ — and got a job as a DJ on a Detroit radio station on a show called Streetbeat .
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