Example sentences of "it be the [adj] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 I mean would it be the same if we had ten and we raised it to the three quarters .
2 It is no wonder that what we see becomes identified with , and spoken of as if it were the same as , what we touch .
3 But Nick said , ‘ Hallo , Mister Johnny , ’ and went up to him as if it were the easiest and most natural thing in the world .
4 ‘ Although he is well-known for his colours on blazers , on suits it 's the blue and blacks and the black-and-white story which we always do well with , ’ says Tolson .
5 Nex anyway it 's quite near Portsmouth and we heard that the first Queen Elizabeth ship , they do n't say it 's the first but they call this one the Q E Two but there was a Q E One , you see at one time and so we took a coach from there to Southampton because we heard that she was in dock there and so we went and there were crowds of people and all in a queue waiting to go in .
6 Slater also says it 's the first and only time he 's ever seen clock ratings take such baby steps — 33 to 40 to 45 to 50 .
7 It 's the first and so far only British union to employ a full-time officer in Brussels , giving you direct access to the law-making process and E C funds to set up to benefit trade unions .
8 When I move on to three eight one , three eight two there 's a lot of things been said about these benefits this morning which does n't leave much left for me but looking at the situation of the way this Tory government has in the last thirteen years , certainly since nineteen eighty two crucified the benefits paid genuinely to people is in itself a crime upon society and it reminds me of the the words of the song it 's the rich that get the gravy and it 's the poor that get the blame and nothing , but nothing has changed since those words were written many many years ago .
9 They say that it 's the poor that helps the poor and that 's how I 've found it goes quite honestly .
10 It , it 's the poor that go into mutual aid teams
11 I always reply , ‘ It 's the Sixties for you now , dear , so you get out there and make a wally of yourself ’ — and he has never let me down in that respect , I am glad to say .
12 I says that much , it 's the only that I 'm not really into going to discos and things , and she says and anyway
13 Yes , in terms of this definition it has to be because that 's the only , that 's the bottom line of evolution , and it 's the only quantitative measure we can ever have , it 's the only When you 're ready , there 's no hurry .
14 hooked around the perhaps it 's not gon na making things like , they have n't well it 's the only and that was a while ago , so what you have to do mum is I 'll tell you what I did last night I normally have to hold the arms while I use
15 but this whole case is about management and service charges and you 're person who erm assess them for the purposes of the brochure , you say you do n't recall whether it 's the second or third addition ever seen by you ?
16 Dick Hansen already feels that he has had his reward , it 's the P-40 and it is probably the best one in the world .
17 Because it 's the most accurate , it 's the smoothest and you 're always in a position to respond should you want more or less steering .
18 It 's the mediocre that drags us all down to a common denominator ; … that deprives us of judgement ; … that particularly deprives us of a sense of humour .
19 When I move on to three eight one , three eight two there 's a lot of things been said about these benefits this morning which does n't leave much left for me but looking at the situation of the way this Tory government has in the last thirteen years , certainly since nineteen eighty two crucified the benefits paid genuinely to people is in itself a crime upon society and it reminds me of the the words of the song it 's the rich that get the gravy and it 's the poor that get the blame and nothing , but nothing has changed since those words were written many many years ago .
20 " I 'm saying this , Chuck , to remind you that it 's the rich and powerful nations that call the tune around the world , " continued the senator through a burgeoning cloud of pale blue cigar smoke .
21 Well she sa says it 's the best that she 's had lately .
22 Memo to Mr Ross : it 's the Nineties now , pal .
23 I thought , ‘ It 's the Nineties and a lot of people just do n't know what 's going on . ’
24 It 's the third or fourth .
25 In his softly spoken New Zealand accent he says ‘ It 's the biggest and the most influential monastery in the area and is very much regarded as a religious and cultural centre for the local people .
26 Oh yes , oh yes yes erm and I 'm on about er on about , for one thing , but you 'd be surprised er it 's the biggest and most elaborate trade of any in the world , locks and keys , I say that very firmly because er there 's no limit , there 's no extent and you , there might be required anything and as I say er I er I had these locks for the asylums and that , you know and er I thought I mentioned it before , I made fifty fifty locks all different and I had to number them and keep a record of them and er I had a , you had the keys on a wire , numbered one up to fifty and they was for big , big asylums , you know what I mean and er they could go in one ward , I 'm on about places where they 'd have twenty or thirty people , you know and er there 's only one bloke could get in there .
27 It 's the same but this version appears on Bernie 's latest offering with fellow Whitesnake guitarist , Mick Moody .
28 Yes , if you have Well it 's the same whether it 's an intestacy or a will .
29 So if it 's the same or related condition , the deferred period wo n't apply and will carry on , we 'll start paying straight away , providing there 's a loss of income .
30 But if it 's the same or related condition , we 're saying , it 's a continuation of the claim , rather than stop and start again .
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