Example sentences of "it [pron] [vb mod] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any time he could get a majority of his colleagues in the House to repeal it I would be delighted . |
| 2 | Well in fact it I would be very surprised A if he was one of ours and B if he was successful . |
| 3 | I think there was one question I 'll I 'll root it out for next time erm and I was really stunned on it I might be okay on it now . |
| 4 | But I was thinking if we you know , if I knew sort of what the sort of philosophy was behind it I might be able to incorporate that into , the office meetings and say we were having team briefings . |
| 5 | You wo n't be able to reply to this letter , as when you receive it I shall be on the water . |
| 6 | Well today it I may be wrong , I hope I am , but it seems to me , everybody is out , you know , oh he gets five bob I want seven and six , he get 's seven and six , I want ten . |
| 7 | I 've already put the , er , resolution to the shareholders but , erm er , before voting on it I 'd be pleased to answer any questions . |
| 8 | Ferguson admitted : ‘ If Phelan does not make it I will be in a bit of trouble because I need as many experienced men out there as I can muster . ’ |
| 9 | Scotland has recently produced a code of conduct for mountain bikers and there are one or two phrases in it which might be useful for your Code : |
| 10 | Take the paragraph on p. 73 beginning " On the whole … " , underline all parts of it which might be considered not to belong to standard academic register and explain why , and rewrite the paragraph in academic register . |
| 11 | So an exhibition of the female nude is unlike other thematic or genre-based displays ; claims may be made for it which would be seen as inappropriate in relation to other kinds of subjects . |
| 12 | However there is an error in it which should be corrected . |
| 13 | No mention is ever made of any of the basic principles of homoeopathy and the undergraduate who has heard of the subject is likely to qualify with an inbuilt prejudice against it which will be difficult for him or her to overcome later on . |
| 14 | The social services department should also tell you about services provided by itself or other services known to it which could be of use to you . |
| 15 | ( In speaking of what a thing is like in this sense , one is not referring to its relation of resemblance to other things , only of that in it which could be the basis of such resemblance . ) |
| 16 | There is nothing outside it which can be useful for it but is not specifically necessary for it . |
| 17 | If the retina is a square array with n photocells along each edge , then there are n(n-1)/2 pairs in it which can be the ends of a line . |
| 18 | To get the best help from the radio , try to find someone in it who might be sympathetic to your music . |
| 19 | But what sort of a man was it who could be kidnapped , bundled into a cart and made to lie on the floor under a rug with a gun at his head while being driven halfway across the city on a cold November afternoon — and then just calmly and quietly fall fast asleep ? |
| 20 | I take it you 'll be staying her a few days ? ’ |
| 21 | I 'll get you so you wo n't even recognise your own body but after we 've done it you 'll be grateful to me that I made you do it and you 'll enjoy it and you 'll get better at it and one day you 'll thank me for doing this to you . |
| 22 | ‘ I take it you 'll be seeing the young lady 's looked after , Doctor ? |
| 23 | Before you know it you 'll be old . |
| 24 | I think you are a member of the Resistance , and if I prove it you 'll be shot . ’ |
| 25 | You next time you come to do it you 'll be doing you 'll remember nearly as much as we 're doing today but perhaps some odd little bits you 'll think , ooh now how did we do that I ca n't quite work out . |
| 26 | I take it you 'll be needing the same yourself ? ’ |
| 27 | I take it you 'll be willing to undertake the arduous task of looking after Mr Elliot and his inevitable entourage when they arrive ? ’ |
| 28 | Well , I mean let's lets face it you 'll be sat in the car you 're gon na get crumpled are n't you ? |
| 29 | If you were to visit it you would be struck by the quietness of the small pool . |
| 30 | " I take it you would be happier if your boy was effeminate than if he were somehow connected to some Irish political group . " |