Example sentences of "it [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That it was a Saturday morning had made his presence possible — he would not have accepted the invitation had it been on some date in the week — and carriages had already piled behind one another in the main street ; evidently it was to be a large party . |
| 2 | How long had it been like this , untouched by people , gradually decaying and changing with the wind and the weather ? |
| 3 | Er what 's the atmosphere like in Belfast , what 's it been like this week ? |
| 4 | Loch Ness and the creatures in it are at last yielding to thorough biological investigation . |
| 5 | This information and the decisions which emanate from it are of great importance , politically , economically and socially . |
| 6 | ’ What you achieve and how you achieve it are of equal importance , ’ so said Gary Player , I think , and never was a saying so relevant to the capture of big fish . |
| 7 | The detailed discussion of the review procedure at this meeting and the lengthy minutes devoted to it are in marked contrast to the brevity of its mention in the next meeting , under ‘ matters arising ’ . |
| 8 | Whatever you do at least be sure to make it stupendously high ; let it be of all columns in the world the most lofty . ’ |
| 9 | How could it be of ethical significance that the word ‘ good ’ , considered just as a sound , is used in a certain way ? |
| 10 | When could it be of particular use to you do you think ? |
| 11 | Wo n't it be on this lot ? |
| 12 | Or will it be at most a change of tone , a more positive role in supporting industry but falling far short of what the free marketeers fear ? |
| 13 | ‘ Whoever can it be at this time of night ? ’ asked Elizabeth . |
| 14 | Who could it be at this hour ? |
| 15 | Whoever could it be at this time of night ? |
| 16 | For instance , Lister ( 1988 ) asks : ‘ what comfort would it be for elderly and severely ill patients to hear of ‘ competitive ’ NHS hospitals with vacant beds in Liverpool or Devon ? ’ |
| 17 | What will it be for that clef ? |
| 18 | Norway 's preoccupation is therefore not how to meet its own energy demand , nor will it be for many years , but how best to exploit its hydrocarbon wealth . |
| 19 | Is that on existing beds or will it be for new beds only ? |
| 20 | If the latter , can it be for any offence or only for a serious one , and is the offence in the problem sufficiently serious ? |
| 21 | Will it be through greater competition ? |
| 22 | How then can it be worth five more years ? ’ |
| 23 | Could it be worth this pain ? |
| 24 | Should n't it be round that side ? |
| 25 | Do not keep saying to yourself ‘ But how can it be like that ? ’ because you will get … into a blind alley from which no-one has yet escaped . ’ |
| 26 | Mum , will it be like that Cinderella did n't stick to the story ? |
| 27 | How can it be like both ? ’ |
| 28 | Will it be like this on Thursday ? |
| 29 | ‘ Will it be like this when we live together , do you think ? ’ |
| 30 | And as a Portuguese Euro-minister claims that Britain 's oil may have to be controlled by the authorities in Brussels , Jacques Delors demands another £2bn and ERM-inspired interest rates force thousands on to the dole , how long will it be before one of our major political parties has the guts to campaign against the European Community in its present form , rather than sticking their collective heads in the merde and pretending that everything 's coming up roses ? |