Example sentences of "[adv] it be the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I had hoped that I might be able to find you some accommodation around here , but apparently it 's the duty of your local council in London to rehouse you and nobody else wants to pick up the bill . ’
2 Apparently it 's the policy of Conway House to be as much like home for its residents as it can . ’
3 For those who had criticized the flawed economics of the nuclear protagonists ' case for so long it was the beginning of their justification .
4 And naturally it was the wish of the Baron and madame .
5 The discipline within the team let us down when we were put under pressure — but perhaps it 's the kick in the pants we needed , ’ Jennings said .
6 I think perhaps it 's the influence of the university that makes a town like Lewes perhaps erm the aspirations may be more intellectual or cultural .
7 ‘ And somehow it seems to fit in with this landscape too — perhaps it 's the sense of space … ’
8 Well perhaps it 's the shape of the if they go in threes and the other three perhaps approach from a different stairs and it comes up , you know the type I mean ?
9 Perhaps it 's the kind of example , in the same way that Westminster Council was held up as an example , and it 's now being criticized by the district auditor .
10 Perhaps it 's the door to that room , ’ I thought .
11 Perhaps it 's the editor of Living Marxism who should think about going back to an educational establishment ?
12 Perhaps it 's the key to the secret garden ! ’
13 Perhaps it 's the fault of the Hollywood star system for neglecting its role of fantasy and glamour .
14 Perhaps it 's the fault of the medium — she 's a Miss Stylish and lives in Balham , not very promising , you 'll agree , ’ said Mervyn sourly .
15 Perhaps I 'm wrong to blame members , perhaps it 's the fault of the committee or the Chairman .
16 Perhaps it is the weakness of their cases which explains the hysteria , the over-blown rhetoric and bogus indignation used to justify these measures .
17 It must always have been the case that some problems are inherently insoluble , but perhaps it is the stress on all social services that turns the CAB into the last port of call when all others have failed .
18 Perhaps it is the result of the almost exclusively ‘ arts ’ training which many theologians receive ?
19 Perhaps it is the fault of the world in which we live , but people seem to have a great fear of failing , forgetting that failing at something does not mean that one is a ‘ failure ’ at life .
20 Perhaps it is the beauty of the surroundings , the tradition of stepping in the shoes of countless generations of faithful people .
21 Perhaps it is the view from beneath an archway of the castle , which takes in the parish church , said to have been built in 1363 by John of Gaunt himself .
22 Perhaps it is the legacy of my Fifties upbringing , when the States always had that image of the cornucopia of goodies and pleasureable things , with no whiff of European austerity and rationing .
23 Mrs. Brooks continued : ‘ Perhaps it is the re-routeing of the old A31 that has left some confusion as to the designation of this stretch of London Road .
24 Perhaps it is the aura of secrecy , rather than the disclosure , that causes most difficulties .
25 Perhaps it is the results of such non-philanthropic attitudes that are more clearly seen than the actual attitudes themselves .
26 Perhaps it is the distinctiveness of this particular anatomical colour that makes us forget the pure white quartzites that also occur at this level , even in our own Midlands ( as the Stiperstones Quartzite of west Shropshire ) .
27 Perhaps it was the estrangement of Washington perhaps that he had n't expected Agnes at the Smithsonian but it had been a surprising thrill to see the familiar smile in the crowd .
28 Perhaps it was the reference to his father 's tomb .
29 PERHAPS it was the presence of TV cameras on the company 's Fleet Street trading floor , or perhaps it was a genuine surge of Conservative support , but for some reason a number of staff at Goldman Sachs were instructed to wear blue shirts , ties and braces for election day .
30 Perhaps it was the name of Carmichael — the closest that London was to get to contact with the black revolt that year- and the name of Marcuse that pulled in the crowds that went to the Roundhouse for the fortnight .
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