Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] it be [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know they must be you know and a certain amount of guilt maybe that they that they did n't support the miners or you know it was something that was happening far away and maybe y like I said you gave the odd tin of beans you know but er |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , it would , ’ she replied , ‘ although I suppose it 's nothing to do with me really . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It was only when a few of the details were released that I realised it was me . |
| 4 | But once I have the thing and make it available , and say here is the gift that I promised it 's yours , it 's available , then , all you have to do is come and take it . |
| 5 | ‘ It was only during the afternoon that I remembered it was my 15th birthday . ’ |
| 6 | She had a little mole above her pretty upper lip , so I knew it was she . |
| 7 | She did n't want to be the one to do that although she knew it was her duty . |
| 8 | Erm so that you know it 's it 's a luxury that I have . |
| 9 | They failed to realize that you need it 's your own body |
| 10 | We operate a unique identity card , including photograph ( so you know it 's our driver and not a stand-in ) . |
| 11 | But Dominic carried a donor card so we knew it was what he wanted , ’ said his mother Janice . |
| 12 | Mm , now you just need your Kevin at the bottom there , so we know it 's you , can you write Kevin ? |
| 13 | I wondered what would happen if I ignored the call or pretended it was n't me , but I had a strong feeling that they knew it was me . |
| 14 | Men have got this thing , that they think it 's their game and they just do n't want women involved ! |
| 15 | The pain that tugged at the muscles of his stomach and chest was so intimately hurtful that he knew it was nothing but useless unspent emotion . |
| 16 | Now that he knows it 's himself he ca n't help noticing the slightly ridiculous and embarrassing qualities — the way the young man frowns importantly as he talks about his job , and waves his arms about when he gets stuck for words ; and the way he smiles insincerely at Howard from time to time , and looks straight into his eyes in an effort to demonstrate that he is interested in Howard as well as himself . |
| 17 | Now er w w with every respect , to say that he survived it is something of a crass statement , because I remember reading about him thinking is n't this country getting good that we can have a black guardsman , and I remember my own disappointment when I read that he had to leave the regiment . |
| 18 | This group places extremely high priority on the abatement of noise pollution and I hope it 's something we can all support . |
| 19 | We have an infrastructure that 's been built up over twenty years so er and you 've read our brochure and I hope it 's it was as impressive to you as it is to most people . |
| 20 | I mean you 've got to try and keep yourself afloat , and then even that 's not going to help you , if nobody comes along and picks you up either , so I mean that But I mean I I did n't Oh well I Suppose I could say I gave up hope a few times but obviously if you s The struggle to survive comes through in the long run , and I mean it 's it 's not easy to give up hope , |
| 21 | But even so , I mean I took a , like a two or three year old on it and I mean it is it 's a nightmare ! |
| 22 | And I mean it is your sort of second home , and the guys that you work with every every week , I mean sort of become , I mean it 's a bit of a cliche to say , but I mean part of a family that you living out there that you live with out there and it is a real I mean when you think of the number that was lost , I mean there were a lot of close friends involved in it . |
| 23 | He came into the witness-box today , and I gather it is his normal mode of locomotion , using two elbow crutches in order to get about , and from the reports it is quite plain that the pain is more or less continuous — I do not say without any intermission at all , but there is constant pain in his hip . |
| 24 | And I know it 's their intention to discuss it and to make appropriate representations . |
| 25 | I 'm not being inquisitive , Captain , and I know it 's none of my business , but why do you remain anchored here ? |
| 26 | For instance : ‘ Well , we did n't do at all well last year and I know it was my fault . |
| 27 | Listener : Well , we did n't do at all well last year and I know it was my fault . |
| 28 | And I assume it was your sister who told you the name of the family I was looking for ? ’ |
| 29 | but she sold her house in Jersey , her husband retires in July , the school break , and erm and she said I 've got some good , er when I got home from wherever I 'd been , Rudy left me a note to say phone Val good news and I thought it were her back was good news , but she said no me medical problems were not good news , they dare n't operate cos me back 's in such a state and they have n't give her much hope for anything apart from a wheelchair sort of thing , later on in life and erm , but she said that I 've got a bit of good news I 've sold me house so I said ooh lovely , so she said I do n't know any more but I ring you and let you know , the next night she phoned me back , she said yeah me house has gone they got two hundred and twenty thousand for it , they wanted them out a week on Thursday |
| 30 | I had a little stomach-ache and I thought it was something I 'd eaten . |