Example sentences of "it be [adv] [noun] of [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 In other words it 's not part of its standard employment allocation but it 's put it in the local plan so that people know , the locals know , that that field over there those fields over there erm are not guaranteed for ever as countryside but on the other hand they 're jolly well not gon na be released unless it 's for something extremely special for which there would be a statement carried through from the structure plan , elaborated on no doubt at local level , which set the rules .
2 It 's not part of our culture ; it 's not written up in the history books .
3 It 's not part of our solar system it just is it every sev how many years is it every seventy six or something ?
4 ‘ No , it 's not part of my job , ’ Belinda responded steadily .
5 It 's not pan of my function to vote here , unless the meeting is deadlocked .
6 The '70s thing is all over the place at the moment , it 's when people of my generation were growing up , it 's people 's memories of classic pop imagery from their childhood . ’
7 It 's just part of your job .
8 Then gradually , when reality starts to intrude again , he gets embarrassed about the sensitivity he 's shown , and so he gradually pushes it away , to deny it 's even part of his nature .
9 It 's actually women of our age group that has got ta take the responsibility for to make changes , so that women in the next generation have got that opportunity that we did nah have till now and that 's the whole point of it .
10 Faber Prest sold Mostyn Docks because it is not part of its core business .
11 It is not part of our code to stand helpless and alone and wait for death .
12 This is , of course , an issue of much wider social and political significance which it is not part of my brief to explore .
13 It is over , it can not touch my life , it is not part of my story .
14 Therefore I am not able to suggest to you , and have n't been able to in my evidence which district even a new settlement er ought to go in , but I have to say that if it were part of your deliberations that you should choose a particular district , er then it is not part of my submission that you should not choose a particular district , but my bottom line is that the policy wording should at least ensure that there is commitment to a new settlement and it is inescapable on behalf of the district planning authorities , the last thing that we would want is the possibility of going round the districts , and the last one to produce a district wide plan is the one that has to get the new settlement , that seems to be a gen , fairly unsatisfactory way of proceeding , and each one should have to consider that as part of their certification process .
15 When the Greeks begin to use it , it is also part of their interest in mastering the appearance of nature , and leads on to perspective and chiaroscuro , to European painting .
16 I do n't think it has anything to do with her age , for I think it is just part of her personality .
17 It was surely part of her duty to find out what finally happened to the seductive female spread out on the front cover .
18 It was n't part of his brief .
19 It was n't part of my brief .
20 But Mr Mellor replied said that ‘ thank goodness in this free society ’ it was not part of his job to decide whether prosecuting authorities should prosecute .
21 It was not part of our brief to undertake a comparative study of policy , strategy and professional roles and relationships in different LEAs , but we strongly commend the study as an adjunct to the appraisal of Authority practices to which Leeds committed itself in response to the recommendations in our final report .
22 It was not part of my plan to make a detour via Chastlecombe , but since you wo n't talk to me on the phone I did n't have much choice .
23 It was just part of our tradition . "
24 Although she remembered the words perfectly well , Constance merely said , ‘ Oh , nothing , it was just part of your general racket . ’
25 It was now part of their ingrained thinking that the newspaper barons were imposing their standards on the population by rewriting the language of tabloid journalism .
26 It was perhaps part of his general attempt to calm her fears , but it is a potent indication that there was an underlying fear and she was not properly informed that no alternative was available .
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