Example sentences of "it be [prep] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a bit like us watching a what 's name film with the words up , but only without the words , it 's like us watching that , to him . |
| 2 | We need to remember that it is no more natural for women to live longer than men than it is for them to have lower incomes , to expect to give up work if their men wish it at marriage or in later life , to be the keepers of family memory , the main carers of those in need , the main sufferers from the empty nest as children leave home . |
| 3 | Words like that mean trouble , big trouble , and I 've got enough of that in my department as it is without you importing any more . |
| 4 | Naturally she had not wanted to go out with him , but both her mother and father stressed how nice it was of him to take such an interest in the fact that she was going off to university and wanted to take her to the pictures as a treat . |
| 5 | He leaned forward , smiling , playing the perfect host , knowing how important it was for him to win these young men over . |
| 6 | In fact , Galileo 's Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina ( 1615 ) shows how difficult it was for him to pursue such an argument , even had he wished . |