Example sentences of "it be [prep] a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If we are to go out of the Cup then let it be to a side packed with international stars . |
| 2 | What life will it be for a child stuck in here ? ’ |
| 3 | Then , and only then , will it be in a position to force political parties to act . |
| 4 | Yet the polls show that most voters want inflation stopped , and the main opposition , the Workers ' party , while formally denouncing the plan as ‘ authoritarian , demagogic , privatising and favourable to foreign capital ’ , may merely wish it were in a position to do likewise . |
| 5 | So changing into the future , you can do it at any time , what it actually means , it 'll affects the next month 's premiums , and switching , er , it 's on a bid to bid basis , from one fund to the other , and we charge them eighteen pounds per occasion . |
| 6 | ‘ Exactly , but I 'm afraid it 's on a need to know basis . |
| 7 | It 's about a fellow called Ronnie , who is on the dole . |
| 8 | Yes , it 's in a building attached to the wall of the Convent , so that it 's people can walk in off the street directly into The Porch . |
| 9 | For the international people there are civil laws , by which they companies have to provide what we call indemnities for the person who works and these indemnities go according to certain formulas , which is known by everybody , and it 's in a way protecting them after they leave . |
| 10 | And when you come out of Finchley Road Station , it 's in a place called . |
| 11 | It 's in a book called Fairy Tales for Little Folk . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It 's from a poem called ‘ My Will and Testament ’ by Slowacki . |
| 13 | it 's like a cartoon have you seen it ? |
| 14 | It 's like a pilot having opinions about aeroplanes , nobody thinks that 's odd . |
| 15 | And it became er I think more people 's perception of it now is that it 's like a bloke bonking birds on stage , it 's nothing like that . |
| 16 | But the trees on their own , it 's like a scene waiting for something happen . |
| 17 | ‘ When I came such a strategy to the Wall Street Journal : ‘ It 's like a company choosing a franchise : you want one on a busy corner , not in the middle of nowhere . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It 's like a man takes you out for a meal and he 's thinking , ‘ I let her have an horsd'oeuvre , so I can definitely ask her to wear the handcuffs later on . ' ’ |
| 19 | It 's like a dream come true , ’ said Mrs Schooling yesterday at her home in Duns , Berwickshire . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's like a golfer trying to knock a one iron or a two iron into the green . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's like a cricketer feeling good because he 's scoring runs . ’ |
| 22 | I tell you , it 's like a burden gone from my shoulders . ’ |
| 23 | It 's like a mechanic letting someone drive off in a car with loose wheel nuts . |
| 24 | Alaska 's Attorney General described the decision as " extremely unfortunate " , adding : " It 's like a murderer shooting someone , calling the police to report it , and receiving immunity . " |
| 25 | ‘ It 's like a carpet underlay through life . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's like a time bomb you carry round with you , ’ Arty said , ‘ and the alarm might n't go off for twenty-five years . ’ |
| 27 | It seemed unlikely ) : ‘ When I 'm with him , it 's like a light goes on inside my head . |
| 28 | It 's like a train hitting you . |
| 29 | It 's near a place called Hackballs Cross , a nothing place , a couple of houses scattered on the map . |
| 30 | WHEN KIERON steps up onto the stage it is with a determination to trip the light fantastic and provide the evening with some of its more mellow moments . |