Example sentences of "it be a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Had it been a total shock to you or had you suspected anything ? ’ |
| 2 | The developments which threaten the World Cup as we have come to know it are an increased concentration of the economic wealth of football in a handful of countries , the more intrusive role of television and its hand-maiden , advertising , and the blurring of national identities created by the political upheavals around the world . |
| 3 | Would n't it be a greater waste of money though now having got the thing there though to shift it out the way completely Dorothy ? |
| 4 | Neither would it be a good idea for anyone , male or female , to hitch-hike alone across Europe . |
| 5 | Would n't it be a good idea for the Labour Party in those places to check whether all the expats were legitimately registered ? |
| 6 | The was just whispering in my ear would it be a good idea for the dep to have er er a community affairs meeting |
| 7 | It can be a comfort , although you should take care not to let it be a thoughtless source of comfort , it can be a creative outlet ( I love creating special dishes ) , it can be a source of pride , and it can be a pleasure . |
| 8 | The power to become absolutely anybody goes beyond any normal notion of omnipotence ; why should it be a necessary part of freedom ? |
| 9 | In the meantime , would n't it be a wonderful kick in the teeth for the ‘ platinum clubs ’ if the first Premier silverware went to Norwich . |
| 10 | In what sense would it be a wise policy for the United Kingdom to consider putting forward Polaris or , ultimately , Trident for negotiation with the Soviets on nuclear capabilities ? |
| 11 | Would it be a valid objection to an Order made under this statute that it imposes a tax ? |
| 12 | Nor would it be a significant gesture towards Britain 's 2.5 million Moslem inhabitants , as he suggests , because those Moslems mostly come from the Indian sub-continent , and the Khalili collection has about as much connection with their material culture as a collection of French medieval art has with Czech baroque art . |
| 13 | Would it be a convenient moment for the right hon. Gentleman to answer one of the questions that I asked ? |
| 14 | Must this period last until an agreement is reached by both parties , or will it be a finite period at the end of which the unions must accept the propositions put forward by their employers ? |
| 15 | Would it be a proper recognition of the quality of their teaching and administrative staff to accept their judgment of academic standards absolutely and make them mature degree awarding bodies ? |
| 16 | No doubt an account of a hostel for the homeless would be audacious and arresting , but would it be an authentic scenario of life lived on the edge of ordinary extremity ? |
| 17 | The churning water looked as impenetrably gloomy as the night , as if it were a liquid extension of the umbra . |
| 18 | They all confirm that a black hole ought to emit particles and radiation as if it were a hot body with a temperature that depends only on the black hole 's mass : the higher the mass , the lower the temperature . |
| 19 | Presumably this act was meant to signify the unleashing of chaos , except that instead of being summarily tossed to the ground , the bookcase was lowered as gently as delicately as if it were a fragile ceramic from antiquity . |
| 20 | Sometimes Freud may have appeared not to adhere to this view of science in practice , especially in the way the psychoanalytic movement operated , in some periods , as though it were a new form of sectarian movement . |
| 21 | It were a nice age for me , seventeen . |
| 22 | it were a , it were a efficient way of er getting dry mm and the next day there would of |
| 23 | Lorre put his arm around the bush , soothing it as if it were a favourite niece in whose person he took an unhealthy interest . |
| 24 | ‘ Ah — most unfortunate , ’ he said , standing in the blood-bespattered bathroom of the boarding section and looking at the pool on the floor as if it were a spilt cup of tea . |
| 25 | Perhaps we might try to think of an ideal university tutorial in an Arts subject as though it were a little world in isolation from everything else . |
| 26 | as if it were a natural follow-on from this behaviour , the earthen surfaces of the graves began to rise and fall like the chests of sleepers . |
| 27 | At one point , when some pages Spilled out on the floor , he remarked , as if it were an integral part of his commentary , that ‘ some people ’ did not realize the importance of properly securing a typescript . |
| 28 | The result is that Central Europe mist make do with financial subsidies instead , as if it were an undeveloped region of the world . |
| 29 | If ss160 and 162 apply , their effect is to treat the " beneficial element " of the Newco shares as if it were an interest-free loan to the managers , and tax them under Schedule E on the " cash equivalent " of the beneficial loan , ie tax on notional interest charged at the official rate while the " loan " remains outstanding . |
| 30 | Do what the hell you like with it , only I do n't want it being a bloody millstone round my neck . |