Example sentences of "it be a [noun sg] [conj] they " in BNC.

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1 I never thought er Mrs that I 'd be seeing , I 'd like to see the excreta first but er could it be , could it be a dormouse because they enjoy the insects and berries and they make similar type holes .
2 It were a month after they first started playing with the machine that someone hears one of the tunes they were singing on the wireless set . ’
3 The ambulance men in Northumberland because it 's a trust and they 're paid by the trust
4 It 's a wonder that they were as fit as they were .
5 She says it 's a relief that they 're gone .
6 Outside correspondence erm , the chairman and Archie have dealt with er erm , complaint from a member er I do n't know the outcome of it , but it 's a lady that they have seen .
7 I think it 's a it 's a question that they are perfectly right under the environmental protection legislation where the H M I P are given wider powers .
8 He says it 's a problem because they have to clear up the mess ; he thinks those responsible are a pest .
9 at the Tech or courses , induction courses , Social Services meetings and stuff like that , but I mean there ai n't none of this now they 're just , you just , I , I can just apply for the job of care officer , care assistant and , and go in , but it 's a pity that they do n't do the same sort of thing like people can come in , have a look round see what goes on , be offered a , a day release
10 The most important thing in this report is from the Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland and it 's a resolution that they passed on Northern Ireland .
11 I mean with this exhibition that we 've booked ‘ Just the Job ’ , which is black women erm and the kind of jobs that they 've got , a large percentage are carers and erm and it is the thing that erm women feel that they can do and it erm in a way that it comes out of their role in the home , the caring role , and erm and it 's a role that they get sort of erm trapped into and it does n't pay very much money , as Brenda was saying earlier .
12 It 's a shame that they 're all about a drink but anyway .
13 Yeah , it 's a shame when they get like that though , then to be put in a home .
14 but I , I do n't know if you want a tape , there 's a carry film on , erm , it 's er , it 's a family and they go away for Christmas , you know , and er the little lad gets left by his self Jim
15 I think it 's a thing that they wish they could dis-invent , do n't they .
16 Because it 's a month since they sent me a quote and actually we want a big one for our lounge but
17 well not exactly g gon na be on the defensive because it 's , I do n't , it 's , it 's , it 's no less , it 's no less genuine , you know it 's , it 's part , it 's , it 's , it 's a view that they can express in different circumstances ,
18 The doorkeepers study her slip of paper like either it 's a forgery or they ca n't read , then give her a room number and send her upstairs .
19 It 's a job that they need somebody to do , they could n't just
20 Okay , it 's delegation , but it 's not erm , the sort of like , a responsible job if you see what I mean , it 's a job that they 're employed to do anyway , but it 's not a separate sort of task .
21 It 's a disgrace that they were n't allowed to meet the Labour group .
22 It 's a deficiency that they have to go back to another culture , but we hope they 've got sufficient strength from being here to get through that .
23 So what do you think , you know when , when , when people , if people do n't feel that the area outside their door is a an area s you know that 's part of their area , it 's an area that they 've got responsibility , what consequences does , do you think that has ?
24 It 's an indication that they are working on it and what may seem to be an accepted fact one day can be vehemently denied the next as the bereaved person comes to terms with the loss .
25 There is also the point that district society presidents are all volunteers and work very hard for the good of the district society and the Institute and it is a pity if they can not be allowed some enjoyment from their endeavours and also make new friendships which will last a lifetime .
26 It is a coincidence that they announced it on the eve of my press conference , ’ he admitted .
27 If plants have anything wrong with them it may have already been there when they were obtained , or it is a sign that they are not being grown in the right conditions .
28 It is a sign that they are serious . ’
29 Like it or not , they have inherited the mantle of the great patrons of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries , and it is a responsibility that they can hardly deny . ’
30 But it is a probability that they perceive them , not like a dog sniffing its way along a scent path , but as a motorway , illuminated by very particular lighting signals .
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