Example sentences of "it is a [noun sg] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a relief I suppose today , that I am able to speak to you on the basis erm of financial output which is a good deal more favourable than we expected even six months ago . |
| 2 | But it is a relationship I respect . |
| 3 | It is a question I ask myself twice more : once inside their car , once when we stop . |
| 4 | It is a tribute I suppose to the English language that there are so many forms of circumlocution that it is remarkably easy to persuade yourself that you have made a bold statement , or conveyed the bad news , whilst in reality there is no conceivable possibility that the recipient has actually understood what you are talking about . |
| 5 | It is a skill I have honed on a host of beautiful staircases and , before tonight 's professional debut , my most singular success has been at a large hotel in Sloane Street where we just chose Miss London.The marble stairs to the entrance hall are just too perfect to ignore , with only a couple of people chatting on the right halfway down.I take the left hand course and soar down and round the gentle curve in nothing short of majestic style , allowing myself the luxury of a smile and a brief wave to the startled pair as I rattle by . |
| 6 | To me the small group of birds on the sand-spit looked just like little terns , but it is a bird I have never seen in Shetland , so I am not familiar with it . |
| 7 | It is a work I have to come back to again and again . |
| 8 | Whether I will be part of it will depend on the new manager Rovers are appointing next week and whether it is a man I like and could work with . ’ |
| 9 | It is a river I know well , but a stretch I have never fished before , and when I see it I wonder why . |
| 10 | It is a tradition I want to revive and reward . |
| 11 | It is a game I have been looking forward to for some time . |
| 12 | With all the genuine , yet inherently easy , sympathy of the committed onlooker , it is a prospect I anticipate with profound interest . |
| 13 | Get on with it and let us back in It is a drill I suppose , is it ? |
| 14 | It is a view I believe which is held by everyone connected with policing at local level and additionally , the continuation of the tripartite system with its essential checks and balances on the activities of the three parties involved and My Lords that is the real importance and value of the tripartite system that depends on the local authorities being seen to be in the driving seat . |
| 15 | It is a face I have seen on Inca pottery . |