Example sentences of "it [be] [noun sg] [conj] [vb -s] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 It 's gravity that pulls you down and presses you to the floor .
2 It 's depression that makes us think .
3 A lot of times it 's economics that determines what people do in all their endeavours , and in the case of Hawaii tourism was the thing and so of course they had to play music for tourists .
4 A loaded rifle keeps them in line , but it 's debt that keeps them working .
5 As long as the neck is attached firmly to the body , it does n't matter if it 's bubblegum that holds it on there !
6 As long as the neck is attached firmly to the body , it does n't matter if it 's bubblegum that holds it on there !
7 ‘ The temptation is always there , but it 's privacy that makes it irresistible .
8 It is Ego that thinks we should constantly fret about our family and the future , in case God decides we are taking life for granted , and hurls down a bolt of lightning .
9 For it is prayer that enlivens our attitude towards the Bible , and that keeps open the channel of communication between ourselves and God .
10 We know that it is smell that guides them , for salmon with their nostrils blocked get lost .
11 No it is communication that tells us that it is so awful now .
12 For history reveals , time and again , that while vertical thinking can bring our full intellectual powers to bear upon a problem and thus to consolidate a position , it is chance that causes us to stumble upon it ( both the problem and its possible solution ) in the first place .
13 It is fear that stops us from living a life of fulfilment .
14 If logic and reason can interpret the information sent in by the senses and produce a conclusion that would change as the information changes , it is emotion that clouds our vision and leads to a state in which we do not see things as they are .
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