Example sentences of "it [be] the [noun] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For if it were the man himself would crumble . |
| 2 | So erm the funeral , with it being the weekend it wo n't be till next , next week the funeral . |
| 3 | It is n't really you who 's feeling this way , it 's the girl you used to be who 's been somehow resurrected — brought back to life by all the memories that surround you . |
| 4 | It 's the players who will suffer because of this , not just this week but for years to come . |
| 5 | It 's the way I can get ease June , I 'm eased when this . |
| 6 | No , no , no , I take your point , but I did n't mean that , it 's the way I 'd read the press release , I was n't the one reading it , so certainly they it would that would be please do n't forget I mean no one is going to really knock for your English |
| 7 | Yeah I know , I think it 's the glasses he can actually see me now or something |
| 8 | it 's the exercise I should do . |
| 9 | Perhaps it 's the moaning you can do at the top , or the relief of getting down and into the warmth . |
| 10 | This is , whether it 's the word they 'd use , or whether |
| 11 | A year ago , it was the miners who went on strike , today it 's the farmers who can wait no more . |
| 12 | Well it er I was very it 's not a stately home it 's the equivalent I would say to a sort of erm lower landed gentry upper er working class sort of place . |
| 13 | IT 'S the economy we should be bashing our brains about . |
| 14 | It 's the rider who can use his riding art and physique to harness and master each new step in GP technology who ultimately wins the day . |
| 15 | Well it 's the thing you can draw the quickest is n't it ? |
| 16 | The politicians may say Blah but the computers go on saying 0110100 or whatever it is , and it 's the people who can make sense of that who 'll be in the top bunk when the dam breaks . |
| 17 | It 's the children who will suffer in the long run . ’ |
| 18 | So what 's happened to the idea that it 's the polluter who should pay for the clean-up , farmers and nitrate manufacturers . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's pleasant and charming , it 's the world I would like to live in . |
| 20 | It 's the fact they ca n't afford all the the , the lifestyle to go with it , that 's what Dave says . |
| 21 | Here at ZZAP ! we 're very good at spotting ripped-off software , but should one slip through the net it 's the sender who 'd be in trouble — this could mean a hefty fine and possible imprisonment if you 're lucky , or being made to eat your own entrails if I catch you before the software company ! |
| 22 | That 's the idea cos when it 's the exam I ca n't come in and do it for you or show you how to do it . |
| 23 | Oh it 's the voices I ca n't stand . |
| 24 | It is the document which can be viewed by our existing and prospective clients to enable them to gain an insight into our quality system . |
| 25 | The starting point for the Dobry inquiry was the lengthening delay in the processing of planning applications , but Dobry was quick to point out that ‘ not all delay is unacceptable : it is the price we must pay for the democratic planning of the environment ’ . |
| 26 | You may use strapping as a temporary measure , and while this will inevitably reduce freedom of movement , it is the price you must pay for carrying on . |
| 27 | It is the parents who must set an example of consideration and true courtesy to the teenagers , whether they seem to deserve it or not . |
| 28 | In the logical development of this view it is the child who must choose . |
| 29 | It is the nurse who will have to decide on whether to evacuate or who to move , how and where . |
| 30 | Unfortunately , it is the infantry which may bear the brunt of those commitments in support of United Nations humanitarian or peace-keeping duties , or in conjunction with other emerging multinational or international force structures . |