Example sentences of "this be [adj] [coord] it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 This is tedious but it does provide an absolute calibration on which other devices can be based .
2 This is alright but it does tend to bunch up a lot when it 's pulled in close to the face .
3 Much of this is welcome but it has to be looked at critically when public expenditure cuts dominate the policy discussions .
4 Unfortunately , this was short-lived and it folded in 1884 having been torn asunder by internal dissensions , but before its collapse it inaugurated two important undertakings , the Stockton-on-Tees Mission and the Ayrshire Mission to the Deaf and Dumb .
5 None of this was structural but it detracted from the overall impression nevertheless .
6 Pressure for this was considerable and it appeared to have popular support .
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