Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] [prep] [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Black clouds were rolling up over the forest to his right , which now looked hostile , as though it were waiting for him to make a false move ; to tall perhaps , so that it could advance and swallow him , like a wild animal . |
| 2 | I feel very sad that it 's fallen to me to make the decision to close after 4 generations . |
| 3 | Now it 's arranged for them to spend a year living with families over here . |
| 4 | The Sun rejects Kinnock 's claim that the tabloids were responsible for Labour 's defeat , despite having said just that three days previously : ‘ It is flattering for him to suggest we have so much power . |
| 5 | This is where force or the threat of it is used by someone to achieve his or her own ends . |
| 6 | " It is forbidden for anyone to travel in the guard 's van , " he said . |
| 7 | " It is forbidden for anyone to travel on the roof , " the guard said . |
| 8 | It is reassuring for someone to know that if they jump at shadows or can not sleep after an accident or a crime , it is part of a natural process and that they will get over it . |
| 9 | After all , it is yearning for you to grow . |
| 10 | To write a feature story on the Inaugural First Flight it was arranged for me to join the westbound plane at Moose Jaw and telegraph back the story from Calgary . |
| 11 | ‘ As I was blind , it was arranged for me to stay at the organiser 's house . |
| 12 | You 'd g had to parade on the Sunday erm for weapon training , and one Sunday we earlier on , we had n't fired a rifle , so it was arranged for us to fire a rifle at a rifle range . |
| 13 | Originally it was planned for them to eliminate enemies of the Islamic Republic , but this mission was deemed more important . |
| 14 | It was touching to me to see how she would sometimes act helpless because she loved him being , as he often was , masterful with her , as well as tender ; and for his part it was easy to see that he thought her a wonderful woman and admired every inch of her . |
| 15 | I did what it was laid on me to do . |
| 16 | As in the past , he was anxious to know what my new job was like , and it was reassuring for me to learn that he thought that such work was very much needed . |
| 17 | In fact it was , it was it was required of them to get to Jerusalem at the time of the Passover for example . |
| 18 | It was waiting for something to happen ; as she too was waiting for something to happen — something which must , at all costs , be forbidden . |
| 19 | It was waiting for her to go . |
| 20 | ah yes but it was waiting for him to see you |
| 21 | It was left to him to move . |