Example sentences of "it [be] a [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , I 'm wearing subfusc which is the sort of uniform students of the university always wear when they 're taking exams , so it 's a familiar sight on the street of Oxford , but I 'm also wearing clerical bands , which are a sign of my office . |
| 2 | It 's a right bastard on this ! |
| 3 | And it 's up here and then it 's a wee turning on the er on the left . |
| 4 | It 's a similar story on the M-Four , after a minor accident reduced the westbound carriageway to a single lane . |
| 5 | It 's a good idea on a window this size . |
| 6 | I mean the Sierra , it 's a good offer on the Sierra but it 's , it 's like the basic engine and I do like a car that you know , you can put your foot down and it |
| 7 | IT 'S a balmy day on the Cote d'Azur and you 're on top of the world , not to mention on top of your favourite redhead . |
| 8 | It went on to say it 's a sad reflection on the Criminal Justice system and on society today that this should have happened . |
| 9 | It 's a sad indictment on our present housing chairman , when asked in committee about the changing roles of housing associations , he said , it 's a bitter pill to swallow . |
| 10 | It 's a spurious argument on Alex 's behalf . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's a grand sight on a fine day , ’ he observed quietly as they stared out over the grey water . |
| 12 | but they do n't arrive there until erm Sunday night , so it 's a long time on the coach |
| 13 | ‘ It 's a well-balanced dish on which we 've worked hard on both taste and presentation , ’ Clayton says . |
| 14 | I know it 's a black raven on the thing and the written over the top of it . |
| 15 | Cool for Cats is of only slightly lesser quality , which means it 's a splendid climb on equally fine rock in a rewarding position , but just lacking the extra ‘ something ’ evident on its neighbour . |
| 16 | Yes , it 's a ripe pear on the left cheek of my bottom ! |
| 17 | Farm work means long hours and low pay but it 's a great improvement on last year for David Smith . |
| 18 | It 's a serious attack on a defenceless child . |
| 19 | It 's a perky companion on the open road too , although not as enjoyable a driving companion as would a Peugeot 205 or a Citroen AX . |
| 20 | well ha you , what you have is you have erm the ship , first of all you have the ship , it 's a plain ship on a white background , then you have the lights on a black background and then you have that blue bit in the middle but it takes three shots |
| 21 | It 's a huge hotel on the corner . |
| 22 | I think it 's a potential nightmare on the horizon . |
| 23 | And that little cross sometimes it 's a little hole on the corner on the angle itself . |
| 24 | It it 's a little present on there . |
| 25 | It 's a busy time on the Mersey for sea anglers as the winter whiting and cod come within casting range . |
| 26 | Timber trade world-wide is doing an enormous amount of work already to make sure that sustainable timber is supplied , and the horror stories are slowly going away , and a lot of people now do not buy timber in this country , from those countries who 've got a bad track record , but are buying from countries like Denmark and Sweden , where it 's a national law on their forestry policy . |
| 27 | It 's a different name on the doorstep and an increasingly complex one . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's a different science on an oval and that 's going to be the biggest challenge in two weeks ’ time . |
| 29 | It is a salutary lesson on the stability of this precept to see Sir Peter following the precedent set by his predecessors in Sir David McNee and Sir Kenneth Newman , both of whom , as I have indicated above , rejected the internal desire to philosophize or be discursive . |
| 30 | It is a limited infestation on some parts of council land and railway land adjacent to Main Street . |