Example sentences of "it [vb mod] be [noun] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been stoked primarily by Mr Alexander Rutskoy , the Russian vice-president , who has warned that it may be time to review Khrushchev 's gift of Crimea to Ukraine in 1954 , and by President Kravchuk , a Communist Party boss turned Ukrainian nationalist . |
| 2 | It might be convention to cut costs in times of crisis . |
| 3 | Yes , it might be time to phone Gilberto . |
| 4 | It 'll be dog eats dog on this voyage ! ’ |
| 5 | Let's look at it another way , it would be folly to compare Levi 's Hartford victory to Norman 's win at Doral — who 's to say which is a tougher tournament ? |
| 6 | It would be folly to shrink R&D spending in proportion to overall budget cuts . |
| 7 | It would be madness to pick Devonport . ’ |
| 8 | Wherever blame might lie as regards the situation with the South Wales constabulary at the present time , surely it would be madness to merge Gwent police force with the South Wales police force at this unfortunate time because Gwent has a very , very good record and we want it to stay like that . |
| 9 | Animal Welfare groups say it would be madness to remove laws which have protected Britain for so long from Rabies , a disease that causes fever and paralysis , leading to a slow , painful death . |
| 10 | It would be madness to attempt entry on the flank nearest the house where the pale , sinister figure might still be on watch . |
| 11 | " In a moment it will be time to give Mr Hopkins another half ounce of brandy , poor man , " sighed Miriam . |