Example sentences of "it be [adv] [pron] [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 The cause of her disadvantage rests in the social arrangements we make , yet there is a tradition of social analysis which attempts to blame the girl for her failure , as if it were simply her responsibility to overcome the conditions of class , race and gender to which she is subject .
2 It 's not their business to make such inquiries , to put thoughts into children 's minds . ’
3 No , it 's not my day to diet , been , been naughty today .
4 It 's not my way to leave behind a wrecked side
5 It 's not my secret to tell .
6 It 's not my job to implement research .
7 She said I 've got too many thing to do , it 's not my job to do photocopying .
8 It 's not my job to decide but if we do well hopefully it ( his captaincy ) might continue . ’
9 It 's not my job to get very far ; it 's yours .
10 Still , it 's not my object to spoil things .
11 ‘ But it 's not my place to argue .
12 It 's not my place to talk about her , anyway , but she is wrapped up in her own life , and her husband 's politics — she met him when she belonged to some very radical student group at Oxford .
13 It 's not my place to tell you whom you should or should n't invite .
14 As for the patient , it 's not my place to comment on his medical condition , except to say that he is still quite definitely alive and in the best possible hands . ’
15 It 's not my intention to stay cooped up in here , waiting for them to go on with their little games . ’
16 It 's not my intention to jeopardise your recovery in any way . ’
17 It 's not your place to give him orders . ’
18 It 's not your place to speak out .
19 It 's not your job to think . ’
20 It 's not your job to think .
21 So we wish therefore to remove this first constraint on our powers and I 'd emphasise again that it is , is our intention to use , it 's not our intention to use the wider powers to increase the risks , it 's simply to improve er , our ability to gain the best returns and satisfy the objectives of the Council .
22 Things seem hopeless at the moment , but it 's not our policy to let kidnappers get away with their crimes . ’
23 But it 's not our job to think about that , it 's outside our influence .
24 yes , but it 's not his day to bring bread
25 It 's just his way to talk to them , that 's how he , that 's how he boxes .
26 By the way , I 've seen to it that there are enough knives , forks and crockery for three and I 've told Gladys that it 's also her responsibility to keep the flat clean and tidy .
27 It 's also your responsibility to strip beds and arrange for the disposal of inflammable or explosive materials .
28 It 's partly my job to ease the burden in any way I can .
29 If my girlfriend f—s somebody else , or if I f— somebody else , or we 're not getting along , it 's always my reaction to write about things .
30 And that is why , th with the government talking about , and they 're talking about authority why should they be looking for money from anywhere , when after all , the youth of today are the pensioners to , of tomorrow , and it 's only our duty to look after them .
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