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 . |