Example sentences of "it be [adv] [adj] [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anything that looks like a symbol for a labyrinth , odds on it 's either Celtic or Norse . ’ |
| 2 | It 's pretty lucky that Mr Punch 's exclusive eight-point plan should be so eerily coincidental with the closure of Punch , of which we have heard so much . ’ |
| 3 | It 's pretty obvious that Kurt Cobain has been running on reserve tanks for most of this Euro-jaunt . |
| 4 | Mr Newbegin , She turns to her friend and says , ‘ It 's just terrible that Harvey did n't tell her it was formal . |
| 5 | But it 's just strange that Steven 's called their half brother and they 're called brothers . |
| 6 | It 's just strange that Laidlaw was with Delta and the murdered man , Barak , was an informer for Delta here in Beirut . |
| 7 | It 's immediately clear that Andrew does n't regret his slip from fame for an instant . |
| 8 | With the league regionalised over Winter it 's almost certain that Clwyd , Gwynedd and Powys teams will prop up the table for a couple of months . |
| 9 | Despite the brinkmanship it 's virtually certain that Tbilisi will go ahead with the appeal — and lodge it before the deadline . |
| 10 | A laid-back little seaside resort regarded by Perth 's residents as being on their doorstep — although it 's as far as Aberdeen is from London — Kalbarri has a remote , island feel . |
| 11 | It 's as easy as ABC |
| 12 | I mean , look at the size of Paul 's name — it 's as big as Michael Banks , for God 's sake . ’ |
| 13 | It 's quite possible that Anglam was a front organisation . ’ |
| 14 | This is more than the change that inner London received , and I think it 's quite unbelievable that York 's population , base population is actually starting of from the figure of er a hundred and three , a hundred and four thousand , and I think York City Council will agree with that in any case , erm , the new major estimates for nineteen ninety two would already suggest that that population 's declined by a further thousand , which I think emphasizes that these major estimates are estimates , and because of the differ the difficulties within the census for nineteen ninety one , with under enumeration , some problems may have occurred . |
| 15 | It 's quite clear that Heseltine and co will not implement the committee 's findings . |
| 16 | So erm , it 's quite true that Bullett had a personal axe to grind , I think it was a rather justified axe . |
| 17 | It 's been said before , but it 's perfectly true that Scorpio is the most enigmatic and least understood of all the zodiac signs . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's perfectly clear that Peter made a spiritual takeover bid for his brother . |
| 19 | Add to all that the claim that Leeds has more parkland than any other city in Britain , plus a wealth of historical architecture which dates back to 1152 , and it 's hardly surprising that England 's third largest city is now fast becoming a very popular UK holiday destination . |
| 20 | GIVEN THEIR previous , borrowed moniker , it 's hardly surprising that Captain America 's chosen brand of guitar fury bows to bands both ancient and new . |
| 21 | It 's hardly surprising that Ragu 's so thick . |
| 22 | Add to that the vast number of different computer systems for which WordPerfect is available — IBM PC , Mac , DEC VAX , OS/2 , and Unix , with Windows under development , and complete file compatibility between all these environments , — it 's hardly surprising that WordPerfect is the most popular word processing software in the world . |
| 23 | With the reputation The Irish Times enjoys for the quality of its photography , it 's hardly surprising that Dermot receives a lot of unsolicited material from Frank Miller ‘ wannabees ’ . |
| 24 | Mr Jeanes 's wife , Margaret , said : ‘ It 's especially upsetting because Bob was blinded protecting us . |
| 25 | To be charitable , it 's entirely possible that Platt 's spell with Aston Villa might have led to him speaking broken Brummie . |
| 26 | I think it 's absolutely essential that West and North , and those bits of North that join West and are equally deprived , like Ardoyne , Oldpark , Duncairn , should be classified as an area of special economic assistance , special IDB support , special funding to ensure that whatever jobs are about when industrialists do appear here from the Koreas , the Japans , the West Germanys and wherever else , that they are taken in here and are told that they would get 10 , 15 , 20% extra for coming in here . |
| 27 | It 's absolutely horrible but Malcolm would insist on taking you there because it made him feel part of some secret society . |
| 28 | In fact it 's so regular that Fiona — that 's the girl who does our weekday lunches — is under instructions to leave something we can eat for Saturday lunch . ’ |
| 29 | That 's why it 's so important that Spain chooses the right , by which I mean Republican , government to lead it . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It 's so important that Julius 's wife is socially acceptable , ’ his mother had murmured to Jessamy while they had strolled around the gardens , ostensibly admiring the immaculate flower beds . |