Example sentences of "it is a [noun] we [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As can be seen from our position at the bottom , it is a secret we have yet to uncover . |
| 2 | It is a message we have all heard before . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps it is a habit we share , this business of vaulting to easy conclusions . ’ |
| 4 | It is a molecule we call a hormone . |
| 5 | It is a birthright we share . |
| 6 | It is a place we live in and an ideal to which some aspire . |
| 7 | So , if it is a male , we cut off its testicles ; if it is a female we cut out its uterus and its ovaries ; and if we are house-proud , we also cut out the claws of both sexes . |
| 8 | It is a phrase which often brings a gentle shiver of recognition — as though it is a truth we had always known but had long forgotten ; a truth concealed within our own hearts . |