Example sentences of "it is a [noun] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a pity they did not emerge from their hiding place in time for the 40-year anniversary reunions of the 49/50/51 groups , but they are partially relevant to the ‘ 52s next year . |
| 2 | ‘ It is a pity it has to be done this way , ’ Sandor observed . |
| 3 | What Coetzee 's work suggests , and it is a pity he does not pursue this point fully , is that in Britain before 1914 the potential fragmentation of the political right was contained . |
| 4 | We were friends but it is a pity he did not make that clear . ’ |
| 5 | I do feel it is a pity you sent a single person to test facilities for a family . |
| 6 | ‘ It is a pity you did n't see the girl at the place she died . |
| 7 | A column entitled ‘ Bulletin ’ informs her that Marilyn French will be discussing her new book , Beyond Power : Women , Men and Morals , at a public meeting to be held later in the week in London , and it crosses Robyn 's mind , not for the first time , that it is a pity she lives so far from the metropolis where such exciting events are always happening . |
| 8 | It is a relief I suppose today , that I am able to speak to you on the basis erm of financial output which is a good deal more favourable than we expected even six months ago . |
| 9 | It is a tag he disowns . |
| 10 | It is a trait he puts down to his father , who died two years ago . |
| 11 | But it is a relationship I respect . |
| 12 | It is a hobby he has taken up with two main aims in mind : ‘ Firstly , it keeps my hand in as far as manufacturing is concerned and secondly I like to see this small bit of entrepreneuralism on my doorstep . |
| 13 | It is a question I ask myself twice more : once inside their car , once when we stop . |
| 14 | But when you begin fishing , if it is a swim you have never fished before with a swimfeeder , it is essential that you find out how long it takes to empty so that you can set up a rhythm of casting and feeding . |
| 15 | It is a tribute I suppose to the English language that there are so many forms of circumlocution that it is remarkably easy to persuade yourself that you have made a bold statement , or conveyed the bad news , whilst in reality there is no conceivable possibility that the recipient has actually understood what you are talking about . |
| 16 | As can be seen from our position at the bottom , it is a secret we have yet to uncover . |
| 17 | It is a skill I have honed on a host of beautiful staircases and , before tonight 's professional debut , my most singular success has been at a large hotel in Sloane Street where we just chose Miss London.The marble stairs to the entrance hall are just too perfect to ignore , with only a couple of people chatting on the right halfway down.I take the left hand course and soar down and round the gentle curve in nothing short of majestic style , allowing myself the luxury of a smile and a brief wave to the startled pair as I rattle by . |
| 18 | To me the small group of birds on the sand-spit looked just like little terns , but it is a bird I have never seen in Shetland , so I am not familiar with it . |
| 19 | Sometimes younger people consider this to be nothing more than morbid indulgence , and refuse to listen , mainly because it is a subject they do not care to think about . |
| 20 | It is a work I have to come back to again and again . |
| 21 | Whether I will be part of it will depend on the new manager Rovers are appointing next week and whether it is a man I like and could work with . ’ |
| 22 | It is a trick he has been taught and he enjoys doing it . |
| 23 | It is a message we have all heard before . |
| 24 | It is a river I know well , but a stretch I have never fished before , and when I see it I wonder why . |
| 25 | It is a tradition I want to revive and reward . |
| 26 | It is a game I have been looking forward to for some time . |
| 27 | There was a bonus for the Everton boss in that he seems to have discovered the creative midfield force he has been lacking , and it is a player he signed during his first spell at the club five-and-a-half years ago . |
| 28 | ‘ This was an absolutely horrific accident and it is a tragedy he lost his legs , ’ said an ambulance spokesman . |
| 29 | ‘ Perhaps it is a habit we share , this business of vaulting to easy conclusions . ’ |
| 30 | With all the genuine , yet inherently easy , sympathy of the committed onlooker , it is a prospect I anticipate with profound interest . |