Example sentences of "[conj] it 's [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 It tapers from the heel , where it 's about an inch across , down to about a quarter of that at the headstock 's tip .
2 then the other one still has to have the equivalent of a C commanding although it 's in a , in a different way .
3 Here are then , can have that one , do n't lose that it 's worth a lot of money
4 The fact that it 's for a different crime is n't important . ’
5 So it 's excellent here , but we know that it 's at a variable , and I think the problem that you were probably facing is how do you secure a a better rate than that .
6 The opening scene of the movie features the gangsters discussing the true meaning of the lyrics , with one insisting that it 's about a nymphomaniac who 's been around but has now met up with ‘ some John Holmes motherfucker ’ — in other words a guy well hung enough to make her feel ‘ like a virgin ’ again .
7 You 're that 's right you 're you 're giving the impression that it 's about a human being then it turns out to be about an animal , now come back to the question what point is being made ?
8 But one old boy over in B Wing was telling me that it 's like a fucking maze down there .
9 The cars are so close together in the street that it 's like a river .
10 And it became er I think more people 's perception of it now is that it 's like a bloke bonking birds on stage , it 's nothing like that .
11 After the cabbie had explained the concept behind a warm engine and cold air , Ashley gave the matter some thought and then gave a triumphant shout : ‘ So it 's like a fridge then , right ? ’
12 So it 's like a jelly that 's always getting bigger you said space was like a jelly — an invisible one , remember ?
13 The foreword says ‘ A sad story with a happy ending ’ , and it 's about a little baby who has no Mummy and so goes off to find one .
14 It 's called The Bridge to Nowhere and it 's about a man in total desolation , totally alone .
15 It 's called The Bridge to Nowhere and it 's about a man in total desolation , totally alone .
16 Er it 's er it 's a ex W D lens , after wartime they sold these things they sold them in catalogues and I sent of for this one , and it 's about a stone and a half in weight .
17 And it 's about a five minute up to Holdam market on a Sunday is n't it ?
18 and it 's got like a , a metal thing that comes from it and it 's on a pivot
19 I want to try and get one before May before the exam , but there is a superb production on i the summer , it 's on June and July and it 's at an open-air theatre erm in Lincolnshire and what people do is they go and take a picnic and you sort of take your rug and sit there and cos it it 'll be hot in the summer it would be really nice and you watch it outdoors and it 's in this big stately home which is in it 's own grounds and there 's gift shops and restaurants and bars and obviously wo n't go in the bars but you know there 's lo it 's beautiful and like a big stately home you can wander round the gardens for a bit and then go and watch the performance and if it rains then there 's a canopy you can pull the canopy over like at Wimbledon and you know it 's a really nice day .
20 It is for a Mr erm , Ridgeway , and it 's for a two storey extension to an existing house .
21 Mary took the five pound salmon from her bag , wrapped in newspaper , ‘ in which case , ’ she continued , ‘ Yanto said you could have this one for a pound , and it 's worth a least two pounds ten , as you know .
22 And it 's worth a go .
23 It 's a voucher with a three day mini-cruise for two people sharing from Harwich to Hamburg or Harwich to Esbjerg to be used weekdays , valid until the twentieth of December and it 's worth a hundred and sixty quid .
24 Looking to , I 've referred to the possible changes and the recommendations really say that , at present there 's insufficient information and it 's against a background of very dramatic future changes in fire safety .
25 He said that the guitar solo is like the window of a song : you 'll be going through the song and then the lead will break and it 's like a window you can look out of while you 're walking by .
26 I mean I could get this whole place so tidy and the kids come home from school and it 's like a bomb 's exploded and nothing 's appreciated about it , whereas if you 're decorating or teaching children there 's something always gained out of it … as far as actual housework goes , I do n't see how anyone can like it .
27 Aye yeah that 's that that that I mean I 've went to that doctor and and it 's like a doctor 's surgery surely is should be sacrament yo you should n't , know what I mean ?
28 I noticed the filters were sm smeared and it 's like a smear on the filter , so I had a close inspection , found that they were all actually clogged up with what appeared to be superglue .
29 ‘ Some men bring their kids in and it 's like a trip down memory lane they look at the smoke bombs or whoopee cushions .
30 And it 's like a viscous circle all the time between us my , I do n't know what all become , apparently erm , mother is erm , cos I said you know , you all going to mother 's at Christmas and they said oh no she 's talking about going away .
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