Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] it be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The connections between gender and class were apparent enough in the early modern period , and if the transvestite was a pervert or invert it was precisely in the pre-sexological senses of these ideas ; whether actually or only in the paranoid imagination of the dominant , she was regarded as upsetting the entire social domain , even when her sexual ‘ orientation ’ was not the issue . |
| 2 | They 've shown that if you run it at the right speed and stuff it 's one of the most effective methods of doing it and erm the ones we say are the nice little plate compactors which are the best thing , they are useless in comparative performance so |
| 3 | So , ’ she drew herself up to her full height , her tight black dress clasping her full figure as though the material was pasted to her , ‘ so , ’ she repeated , ‘ I opened it to check the photograph and saw it was Ed Riverton 's . |
| 4 | He would put his fork into his mouth and pretend it was stuck , while he pulled and pulled . |
| 5 | ‘ Tea and dance it is then , ’ she agreed . |
| 6 | It seemed to me that she was embarrassed by my family bereavement and felt it was not necessary to be part of it . |
| 7 | If so , why try to highlight the condition and pretend it is something new ? |
| 8 | Secondly , the purchaser will wish to protect itself in the sale agreement against any risks which it was unable to identify during the negotiations but which are discovered after completion and to ensure it is compensated against these by the vendor . |
| 9 | Well erm you see although I learned shorthand and typing it was better money and that was the reason I had to do it , I 've passed my exams in shorthand but er probably there were n't enough offices then to employ a good many clerks , but erm they er it was a very big fellow who used to ring the bell and the bell was on the outside , he was named Tom but I ca n't for the life of me think erm what his other name was but , erm it used to put the fear through us I can tell you if we were around the corner and we heard that bell ringing but erm they , they were a good firm to work for and , but they were strict but everywhere was strict in those days , we had to accept it but it was a long long hours , but erm they knew I had some , I , I enjoyed it and I 'd go back again only I 'm too old . |
| 10 | Then he saw the broken string of a relic-bag and realised it was Mael-Isu of Deer . |
| 11 | Rachel heard someone moaning with pleasure and realised it was her . |
| 12 | Prudential 's equities director , Rodney Dennis , uses copious research but complains it is often ‘ more descriptive than analytical ’ . |
| 13 | He even landed on the South American continent but thought it was just another island . |
| 14 | Officials gave no detail of the obstruction but said it was not a fishbone . |
| 15 | ( b ) at the time of such act or default it is a member of or a beneficial owner of a share or shares in the Company |
| 16 | Then when we have a difficult relationship at home or work it 's easier to blame the other person than look at what we did . |
| 17 | This connection between economic performance , marriage , and fertility , perhaps the best known empirical association in social science , then worked through the ‘ valve ’ of marriage : delaying marriage or avoiding it was the only practical way of controlling births . |
| 18 | It 's an embarrassment for people to come in and catch cold and think it 's your mattresses that 's done it . |
| 19 | ‘ We enjoy each other 's work and feel it is complementary , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Tonight in a speech to the police in Gloucerstershire the country 's top police spokesman will call on Government to make law and order it 's top priority . |
| 21 | Exactly what duties they did perform she was uncertain but in matters of law and order it was Christie Goldsborough , and only Christie Goldsborough , who sat in judgement here . |
| 22 | He also describes the failsafe footrest and says it is required , then states the details of the relevant BS which calls for a full plate footrest . |
| 23 | We need an effective independent regulator , not the mafia regulating mafia and saying it 's quite understandable boy , we 'll let you off this time which is what happens now er with the Institute of Chartered Accountants er as a recognised supervisory body er in this er in this particular field . |
| 24 | He pointed at meat in a shop window and said it was good value . |
| 25 | In winter you can look out of the window and tell it 's 2°C outside . |
| 26 | In 1979 , BOC changed its top management and decided it was no longer interested in Hall Automation . |
| 27 | If you are trying to go high , get on to oxygen and check it is flowing correctly before you need it . |
| 28 | Speaking at Midnight Mass at St Patrick 's Cathedral in Armagh City , Cardinal Daly said a small group of men had the power to call a truce and ensure it was fully observed . |
| 29 | Lord Justice Glidewell said no reliance could be put on her confession and said it is likely that the conviction would eventually be quashed . |
| 30 | To obtain the best synchronization and yield it is important that the hCG is administered before the release of endogenous luteinizing hormone ( LH ) which is regulated by the diurnal light/dark cycle . |