Example sentences of "[vb -s] it be [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a new factory starts it is usually a part of a chain of industries and so usually it is placed near others in the chain . |
| 2 | On holiday I teamed up with the nicest boy I 've ever met — but everyone says it 's just a holiday romance . |
| 3 | He says it 's just a case of mind over matter . |
| 4 | Now , if we are going to , for instance , allow I mean there 's one organisation , number five , which says it 's a national , although it 's called Cherwell Round Table , which says it 's just a national body raising funds for numerous charities . |
| 5 | Steve Kay , the friend he 'd been out with , says it 's just an example of how Swindon 's becoming a dangerous place to live in . |
| 6 | Doctor Paul Shrimpton at the N R P B says it 's sometimes a question of updating equipment or simply revising procedures , but he 's stressing patients who are X-rayed are n't in any real danger . |
| 7 | Claire says it 's always a challenge … you sometimes get cold … but she does it for enjoyment there 's no other reason |
| 8 | I remember him saying once before I do n't , I do n't know what and er he says it 's only a fortnight ago since you know . |
| 9 | Doctor Lovell says it is only a matter of hours now . |
| 10 | He says it was quite a large ring distributing films nationally . |
| 11 | ‘ Jefferson reckons it was just a touch of colic . |
| 12 | PC World chairman Jan Murray reckons it was only a matter of time before PCs lost their premium product status and started being treated like any other commodity item . |
| 13 | I recently bought what was described in the shop as a Spotted Plec , but a picture in Practical Fishkeeping shows it is actually a Spotted Ancistrus . |
| 14 | ‘ But it seems it is just a bit of a publicity thing . |
| 15 | Erm , she thinks it 's quite a good course , she likes the tutors and , she likes going out with friends who , who she meets at college . |
| 16 | ‘ This girl I know , ’ says Charles Aught , trying to be cheerful , ‘ thinks it 's really a woman dressed up . ’ |
| 17 | In any case she thinks it is just a matter of time before more women start coming through to senior levels , both because the company is taking on more female graduates and because they are a pretty self-confident lot anyway . |
| 18 | But Harwell insists it was only a minor leak and the public was n't in danger . |
| 19 | I would remind you that this is a counter-espionage matter which means it 's strictly an MIS and Special Branch affair . ’ |
| 20 | It is a strong test certainly , which means it is also a narrow one , but that , too , is appropriate in a free society . |
| 21 | Moreover O'Connell believes that the commoditisation of the computer hardware industry means it is only a matter of time before software becomes a commodity too . |
| 22 | In a flash all has disappeared ’ , as the narrator realizes it was only a vision of his youth , now past ( ex.4 ) . |
| 23 | Silicon Graphics maintains it is still a technical , rather than a commercial Unix supplier and has its sights set firmly on the Cray Y-MP and Convex Computer Corp user community with its latest offerings . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , for the scientists running the rehabilitation centres it is still a question of persuading the owners to surrender their captives rather than ordering them to do so . |
| 25 | ‘ Although George Graham is not condoning what I 've done , he knows it was just a bit of over-exhuberance and a bit of silliness . |
| 26 | Makes it pretty it improves it 's just a mou , you know mouse mat you got them at school . |
| 27 | Labour claims it 's just an election bribe . |
| 28 | He claims it 's as a result of the strain of the Cheltenham affair . |
| 29 | Dr Roger Pertwee claims it is only a matter of time before marijuana moves from being regarded as a drug of abuse to a substance which can be used positively . |
| 30 | McKean and Murray have now scored doubles at three major events — the 1989 World Cup in Barcelona , the 1990 European Championships in Split and now Toronto — but rather than give each other confidence by their successes , Boyle believes it 's more a case of ‘ anything you can do , I can do better . ’ |