Example sentences of "be [adj] it [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Nick said , ‘ It must be nice to be so young that when you 're tired it only makes you look prettier . ’ |
2 | I mean if you 're genuine it just does n't matter does it ? |
3 | ‘ The guidelines are helpful but I am concerned it still leaves too much to individual authorities and agencies to decide for themselves . |
4 | M&G has a list of shares it will accept , most of which are those it actively holds itself . |
5 | It is rough , I 'm sorry it really makes me sick . |
6 | No you did n't , you just said you wanted it as soon as possible , and so far I 'm afraid it just has n't been possible . |
7 | I 'm afraid it still does happen that there is fanaticism , which is fanaticism is , as I understand it , self-righteousness with a strong religious dimension , and it does happen and I 've spoken of forces that erode it , but they can also exacerbate it , irritate it , into stronger activity , and of course we erm in the United Kingdom do n't have to look very far to see that happening , and it is , I think , a very great threat . |
8 | Yes I 'm sure it probably did I just thought Paul , go to the corner of the front room Paul and take something for that . |
9 | Well I , I , I , I honestly thought the bar should have done , and I 'm sure it fucking did you know . |
10 | I 'm amazed it ever happened . |
11 | Being self-adhesive it only needs wetting and sticking on . |
12 | And eh that just stuck and the joins were alright It just took so long before as well did n't it . |
13 | Status consciousness , as applied to male/female speech differences , is a construct that tries to squash everything into the one-dimensional framework of class ; to the extent that other things are relevant it therefore fails . |
14 | Therefore , when a school is over-subscribed it necessarily follows that ‘ compliance with the preference ’ of all applicants would prejudice proper education at the school through overcrowding . |
15 | If the hon. Gentleman thinks that that is odd it merely shows that , in common with the hon. Member for Livingston , he has had no experience of such matters . |
16 | Commenting on the findings of the report , Ian Hunter , tax partner at Ernst & Young 's Edinburgh office , said : ‘ Although this survey indicates business confidence is high it also demonstrates that recovery is going to be slow . ’ |
17 | Since this is integral it also solves problem 7 . |
18 | This was before I was playing with Chet and everything , so that 's all it really needed , and I 've just tried to keep up since then . |
19 | If she 's busy it really does n't matter . ’ |
20 | So if it 's green it just looks as if nothing 's there which is a bit of a nuisance . |
21 | Erm when the sun 's at the hottest anyway it 's sheltered it only gets , oh and the other thing is , you , er it , it does n't say here but you 're supposed to , it 's supposed to be somewhere where they 'll be sheltered from the early morning sun if there 's been |
22 | as much as anything , but it 's only cos you 're writing a letter , and you say oh hello you writing a letter to mum , he says no I killed her to come here , you do n't put your foot in it a big way , but after a while because you know nobody there is nice it really makes a lot of difference people |
23 | Although this is fun it also makes drawing lots of shapes like gearwheels and stars easy . |
24 | This is a popular choice among cloners and even though it was uncached it still managed to achieve data transfer dates in excess of 900Kb/sec . |
25 | But the battalion did n't give him that many evenings off during the week , and if she did n't see him when he was free it often turned out to be several days before they could spend another evening together . |