Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] [vb past] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chief Superintendent Large had been polite but made it clear that this was a matter for professionals and he had everything sewn up . |
| 2 | ‘ I am delighted and surprised it has happened so quickly , ’ Mr Janner said . |
| 3 | The right hon. Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury ( Mr. Ridley ) , the right hon. Member for Bath ( Mr. Patten ) and now the right hon. Member for Henley ( Mr. Heseltine ) have all been unsuccessful and got it wrong . |
| 4 | I mean , for instance , if you do the the very high grade Norlands nanny training they go on till they 're grey and experienced it all |
| 5 | Nor can Hewlett be dismissed as having been lucky and got it right first time : it did n't . |
| 6 | He decided to be subtle and closed it very slowly and carefully . |
| 7 | But my strongest surviving impression is of a large team of teachers , several of them coming specifically to Banbury to undertake this work and now scattered in headships across the country , determined to carry change through — not because it was imposed by politicians or bureaucrats , but because they believed it to be right and wanted it to work well . |
| 8 | The basis for the objections was that the RRA considered the site to be unsuitable and felt it was chosen by the IDA simply because the land was to hand . |
| 9 | It is more difficult to obtain a conviction under section 14 than under other sections of the Act because the prosecution must show that the defendant either knew the statement to be false or made it recklessly , i.e. regardless of whether it was true or false . |
| 10 | In the earlier stages I knew the denial to be conscious and saw it as being some sort of test of my will . |
| 11 | Second , failure of supporters of other parties to transfer votes on elimination caused these to be non-transferable and made it possible for VUPP candidates to be elected " without reaching the quota " in the last stage of a count . |
| 12 | She wondered if he 'd kissed many girls , just because they were pretty and expected it . |
| 13 | But most were pleased and thought it was all quite exciting . ’ |
| 14 | That 's right and read it off . |
| 15 | Where a spoken sentence is long and complicated it is more likely to be PARATACTIC ; this means it is likely to be a string of sentences tied together with " and " , " or " , or " but " . |
| 16 | He was strong and took it all from Huston in a strong way . |
| 17 | He was weak and found it difficult to pick up his feet as he walked . |
| 18 | He was grateful and drank it quickly . |
| 19 | She saw his glass was empty and filled it . |
| 20 | Teesdale District Council turned down an application for the sign on the ground of it contravening the town area local plan but the inspector said it was acceptable and allowed it for the next five years . |
| 21 | The Saudis said such a protest was un-Islamic and denied it could have happened . |
| 22 | Another example which serves to illustrate this view of citizenship as apolitical is the decision taken by a Conservative-controlled local authority , Barnet , in 1987 to refuse to allow political groups such as CND or Amnesty International to take part in a community festival ( the Court of Appeal found that this decision was unlawful and struck it down , too late to save the festival ) . |
| 23 | The judge was impressed but reckoned it was in the wrong section . |
| 24 | The economic affairs commissioner , Henning Christophersen , said the overall Clinton plan was encouraging and compared it with the EC 's own plan to spark the economy out of recession . |
| 25 | The man decided Tim was queer and made it clear he did n't tolerate those too easily . |
| 26 | The handbook also recommends making a diary of feelings when alone , with one column headed : ‘ Times I was alone and enjoyed it ’ and the other : ‘ Times I was alone and did n't enjoy it . |
| 27 | The Commission itself said this was insufficient and said it was considering court action to gain power to do the deals . |
| 28 | He was restless and knew it would be difficult to sleep . |
| 29 | I was furious and punched it , its skin was surprisingly rough and split my hand open . ’ |
| 30 | She was rambling and knew it , but could n't stop . |