Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words Braque is in effect saying ‘ My picture is an object , a flat surface , and the spatial sensations it evokes are a painter 's space which is intended to inform and not to deceive . ’ |
| 2 | And this in turn suggests its own moral , which is a constant theme of structuralist poetics : The primacy of the system over what it represents is a conclusion that poetics derives from the extension of the Saussurean model to the sphere of the grammar of literature ; and now we find literature itself endorsing these conclusions . |
| 3 | ‘ If they 're after you all it needs is a telephone call to your parents : ‘ A question about your son 's camera insurance . |
| 4 | With elegant blue toile wallpaper , rich gilt mirrors , a Victorianstyle fireplace , and furniture made by John , all it needs is a tree , candles and trails of ivy from the garden to transform it into a very festive scene . |
| 5 | All it needs is a 2m diameter hole , which can be in the kitchen , conservatory , garage , or wherever . |
| 6 | ‘ All it needs is a lack of fear . |
| 7 | Quite simply , I lost the magazine ! — the distribution is so sophisticated these days that there is a period of two weeks or so when our publication is in hands other than ours and all it needs is a breakdown in communications for the system to come to a halt with all parties oblivious to the standstill , which is what happened with the Autumn edition . |
| 8 | What it needs is an historian who is n't afraid to jazz things up a bit — sidestep the facts and move the goalposts . |
| 9 | Does he realise that what the country now needs from him is hope , but all that it gets is complacency ; that what the country needs from him is leadership , but all that it gets from him is excuses ; that what the country now needs is a Government who will act , but what it has is a Government paralysed by the election who dodge the issues , duck the realities and do nothing ? |
| 10 | In each case it has been a West Indian pupil rather than an Asian child . |
| 11 | As far back as can be traced it has been a village of yeomen , small independent farmers , and never since medieval times an estate village ruled by one big landowner , though for a period in the 18th and 19th centuries the Grimston family of Kilnwick and later the Hothams of South Dalton acquired some farms . |
| 12 | It 's not going to be a test , it has been a test . |
| 13 | It has been a rebirth — and all the more vigorous for being so long overdue . |
| 14 | It has been a principle championed in the fiction of Kingsley Amis , from as long ago as Luck Jim , that ‘ nice things are nicer than nasty things . ’ |
| 15 | Speaking after the result Mr Sillars said : ‘ Obviously the SNP is very disappointed with this result … but it has been a privilege to be your MP for more than three years . ’ |
| 16 | It has been a privilege to ‘ join in ’ in Cranham in a very small way with what God is doing . |
| 17 | As President , it has been a privilege to serve the membership and I have enjoyed , immensely , the hospitality and courtesy extended to my wife , Elizabeth , and myself as we have visited branches . |
| 18 | It has been a privilege to enjoy close contact with the College and so many Somervillians . |
| 19 | It has been a privilege to be entrusted with the preparation of this report , and a joy to renew contact with so many of our year . |
| 20 | It has been a day which commenced so stunningly with the horse and carriage procession , swept forward with the harmonious , soaring , musical arrangements at the wedding ceremony , and has culminated in the utter perfection of the gourmet dinner , all in keeping with what we have come to expect from the organizational abilities of one of the world 's paragons . |
| 21 | It has been a year of controversy for Brady as the club has still to decide on whether to move to a new home at Cambuslang or remain at Celtic Park . |
| 22 | It has been a year of continuing economic difficulty for solicitor and client alike . |
| 23 | It has been a year of change for the Mechanics Institute which has seen its crumbling headquarters re-vamped into a fashionable pub . |
| 24 | Sometimes it has been a case of seeing something done really well and it inspires us to do it even better . |
| 25 | But it has been a case of getting better at managing the cash ; better at keeping down the costs . |
| 26 | Yet we must be careful before blaming politicians for this mundane campaign , since in many respects it has been a reflection of ourselves . |
| 27 | It has been a public relations exercise for this week 's by-elections . |
| 28 | Indeed it has been a skill whose weakness has been at the root of many criticisms of GCSE papers where short answers are not deemed to be adequate foundation for A level . |
| 29 | It has been a friend for a long time . ’ |
| 30 | It has been a tactic of both supporters and opponents of economic and monetary union to play down the significance of these proposals , the first saying that monetary union will not significantly compromise sovereignty , the others sometimes dismissing talk of European union as nothing more than Euro-waffle . |