Example sentences of "it be [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The card for a Runefang is included in Warhammer Battle Magic , but the rules for it are repeated below for your convenience . |
| 2 | Peggy Sue naturally has six different kinds of bread options for toast , while the choices of preserves to go on it are enumerated practically to the power of 10 . |
| 3 | In simpler creatures , granules of it are distributed evenly throughout the egg ; in a frog 's egg , it is concentrated at one end ; and in a bird 's egg it initially fills the greater part of the shell . |
| 4 | Nor can it be had simply as a possession : it must be ‘ leapt into ’ repeatedly and afresh . |
| 5 | In particular , how can it be held together with Christian conviction . |
| 6 | Will a free market economy find a Pareto-efficient allocation on its own , or must it be guided there by government intervention ? |
| 7 | Alternatively , will it be used primarily by an individual , teaching himself/herself the language as he/she works with a language assistant ? |
| 8 | Will it be used mainly at night , or does it need to look fresh for breakfast , serviceable for lunch and intimate for dinner parties ? |
| 9 | Anglican chant is a distinctive way of singing the Psalms and it would be a pity if it were lost altogether in the parishes . |
| 10 | Even such a perfect match would count for little if the fish had to wave its fins in order to maintain its position in the water , or if it were to move independently from the weed . |
| 11 | As will be seen , literature and the discipline which was based upon it were seen primarily as a means of transmitting personalities , on the model of the Dictionary of National Biography . |
| 12 | The Philippines government had previously agreed to allow the return of the late President 's body if it were flown directly to his home province of Ilocos Norte and buried within nine days . |
| 13 | The old studio system which had produced good writers , good directors , good stars , good movies , was breaking up and bits of it were sliding all over the ancient and sacred lots . |
| 14 | Indeed , an externally " imposed " reform would be welcome as it would be politically more acceptable than if it were initiated solely through domestic pressures . |
| 15 | Cos it were sat there with er couple of , couple of cans of lager . |
| 16 | A taxpayer in Lambeth whose house was valued at £121,000 , for instance , would save £111 if it were valued instead at £119,000 ; so councils could find themselves swamped with appeals . |
| 17 | Monte Samana is his , I know that now , and he deserves his profits , because he has made a holiday place that sits on the side of the hill as though it were set there by the Spaniards themselves , the Andalusians and the descendants of the Moors . ’ |
| 18 | Energy efficiency may be the quickest way to abate emissions of carbon dioxide but it is hard to imagine it being applied effectively in Third World countries , whose output of the gas is likely to overtake the developed world 's in the second or third decade of the next century . |
| 19 | A sacrifice of analytical rigour may not be that important if the concept which has been thereby given life is never used , and it is clear from Lord Greene M.R 's judgment in the Wednesbury case that he conceived of it being utilised only in the extreme ( and hypothetical ) instance of ‘ dismissal for red hair type of case . ’ |
| 20 | Although this is not accepted widely among the medical profession , there are many reports of it being used successfully for the treatment of hyperactive children . |
| 21 | It 's bouncing all over these stones and my leg 's killing me , especially when I put my foot down unevenly , which is about every step . |
| 22 | Though she has every confidence in the Trust , and particularly in John Sales , the Trust 's Chief Gardens Adviser , it is no easy thing to relinquish control of your life 's work — especially when it 's situated right under your nose . |
| 23 | Older hippy brothers started the ball rolling , since when it 's bounced everywhere from the realms of rock ‘ n ’ roll to the spark plugs of ‘ C86 ’ . |
| 24 | When unlocking a trolley , make sure it 's pushed close to the trolley in front before inserting the coin . |
| 25 | " The one she 's wearing is getting very tight across the — well — it 's getting tight in the wrong places . |
| 26 | It 's getting there without trampling on too many people . |
| 27 | Now it 's reviving again as part of vehicle companies long-term strategy , says Ricardo , with much USA-based activity centred on methanol . |
| 28 | When the fox is caught , they say , it 's killed swiftly with a single bite to the back of the neck . |
| 29 | A certain schoolmasterly tone enters the prose : ‘ there is an … undeniable talent here , I grant you … but it 's frittered away in self indulgence and conceit . |
| 30 | That night , she 'd said , ‘ If you 'd come out the Quindale way you 'd never 've got through ; it 's flooded right across the road from Briar Farm to the old water tower , three feet deep , burst water main , ’ and Luke had said , ‘ Yeah , ’ and gone out to the kitchen to raid the fridge . |