Example sentences of "it 's [art] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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1 | It 's a back to front way of running an acting career . |
2 | Yeah , mi mind you , though , if Pete does it with everyone , then it 's a change to what 's been going on usually , it would be nice for a change . |
3 | ‘ It 's a quarter to five ! |
4 | Look ; it 's a quarter to nine now , you 'll be here till a quarter to ten fiddling around . |
5 | ‘ It 's a quarter to two . ’ |
6 | Albert Hammond that is and er A Free Electric Band it 's Radio Nottingham it 's a quarter to one and er Action Line Action Line time now and er in a film Thelma and Louise that 's starter of the trend for stronger independent women if er you fancy a lift but want something a little less drastic then our Louise from the Action Line team is here today with something to tickle your fancy I 'm scared now I hope you 're not suggesting that er women take to their cars and mow down any unsuspecting male that gets in their way . |
7 | You 're listening to the Fox Report , it 's a quarter to 7 . |
8 | It 's a quarter to seven . |
9 | Well it 's a threat to your personal safety . |
10 | Still no goals , it 's play to Gascoigne , Gascoigne now still going forward , Gascoigne on the edge of the penalty , looking for the one two , he gets the one two , great tackle there by Les Robinson , there 's still a chance to Spurs Steve Foster , chance now — and it 's a goal to Spurs . |
11 | He put it away , a bit of hesitation there in the Oxford United defence , and it 's a goal to Spurs scored by Gary Mafford , in fact he 's put the ball in the net ; mistake from Andy Melville gave Spurs a corner , the ball was n't cleared , Gascoigne played a one two , was blocked by United , it came out to Mafford in the end and the goal 's in so Spurs take the lead after eight minutes . |
12 | Naaah , it 's a tribute to the Pixies , definitely . |
13 | It 's a tribute to my step-father 's life . |
14 | His parents say that it 's a tribute to their son 's popularity . |
15 | Jane says it 's a tribute to the player 's determination that he ever played again . |
16 | Oh it 's a tribute to the |
17 | Ladies and gentleman , I 'm very honoured really indeed , it 's a privilege to be part of being here today , as part of the insurance industry . |
18 | 17 YEAR OLD BOY — ‘ For me it 's a relief to be able to come here and not have to drink to impress my friends ’ . |
19 | Then after the elections , the elections are to have a constituent assembly and that constituent assembly will work out our new constitution in the country and from that constituent assembly we hope also to form a national government of unity , of national unity and that 'll continue maybe for five years in order to give stability to the country and this of course also means a concession because it 's a concession to the existing power structures to have some kind of stability . |
20 | The other thing is it 's a question to Councillor Poole I mean why should the people of Nottingham give any credibility to anything said by someone who is quoted in the Daily Sport of all newspapers as saying and I quote , Surely the County Council could erect something more in keeping with the City 's heritage like a little old lady in a shawl . |
21 | ‘ I know it 's a medium to long-term investment but it is good to see it growing in the meantime , ’ she says . |
22 | Meanwhile back on the ward , Doctor Beri 's bleep goes again … this time it 's a call to casualty … and the weary house physician has to run half a mile from one end of the building to the other … along the new corridor linking the old part of the hospital with the new.By the end of the morning , he 's covered six miles … one day recently he covered eighteen miles : |
23 | It 's a blow to University students who 've had to cancel performances they 've worked hard to produce . |
24 | Because any one of these two or three things that I show you is enough if it 's a surprise to them they will blow you out . |
25 | It 's a throw-in to David of Blackburn , down the right hand side , that one 's headed on by Stewart , the clearance from , is picked up by David who nipped in there ahead of and now here 's once more down the inside left channel , pushing it up towards the edge of the penalty area where holds it up well , they 're working well at the moment down that left hand side as gets it across , a snatched header comes in and it 's pushed behind by Chris for a corner kick , and we 're at the midway point of the second half , with Shrewsbury leading three two , Alan will describe it for you . |
26 | You could say it 's a return to his earlier mode , but ramified by increased stamina . |
27 | It 's a return to sixteenth-century symbolism — with a vital difference . |
28 | It 's a return to the old way of the community helping to fight crime . |
29 | It 's a return to musical roots . |
30 | No it is n't because it 's a day to day activity . |