Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or would it be better the other way round ? |
| 2 | Upon it were visible the prints of many different thoughts , and some conflict . |
| 3 | If it were consistent the government would have to view these variations too as evidence of inefficiency . |
| 4 | If the retail sector were imperfectly competitive , the derived demand curve would be steeper in slope , and if it were inefficient the derived demand curve would be a greater distance below . |
| 5 | Wickham 's initial feeling was that if it were true the only surprising thing was that Barron had not flown away sooner . |
| 6 | A spokesman for the Tobacco Advisory Council said : ‘ It 's deplorable the way Mr Waldegrave has discriminated against the UK industry ’ . |
| 7 | And then his son they had a Mercs each , and he 's built a new bungalow now in they 've all got massive big places , it 's fantastic the money they made out of it . |
| 8 | She says that considering he 's only lived here for a short while , it 's fantastic the way people are celebrating his success . |
| 9 | And it 's surprising the number of people er who do speak Spanish . |
| 10 | Cuts into the , it cuts into the we the weeks , I mean that sounds terrible , I 'll be , you 're only working a few days but it 's surprising the teaching days I do really , that really does cut into my time at home . |
| 11 | and that softens the joint , and it 's surprising the warm water going in |
| 12 | I played a little bit of it back last night to listen how it , and it 's brilliant the way the picks things up ! |
| 13 | Building work is due to start in November , and when it 's complete the women 's group will be transferring its operations from Rockview Street to the new Broadway premises . |
| 14 | ‘ I do think it 's rotten the way none of you chaps speaks French , ’ he said angrily . |
| 15 | It 's extraordinary the way they materialize like flies out of thin air when the sun shines . |
| 16 | Well I think it 's much better once things are served I think it 's better the jury know that they 're being shown everything of relevance . |
| 17 | but nevertheless it 's better the devil you know ! |
| 18 | It 's strange the way Chinese Whispers start about certain guitars ; by the time the umpteenth person has told you about the amazing instrument that they 've seen , you begin to be very sceptical about whether anything can be as outrageous as described … |
| 19 | It 's strange the house is so quiet . ’ |
| 20 | It 's strange the way that chains of thought and ideas are triggered ; there is often a delay . |
| 21 | ‘ I write most of the lyrics , but it 's strange the way some of them come out , ’ he says . |
| 22 | ‘ I write most of the lyrics , but it 's strange the way some of them come out , ’ he says . |
| 23 | ‘ We only electrofished four miles of the open ended canal and it 's possible the fish could have survived and moved in the 20 mile stretch before the locks . |
| 24 | It 's possible the hoard was actually found somewhere else on the site — say the cellar of one of the houses — and put in the flue for safe-keeping , to be drained away gradually . |
| 25 | ‘ They think Sybil was the victim of a walk-in thief maybe a junkie , and it 's possible the same person killed Angy . ’ |
| 26 | It 's possible the doctor will opt for a Caesarian section , ’ the nurse explained briefly , checking notes on a clipboard . |
| 27 | But it 's possible the antiques and art may have already been shipped out of the country . |
| 28 | Police say it 's possible the man is responsible for two sex attacks and he must give himself up . |
| 29 | It 's possible the gang made their getaway along the nearby M4 . |
| 30 | But it 's possible the Wessex may never return to full service . |