Example sentences of "it [be] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Had it been Alex Household who had been shot , the situation would have been different , because she so patently disapproved of him , but with Michael Banks as the victim , it was difficult to cast her in the role of murderer .
2 Making a name for himself as a boxer in the army had come easy to him , and had it been peace time he could probably have gone a long way in the sport .
3 — Who should it be video material ?
4 How can it be fruit salad
5 Prepared small group work can similarly be viewed in context as if it were video material , or plays acted out — showing , for example , the bravest thing they have ever done .
6 er , I think it were Denmark Centre
7 She had thrown on an old dress and not much else , and she played with the frying-pan as if it were Pancake Day .
8 Their sleep disturbed , their murmured resentment rises into a wind , stirring up the packed clay of the wasteground as if it were desert sand .
9 She dipped her spoon into her plate of fish soup as though it were gutter water she was forcing herself to swallow , and she would n't take any of the little circles of toast spread with delicious fiery rouille .
10 At least if it were pitch black we could really get an idea of what it will be like to ‘ walk through the Channel Tunnel ’ .
11 And , bought it cash and it were show house .
12 Mind you , I do n't I , I think it were yesterday morning I oh no it were Monday morning .
13 In the case of British archaeological remains , if there is some doubt whether a robust brachycephalic skull is of Neolithic or Bronze Age date , one may say that there is a greater likelihood of it being Bronze Age , for most Neolithic individuals were noticeably long-headed , whereas many Bronze Age invaders were very short-headed .
14 But I 'm wondering how to go on it being election day .
15 Each day they became fewer until my image of the tree became a pink and brown blur , it being blossom time .
16 So with it being conference time , we can get lots of companies who are turning up and giving conference presentations , lots of academic types .
17 This particular erm , problem with it being market demand , possibly from West Yorkshire , in certain locations .
18 It 's raspberry time !
19 It 's Mark fault though , if I kept hold of it !
20 but he wo n't get that now for it because they 've graded them , so that if it 's , it 's keyhole surgery type now it 's er , it 's a lower figure than
21 The regiment says it 's character building , fun , and most importantly , a useful way of recruiting .
22 Awards are nice for the day , and they glitter — my mother has got all mine and she polishes them within an inch of their lives , she 's polished all the gold glitter away and it 's base metal underneath , and I think that 's a fairly apt analogy of what a prize is .
23 As any cobbler worth his salt will tell you , this is not the time to toss those tired but precious shoes into the nearest bin , it 's resole time .
24 It 's er the , the apostle 's creed ha has erm er er er is erm out of a different background and that er compiled in a different context altogether , it 's polemic law so often , this is doxological .
25 It 's Mackeson Gold Cup Day , it 's been raining heavily at Cheltenham , there 's a non-runner in the big race details coming up .
26 it 's gorgeous out there , do you know it 's Easter weekend , next weekend , the first , the papers up , cos I did n't really know when it was , it 's Easter Sunday , a week this Sunday
27 Well it 's wash day tomorrow .
28 I do n't think it 's Play Bus
29 It 's play time after the assembly .
30 It 's play time after assembly ?
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