Example sentences of "it [be] a pity you [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a pity you 've gone off fucking , ’ continued Nubenehem when the customer had left . |
| 2 | It 's a pity you 've money , you 'd be a deal better off if you 'd a living to earn , teaching or nursing . ’ |
| 3 | And equally unofficially , it 's a pity you 've got to know her . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Susan will be sorry to have missed you — it 's a pity you have to leave so soon , ’ Richard said hesitantly ushering Simon out of his office , and his life , forever . |
| 5 | Now , as the thought came into his mind he spoke it aloud , and had he spoken like this to anyone else it would have been taken as an insult , for what he said was , ‘ It 's a pity you have n't had education , Mick . ’ |
| 6 | It 's a pity you have n't got to earn enough to put in there and pay for it . |
| 7 | It 's a pity you do n't feel like standing up and racing cos it 's lovely . |