Example sentences of "[subord] it be [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It should n't have done because it was extra funding it should have been left out but they made |
| 32 | She had never felt such a queer sensation before and was suddenly sad because it was this man who was going to take her innocence away from her . |
| 33 | ‘ If you 're — uh — gay , as they insist on calling it these days , then I 'll just have to accept it , but I shall always blame myself , always wonder where I went wrong with you , wonder whether it was that school I sent you to , I was never sure if it was a mistake or ’ |
| 34 | And I looked out the window , I could n't see anybody next thing a car moved off so whether it was same crowd I do n't |
| 35 | ‘ When it 's individual racism it 's bad , but when it 's organised that 's the real threat , ’ said Huma . |
| 36 | We are not even likely to put up with our politicians ' abdication of monetary responsibility for long , though it is another subject they try not to mention in front of us . |
| 37 | Brutus compares Caesar to a snake and says that as it is bright day which brings forth the adder it will be Caesar 's crowning that would bring out his bad personality . |
| 38 | As it was early afternoon there were no madding crowds , and she secured a first-class compartment to herself . |
| 39 | In some sense , then , the function of the Creole seems to be to emphasise the content of that particular piece of talk , for it is that content which is reacted to by other speakers . |
| 40 | It may well be that there are good reasons for following customary practices or for rejecting them in favour of new ones , but teachers ought to know what these reasons are , for it is this knowledge which provides for adaptability , the alternative realization of principles through techniques appropriate to different instructional settings . |
| 41 | The memorandum of association is of crucial importance to the company , for it is this document which lays down the boundaries of the company 's activities . |