Example sentences of "it a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose you would call it a truss in English . |
| 2 | This attitude to doubt it a part of our Christian shame today . |
| 3 | But we usually work it into the show format somewhere , rather than make it a part of the news . |
| 4 | So we teach our daughters that er , er , the first and foremost duty they have to perform in life is to like after your husband and elders and bring up the family , and the economical side , contribution from the er female is secondary , although they claim it a part as well , erm as economically as well . |
| 5 | This warmth , coupled with all the spectacular events , has made it a part of our lives we will never forget . |
| 6 | ‘ Let's give it a swing , ’ insisted Jack . |
| 7 | I was tempted to call it a day there and then , pull over and have a kip , but my stomach reminded me that I had n't thrown it a bone since the ploughman 's at lunch-time , and it had been quite an eventful day . |
| 8 | Is it a bird ? |
| 9 | Anna tugged at his sleeve to bring Preston 's ear nearer to her mouth and enquired in a stage whisper , ‘ Daddy , is it a bird ? ’ |
| 10 | Was it an animal was it a bird ? |
| 11 | Was it a bird ? |
| 12 | In some ways it resembled a flying fox , common throughout Malaysia ; in some ways it resembled a rat , but its easy flight and way of walking proclaimed it a bird . |
| 13 | IS it a bird ? |
| 14 | And erm that 's when you er when you had your a a a new new rig out as they called it in those days , they called it a rig out , new rig out in those days . |
| 15 | For good measure , Donovan is in league with the Nazis , making it a race against both him and the armies of darkness . |
| 16 | point to point may be amateur but there 's a few pounds to be won by following the form … the bookies are here of course … lets face it a race meeting without them is like a bottle of champagne with no bubbles … |
| 17 | These codes are shared by author and reader and their role in the text is what makes it a text . |
| 18 | By asserting that " a text is interpretable to those who can , under the prevailing circumstances , build around it a text world — or scenario " ( p. 9 ) he focusses on the relationships between text and the reader 's response and the text and the world created by the text itself . |
| 19 | it , it , it takes away all the rights from British workers , because the other eleven will have it and we wo n't and will make it a sweatshop economy . |
| 20 | ‘ Is n't it a wonder , now , ’ said Phil , seizing the chance to turn the conversation his way , ‘ That shaggin' chancer of a Dagg from Belfast did n't claim his dirty water could cure cancer too ! ’ |
| 21 | I think I might just give it a solder over because it 's er a bit dry in that area . |
| 22 | ‘ Was it a love letter , then ? ’ |
| 23 | According to Raybestos the inspector spent the day in the factory ‘ giving it a top to bottom going over ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ Was it a girl ? ’ |
| 25 | When my Mother went into labour , it was he and not my Grandmother who performed the midwifery until the ambulance arrived , then ran behind it shouting , ‘ Make it a girl , Betty , make it a girl . ’ |
| 26 | When my Mother went into labour , it was he and not my Grandmother who performed the midwifery until the ambulance arrived , then ran behind it shouting , ‘ Make it a girl , Betty , make it a girl . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Oh is it a girl ? |
| 28 | There , is it a girl or a boy , that 's a boy obviously . |
| 29 | Is it a girl ? |
| 30 | Is it a girl you 're seeing ? |