Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [conj] it [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And they do n't make concessions and it 's not just airpistols firing paint blobules . |
| 2 | He did n't know lions and it was n't him had tae go inside the cage . |
| 3 | If there are more than four I go to the cupboard and nip cognacs till it 's all over for me , my dear ’ , or ‘ Last Sunday I had a fearful crise . |
| 4 | Although there is no doubt that this view is supported in London — which tends to see the West in terms of an Anglo-Saxon axis and the ‘ special relationship ’ between Britain and the United States — France has reservations and it is clearly not shared by southern European nations . |
| 5 | The only possible result of doing so is to discover mistakes that it is too late to correct . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , our results should be interpreted cautiously as they are based on only three monitored fathers and it is not possible to assess reliably how many of the three leukaemias , if any , were caused by paternal preconceptual exposure to some occupational factor . |
| 7 | We used enemas when it was not possible to utilise the enteral lavage . |
| 8 | The figure was based on the number of agreements signed between NGC and power generating companies but it was highly unlikely all these would come to fruition . |
| 9 | A school that can show parents that it is well resourced is at a tremendous advantage . |
| 10 | In most cases this was slander but I have seen instances where it was not far from the truth . |
| 11 | Erm , it 's quite frankly about abusing women and it 's often the case that in the eighteenth century one 's sexuality was considered to begin much earlier than we do now . |
| 12 | The Treasury Select Committee will have fun discussing the precise significance of that measure , which is another attempt to talk up the economy and persuade consumers that it is all right to spend now . |
| 13 | But I have actually slept top-to-tail when we 've had parties and it 's too late for the lads to go home , now just get into the bed top-to-tail and keep each other warm so that the winter and yeah |
| 14 | She knew that success would come if she could convince readers that it was not a novel designed as mere entertainment but a moral tale designed to expose an evil and enhance the moral status of the reader . |
| 15 | Well I know it 's got potatoes but it 's not that filling . |
| 16 | but sometimes actually it 's a more , you know , kind of it 's , it 's , it 's not really because they 've got problems but it 's just because they , they 're , they 're , they 're sort of more diligent and more , you know , more motivated but erm yeah getting on |
| 17 | Even in the evenings , he crafted his ships while Uncle Philip and Finn made puppets until it was half past eight and time for him to go to bed . |
| 18 | What 's more , with so much emphasis placed upon cultivating a creative youth — schools and parents actively promoting music , local radio and TV picking up regional talent , the reasonable cost of good equipment and the ease with which quality demos and records can be made , plus the all-round encouragement young people receive in all recreational pursuits these days — means it was almost certainly harder to break out in those starchy , stifling times than it is now . |
| 19 | Yeah and all you know things that it 's almost expected that you will understand what they mean . |
| 20 | Certain areas of the province are out of bounds to service families because it 's too risky . |
| 21 | The rule of the Greek military junta in 1967–74 had damaged relations but it was partly in order to stabilise Greek democracy that a treaty of accession was signed in 1979 , leading to membership in 1981 . |
| 22 | So she said oh about three people who 've had that , she said you have something to eat and you get pains and it 's obviously some sort of virus going round . |
| 23 | The annual rowing contest between the two ancient universities was a great London event with many ordinary families taking sides and wearing favours but it was hardly a matter of ‘ national ’ concern until the BBC included the Boat Race in the select band of truly British events . |
| 24 | Computer aided instruction ( C.A.I. ) strictly should cover other techniques such as simulation and computer based procedures but it is usually intended to mean a situation where a student sits in front of a screen on which the presented formats relate to his developing cognitive activity as expressed by his manipulations of the associated key-board . |
| 25 | But the second milking , and so forth on , perhaps the thir second or third milking they used to get milk , what they called beastlings and it was very often too much for the calves to take , so she got a full bag . |
| 26 | Oh , it was doing tricks and it was so |
| 27 | Then , credit is seen as a necessity ( Appendix II ; section 1 ) : ‘ You buy on credit to make ends meet … . ’ , ‘ none of us would have things if it was n't for catalogues ’ , ‘ … when you want to replace anything you are forced to use HP because you do n't have the cash ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ You know the rules , Sabrina : we only use contacts if it 's absolutely necessary . |
| 29 | It took hours and it was not until the late afternoon that he began the final copy . |
| 30 | Complaints often from cold , damp , penetrating winds and it is principally of use in colds and coughs . |