Example sentences of "[verb] it [be] [noun] of [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I guessed it was part of your plot to steer me right away from Rob — in case I corrupt him . ’ |
| 2 | It 's , you know , it 's like what 's his Captain Oates was it , going out into the tent in the Antarctic or something , you know it 's sort of I may be gone for a while , you know , in the in the , into the wilderness and never to return so that in , in the British structure er politicians are , their loyalty is central rather than local because their political futures are determined centrally rather than locally . |
| 3 | Erm I mean you know it 's sort of there were certainly there were certainly groups of black tenants and white tenants who mixed , and there were certainly groups of of white tenants who would n't mix with the black tenants and vice versa . |
| 4 | Probably because most of us were n't really , well , quite a few of us anyway were n't thinking about sex at that time , so I suppose it was kind of you know , you just started |
| 5 | Perhaps you feel it 's part of your duty as my host . ’ |
| 6 | Later , I saw it was part of his fear : if I had the means to escape , perhaps I would use it ? |
| 7 | If Gilbert thought it was part of her duty to track down Amy or help her in any way , then she would do so . |
| 8 | Someone was shaking her violently , shouting at her , and at first she thought it was part of her nightmare . |
| 9 | I doubt whether this is done deliberately , but I think it 's part of everybody 's perception of science in schools that girls do biology and boys do chemistry and physics , and I suppose this is bound to have its affect on people 's choices , but I personally , and I think most of my colleagues would agree with me on this , see no reason to suppose that girls should be any less good at chemistry and physics than boys . |
| 10 | I think it 's part of our nature . |
| 11 | They can also be rated in kilowatts and on mopeds cos the regulation allow sort of what mopeds sixteen year olds can ride and I think it 's sort of something like seventy kilowatts or ninety kilowatts , it might be ninety . |
| 12 | In the uncomfortable interview he said : ‘ I think it is part of my job to stir controversy , as long as it is not party political controversy . |
| 13 | All it is , is the government and state washing it 's hands of it 's responsibility of , and of society as a whole is responsibility , is responsible for the children of society . |
| 14 | He gave her the money then , and said it was part of his retainer for the season . ’ |