Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you know what I mean ; when a marriage or relationship is going wrong and it 's like everything that one person says or does n't say , or does or does n't do , seems to rub the other one up the wrong way . |
| 2 | In such a case it is not caught by s. 22 unless it is by itself a contract for sale [ of land ] … |
| 3 | But he was a proper But it was in his back yard , he was killing it and hanging it up in the window there . |
| 4 | However , Tamburlaine is also like this because it is in his nature , and so when these two clash , one of them is going to suffer . |
| 5 | Preston half understood this because it was in him , too , but he rejected it , also , because it scared him too much . |
| 6 | I 'm afraid that STG is no longer as reliable as it was in my grandfather 's day . |
| 7 | But the only other guidance necessary is to say : be as funny as it is in you to be but be careful not to go too far . |
| 8 | From my thirteen-year-old daughter 's account it is still as uncritical as it was in my own schooldays . |
| 9 | Aristotle knows of a time in which the constitution of Massalia had been even more oligarchic than it was in his time ( Pol . |
| 10 | One of the consequences of this reluctance to surrender autonomy is an extreme difficulty in organizing any collective action unless everyone can be convinced that it is in his or her best interest . |
| 11 | But like , Scott was going to me he was going to me , oh stop complaining or I 'll give you one your tit , like and I goes well I would n't mind so much if it was on my , I wear a bra all the time |
| 12 | It follows , in my opinion , that the servant may , whilst in the employment of the master , be as agreeable , attentive , and skilful as it is in his power to be to others with the ultimate view of obtaining the benefit of the customers ' friendly feelings when he calls upon them if and when he sets up business for himself . |
| 13 | This amazing £250,000 Japanese import is apparently so sophisticated that it is beyond its capability to frank more than one all-purpose hybrid place of origin on its postmark , viz ‘ Cumbria ’ occupying the whole upper half of the disc , with ‘ Dumfries & Galloway ’ ( nearly three times the length ) squeezed into the lower half . |
| 14 | ‘ I have n't got the timing right yet — but I get it right about one night in three and it 's worth it . ’ |
| 15 | Anne , who 's forty one , admits things can get tight but it 's worth it to be surrounded by so many loving children . |
| 16 | It is clear , however , that political historians can not afford to confine their attention to the goings-on at Westminster or St James 's , and that the history of party under the later Stuarts is as much about the divisions that emerged in society at large as it is about what happened in Parliament or at the royal Court . |
| 17 | Unbecoming as it was to their cred , the embarrassed band loaded themselves and gear into the vehicle and tried very hard indeed not to be seen getting out of it at the other end . |
| 18 | our conversation 's even more riveting than it was before it went on . |
| 19 | I am not sure if it is worth it , |
| 20 | My parents were from a long line of good people with a strong sense of duty , living at peace with their neighbours , quick to be helpful when it was in their power , understandably a little feudal in their outlook , with a cautious eye on the squire for whom they worked , liking a glass of beer or homemade parsnip wine , and not above a bit of rabbit poaching . |
| 21 | This is at its most practical in empathizing sufficiently to collect useful facts about a person but closing oneself to sympathy ; it is at its purest in vanity , basking in awareness from other viewpoints as long as it is of oneself . |
| 22 | He did n't mind socializing with his staff as long as it was on His terms and at their expense , but to meet them as equals on neutral ground was another matter . |
| 23 | As long as it were worth it ! |
| 24 | Maybe she was n't even hungry but it 's in her to kill . |
| 25 | Every tale — depressing as it is in its own right represents another body blow to the leasing industry . |
| 26 | I I saw a pair , a baby , twenty five reduced to I think it was ten ninety nine and it 's in my size . |
| 27 | They 're quite hot but it 's worth it — they look good ’ — Peete ‘ I study interior design . |
| 28 | ‘ Nor should one forget the ignis fatuus , familiar as it is to us all . ’ |
| 29 | Every effort will be made to ensure that the information held is accurate and up-to-date and it is in your own interest to tell the Personnel Department if your personal circumstances change ; for example , if you get married or move house . |
| 30 | Difficult though it was for her , however , are we entitled to assume that her French upbringing was bound to give her an adverse picture of her Scottish kingdom , and that her view was justified ? |