Example sentences of "[be] it [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He can name his price and I 'll pay it because he 's a brilliant jock , but that 's it and he knows it . ’ |
| 2 | and Boots own cleansing lotion for my mascara and that 's it , only buy mascara , eye liner and lipstick and blusher and that 's it and it does me six months of the year |
| 3 | How long is it since you saw her ? |
| 4 | Why is it that they bestow their ardour upon the well-adjusted , wholesome architects of pop 's fatal new maturity ? |
| 5 | What else is it that it tells ya ? |
| 6 | Jacob is not dealing with a demon , and when the answer to his question comes , together with the dawn , he knows that himself for certain : ‘ Why is it that you ask my name ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ How is it that you recognised him ? ’ she asked politely . |
| 8 | ‘ If he 's so untrustworthy then how is it that you know him ? ’ she asked with shaky triumph . |
| 9 | Or is it that you want him to ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ What is it that you want me to do , Isabel ? ’ |
| 11 | Why is it that you have everything but , there you are , there you are they 're cheap too are n't they ? |
| 12 | And then I think I want to ask you people the question , ‘ What is it that you do which is potentially interesting to the world ? ’ okay ? |
| 13 | When you saw what a disaster you had caused , you could of started again and taken some time , oh sorry I forgot that 's not godlike , you probably did n't want to know or is it that you enjoy what you made , a sort of entertainment , better than Home and Away , watching wars and diseases and things . |
| 14 | But just er , you know , clarify my thinking on it , what exactly is it that you feel you want to think about ? |
| 15 | is it but you see you could er pay for them on the ferry then |
| 16 | That is it and I hate it when you keep on and on nagging . |
| 17 | That is it and I hate it when you keep on and on nagging . |
| 18 | he said you know what is it and I showed him a piece like , he said oh I he said yes , I said I 've taken the nails out that I did n't see , he said oh I 've got a metal detector here |
| 19 | But is it because they left it too late or something then ? |
| 20 | Is it because you believe it wrong to do so , or because you are afraid of being caught and of the consequences if you are ? |
| 21 | ‘ Is — is it because you think you should stay with your aunt ? |
| 22 | ‘ Or is it because I did it from choice ? ’ she demanded sarcastically , shouting him down . |
| 23 | Was it after you had him on Desert Island Discs ? ’ |
| 24 | Or was it that they developed their legends of the deities and then saw' those deities portrayed in the sky ? |
| 25 | Then the righteous will reply , ‘ Lord , when was it that we saw you hungry and fed you , or thirsty and gave you drink , a stranger and took you home , or naked and clothed you ? |
| 26 | And they too will reply , ‘ Lord , when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison , and did nothing for you ? ’ |
| 27 | how long ago was it that we bought it ? |
| 28 | Have you told Bernard the story and he turned round and he said , who the fuck was it that you told her brother I 've seen Jason ! |
| 29 | Was it that she loved him ? |
| 30 | I wonder was it because someone sent you a letter ? |