Example sentences of "[be] a [noun] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that is you know what do you do with these things I mean they 're a nuisance when it comes to making a presentation . |
| 2 | If you quite like the sound of acupuncture but you 're a wimp when it comes to needles , think instead about Shiatsu-Do . |
| 3 | He had never been a party-goer and it had been against his better judgement that they agreed to join Ibn Fayoud 's party . |
| 4 | Referring to the Braer disaster in Shetland , Capt Sclater said : ‘ This could well have been a tanker and it goes to show how vulnerable Orkney is . ’ |
| 5 | He has a serious nature and his powers of concentration are a boon when it comes to his gruelling training schedule . |
| 6 | I 'm a hoarder when it comes to clothes — I still wear some of the clothes designed for Alexis in Dynasty . |
| 7 | I 'm a schoolboy when it comes down to it . |
| 8 | Yvonne 's wearing a little black number that to my untutored eye looks like it could have cost ten quid or a thousand ; Clare is rather more ostentatious in a short , sparkling , crimson creation that looks like it wants to be a ball-gown when it grows up . |
| 9 | The overall costs of implementing RMI are also beginning to be a worry and it seems likely that there will be a slowing down of large-scale implementation with a preference being given to smaller more gradualistic approaches to providing information needs . |
| 10 | Mum , is it meant to be a tree when it grows up ? |
| 11 | X Window is certain to be a success because it allows for applications running on any manufacturer 's machine and any multi-tasking operating system to be used by any X-based workstation or terminal . |
| 12 | How could it , how could it be a success when it collapsed , how could it be a success ? |
| 13 | It 'd be a leet and it carried the water . |
| 14 | The rain will have cleared by tomorrow morning , giving a bright sunny start to the day , although it will be a while before it warms up . |
| 15 | For example , a warrant will usually not be a liability as it does not contain an obligation to transfer economic benefits . |
| 16 | ‘ Between October and January I thought through what I wanted to do , and came to the conclusion that it had to be a change and it had to be something I was interested in , which really came down to working with people . |
| 17 | But she might still be a hindrance when it came to the rough stuff . |
| 18 | On Croatia 's part , the immediate implementation of its plans to establish and safeguard the rights of minorities would be a sign that it recognises that there have been and are legitimate fears , particularly among the Serbs in Croatia . |
| 19 | Delays in decision-making can be a difficulty as it takes time for problems at the bottom to come to the notice of people at the top , and for ideas at the top to percolate to the bottom . |
| 20 | But he had been very kind to her the past few weeks , and she knew he was right , that the showing would be a fiasco if it went on this way . |
| 21 | Weakness can be a bonus provided it leads us to depend on God himself . |
| 22 | Married life would be a drudgery if it consisted only of leaving all that had previously become important to us . |
| 23 | The hole afair wood be a jôke if it wer not so seerius . |
| 24 | In fact , the study 's summary basically says NT would n't even be a contender if it did n't have Microsoft 's name on it . |
| 25 | A loan stock convertible into ordinary shares has the advantage that it enables the holder to retain the security of being a creditor if it wishes , while offering a share in capital growth on conversion . |
| 26 | I thought it would make a difference being a Mrs but it did n't . |
| 27 | It knows that the pageant derives its reality from being a circus and it demands that the circus fulfils rationalized functions . |
| 28 | It 's classed as being a conifer but it looks nothing like one . |
| 29 | It 's a dress and it 's got the bottoms underneath like bell bottoms , bell bottoms . |
| 30 | It 's , it 's a comedy and it do n't look half bad I just watched , I just watched about |