Example sentences of "[conj] it be a [noun] we " in BNC.
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1 | I I p I 'm inclined to suggest that it 's a pity we have n't got that in , somewhere at the beginning or the end to sort of give a bit of beef to it . |
2 | We seem to feel that it is a sense we can manage without . |
3 | Our childhood shapes the kind of people we become , and influences our choice of career , so it 's a subject we often turn to on the show . |
4 | So , if it is a male , we cut off its testicles ; if it is a female we cut out its uterus and its ovaries ; and if we are house-proud , we also cut out the claws of both sexes . |
5 | If it 's a boy we 'll call him Dennis , and if it 's a girl , Denise . |
6 | If it 's a river we can find a place to hole up and get some rest . |
7 | ‘ It 's been a problem , but it 's a problem we are tackling and winning , ’ he said . |
8 | But it 's a stretcher we need , an ambulance , sort of . |
9 | It is a phrase which often brings a gentle shiver of recognition — as though it is a truth we had always known but had long forgotten ; a truth concealed within our own hearts . |