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 .
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