Example sentences of "[conj] it be [pron] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 He came round at once , and said that it was nothing to worry about ; Susan was worn out , that was all , and must stay in bed for a few days .
2 The truth is that there is an embarrassment of riches in Joyce 's work that it was what to leave out which posed the problem , not what to include .
3 Sorry to be so cryptic , and it 's nothing to worry about — in fact , quite the reverse .
4 This is a very common response , and it 's nothing to worry about as long as you realize that the manager 's emphasis has to be on getting the unit to run efficiently .
5 Life is a gift , and it is yours to learn how to receive , not to earn .
6 ‘ We do n't know what lies ahead but it 's something to build on , ’ he said .
7 It was n't much , but It was something to go on .
8 There was a small explosion at the ramparts several yards away , but it was nothing to worry about … only Harry trying to free the long , iron six-pounder in which the head of a French cynic , Voltaire , had become jammed … rather surprisingly , the Collector thought , a narrow , lozenge-shaped head like that ; Harry had been unable to ram the head home to the cartridge and so , according to normal procedure , was obliged to destroy the charge by pouring water down the vent ; followed by a small quantity of powder , also through the vent , to blow out his makeshift shot .
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