Example sentences of "[subord] it be [noun] [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do not know if you are so frank with me because you do not care how I react , or if it is honesty which prompts you . |
| 2 | Here Lévi-Strauss argues that behind the original question from which Sartre began — how can man make history if history makes him ? — lurks another : if it is man who makes history , how does ‘ History ’ gain its exorbitant status as the desired , unachievable object of Sartre 's text ? |
| 3 | If it 's pasta she comes here and asks us to cook it for her . |
| 4 | If it 's courage it takes to put sports cars and coupes into production then the product planners at Mazda deserve a medal . |
| 5 | Sarella turned in time to catch Marc 's worried glance following the reckless path of the jeep , but then he turned , and she could almost believe she 'd imagined that fleeting expression when he gave her a cynical smile and said , ‘ If it 's proverbs he wants I could have swopped him a more appropriate one . ’ |
| 6 | But because it is Kiev it looks as if many truths , many pasts , will continue to co-exist there side by side . |
| 7 | Although they are cross with themselves for being so soft , in the end they discover that they did the right thing because it is Gollum who shows them the way to Mount Doom , and Gollum who finally disposes of the Ring . |
| 8 | It is difficult to research as it is behaviour which takes place in a domestic setting involving powerless people . |