Example sentences of "[subord] it be [det] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 It 's colder than it was this morning I think .
2 After all , if it is any good it should be able to do its job without further help .
3 And if it 's that girl you 're thinking of , forget it .
4 ‘ Well , if it 's any consolation we 're going back this afternoon to have another go . ’
5 If it 's any consolation they totally ignore that
6 ‘ I know bloody well what I 'm saying , ’ Gregson snapped , ‘ and if it 's any consolation it sounds as crazy to me as it probably does to you .
7 ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time .
8 If it 's any good we 'll nick it and make a fortune , and if it ai n't … we 'll call you .
9 Well if it 's any good I mean that 's not bad for the for the for , for the other room is it ?
10 If it 's more games you 're after , or maybe just help with Black Knight , drop here a SAE at .
11 If it 's another trick I want to warn Midge in time . ’
12 If it 's another tank I ca n't prove otherwise but I know one tank er the fourth tank you ca n't empty it , it 's got be syphoned out it comes from the top and er if you went there and just opened the valve you can get a an ounce of diesel out of it .
13 If it 's this cold she might not bother coming back
14 If it was that number it would be hundreds .
15 if it was another girl he would have another one .
16 After pausing for a second he must have relented , because he told her that if it was any help she could borrow benches and trestle tables .
17 if it was any thing he 'd er
18 You know we tend to sort of hover outside lodge meetings a bit you know cos it is all men you know and It 's quite frightening really you know I mean this sort of erm I think the way the finances are worked for instance er .
19 ( 2 ) A change in the process of teaching and learning , regardless of the subject content , is justified because it is these processes which are intrinsic to personal development and any improvement is ipso facto an improvement in education ; i.e. we change the process for its own sake .
20 A third trend was centred upon growing awareness of the difference between the real world and the way in which environment was perceived because it was such perception which influenced decision-making and therefore management .
21 She had never felt such a queer sensation before and was suddenly sad because it was this man who was going to take her innocence away from her .
22 ‘ If you 're — uh — gay , as they insist on calling it these days , then I 'll just have to accept it , but I shall always blame myself , always wonder where I went wrong with you , wonder whether it was that school I sent you to , I was never sure if it was a mistake or ’
23 And I looked out the window , I could n't see anybody next thing a car moved off so whether it was same crowd I do n't
24 We are not even likely to put up with our politicians ' abdication of monetary responsibility for long , though it is another subject they try not to mention in front of us .
25 In some sense , then , the function of the Creole seems to be to emphasise the content of that particular piece of talk , for it is that content which is reacted to by other speakers .
26 In conversations which involve speakers of both the first and second generations it is mainly the behaviour of the second generation speakers which is of interest , for it is these individuals who have " stylistic mobility " between London English and Creole and can be assumed to be using the two codes differentially ( though not necessarily consciously ) in a strategic way .
27 It may well be that there are good reasons for following customary practices or for rejecting them in favour of new ones , but teachers ought to know what these reasons are , for it is this knowledge which provides for adaptability , the alternative realization of principles through techniques appropriate to different instructional settings .
28 The memorandum of association is of crucial importance to the company , for it is this document which lays down the boundaries of the company 's activities .
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