Example sentences of "[subord] it be [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henry II , moreover , had performed homage while King and although it was homage for his continental possessions and not for his kingdom , this was a step to which none of his predecessors as Kings of England had ever steeled themselves . |
| 2 | There he was provisioned with every known variety of soft drink , and kept virtually incommunicado until it was time for him to travel to Broadcasting House . |
| 3 | ‘ Of course , ’ Fabia replied , and from then until it was time for her to drive Cara to the airport she listened intently to all her sister had to impart . |
| 4 | They rode steadily downwards until it was grass under their steeds ’ hoofs instead of rock , and there were trees and calm rivers meandering in the dips of hills . |
| 5 | But if it is work in which we can join , the question needs to be asked : will we respond decisively ? |
| 6 | Yeah , but it depends what , how it takes , what form it takes if he 's if it 's sort of their others are of similar ability , okay , but if it 's because , if people do n't take any notice of him because of |
| 7 | ‘ If it 's advice about your love life you want , pack him up before he ditches you ! ’ |
| 8 | On the other hand , if it was part of something bigger … ’ |
| 9 | In 1988 a visiting colleague from the Royal Ulster Constabulary asked if it was part of my role in Systems Development Department to comment on such essays . |
| 10 | ‘ But it 's not right , ’ said Lydia Horton , looking around the dreary little back-street surgery in the least attractive part of Oswaldston as if it were part of her grievance . |
| 11 | Therefore I am not able to suggest to you , and have n't been able to in my evidence which district even a new settlement er ought to go in , but I have to say that if it were part of your deliberations that you should choose a particular district , er then it is not part of my submission that you should not choose a particular district , but my bottom line is that the policy wording should at least ensure that there is commitment to a new settlement and it is inescapable on behalf of the district planning authorities , the last thing that we would want is the possibility of going round the districts , and the last one to produce a district wide plan is the one that has to get the new settlement , that seems to be a gen , fairly unsatisfactory way of proceeding , and each one should have to consider that as part of their certification process . |
| 12 | A graphic artists ' cutting board will cost a lot for the large size required so , unless it is part of your daily function , forget it . |
| 13 | ‘ My father 's old housekeeper — he and she grew old together — has a daughter who needs to make money ; , she lives in Nile Street , and if you were to say that I sent you , she might well be glad to put you up till it is time for you to go to Oxford . ’ |
| 14 | So some horses are unfriendly because it is part of their genetic makeup , and other horses are unfriendly due to lack of proper handling when they are young . |
| 15 | I can not change my feeling because it is part of my upbringing — I feel that the English culture is being swamped . |
| 16 | I will reply a little more freely , because you are who you are ; and because it is Gustave of whom I speak . |
| 17 | D : Well I do n't think you 're ever going to get it except by civil disobedience because it 's part of what a government 's all about , they have to defend the country . |
| 18 | I do n't know , I do n't know , er , I , I , I 'm not really up into this , but for example , the reason that McDonald 's uses red , is because it 's part of their culture of being classed in an so if you used green . |
| 19 | Erm because it 's part of our training . |
| 20 | Yeah , because it 's money for you to spend |
| 21 | He could remember them discussing it over the ironing and himself on the floor playing with his soldiers behind the sofa and keeping very quiet about it because it was way past his bedtime . |
| 22 | At first it were good because it were incentive for her to keep going because she 'd , you know , paid so much but toward the end , she said , it were getting ridiculous . |
| 23 | There can be no Christian blueprint for the ‘ final ’ form of society , since it is part of its perception of the human condition that all forms of society are provisional , reflecting human sinfulness , though not always to an equal degree . |
| 24 | But since it is part of my intention to suggest how and why the work of Joyce provokes exceptional division among its readers , I shall , for that reason and for others which will emerge , keep the notion of screen in front of you . |
| 25 | One , the organism-centred way , is to see the individual organism as the centre of interest , since it is individuals upon which selection acts : individuals survive and reproduce , or they die . |
| 26 | I thought that I had n't chosen to get married at all but that Syl had chosen to marry me , since it was time for him to marry and I offered no threat to the way and integrity of his life and character , and that my mother had chosen to see me wed because I was good for little else . |
| 27 | whether it 's kind of him to keep her there |
| 28 | exactly the same with socks , the blend of wool or nylon , er , just pure wool or nylon or whatever whether it 's cotton in it , all these things type of shirts and that , the strengths of the cloths feeling it , telling you that 'll wash well that 'll last |
| 29 | He thought of Julian in her drab housewife 's gown , with her still , tense body and her hungry eyes , and he said , hardly knowing why , or whether it was mischief in him or mercy : ‘ If you need me , apply to the girl . |
| 30 | He must be able to stamp his authority not only on his team but on the peloton as a whole , directing the whole tenor of the race before it is time for him to go to the front and win . |