Example sentences of "it be [art] [noun sg] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had she been less committed to parenting , perhaps because her children were older and seen to be less in need of her support , or had it been an event which threatened a role or idea to which she was less committed , perhaps losing a part-time job which she did not enjoy , the effect would be less threatening . |
| 2 | Treasure and the maps to locate it are the stuff we dream of , whether the treasure be a golden Celtic torque or a Roman pottery shard is not as important , perhaps , as the quest and excitement of making the find . |
| 3 | After a long pause , Claire said , ‘ Would it be the Gardai who opened them … ? ’ |
| 4 | She repeated the word softly , testing the sound of it on her lips , as if it were a word she had never heard before . |
| 5 | Brutal it were the way he knocked the other feller about . ’ |
| 6 | I were thinking , oh it were the day you came up with them and then you went off to , er |
| 7 | Well it , it were the variety you got at . |
| 8 | As though I did not exist ; as though it were an automaton who cleared brambles and counted magpies . |
| 9 | In fact , facing page 119 , there it was , with Westerby duly posing in front as though it were an animal he had just hunted to its death . |
| 10 | It is no longer fashionable to discuss the Industrial Revolution as if it were an event which happened between 1760 and 1840 . |
| 11 | The famous trip to Europe , which Lear had constantly referred to in his letters as if it were an experience which united him with the great ornithologist , became the bitter disappointment of a friendship manqué . |
| 12 | In recognition of it being a charity which had acted in the public interest , the judge awarded only three-quarters of the costs , estimated at £50,000 , against the conservation group , which is considering an appeal . |
| 13 | It 's a route he has just retraced for the character of Fergus , the IRA man who attempts to re-make his life in The Crying Game ] , an experience Jordan understands well . |
| 14 | So i i it 's a standard you know dinky little thing like y you us you use You know the with their little twirly thing and er the you saw the |
| 15 | It 's a lellow I mean a yellow tie . |
| 16 | We s it 's a word we use quite a lot . |
| 17 | It 's a word we use to talk about masses of undifferentiated humanity — like buying a pound of whitebait for your supper , rather than , say , 341 little silver fishes that once frisked and swam in the dappled shallows of the ocean . |
| 18 | It 's a word we use to talk about masses of undifferentiated humanity — like buying a pound of whitebait for your supper , rather than , say , 341 little silver fishes that once frisked and swam in the dappled depths of the ocean . |
| 19 | Well it 's a skill I have . |
| 20 | Let's see if we can move them on this year so that they start to think it 's a charity I know I really want to support . |
| 21 | You are all familiar with our loyal supporters , but what about those people on the fringes who may have given a donation or done something for Save The Children in the past , but never really followed it up and there are the people who are interested who think , it 's a charity I feel I ought to support . |
| 22 | Oscar , oh it 's a comedy you know |
| 23 | But it 's a duster you take to it , not one of the latest hydraulic drills , and even as you dust , you must do it lovingly . |
| 24 | It 's a reputation we 've kept to the present day . |
| 25 | Like most other immigrants , Rita came here following a dream and it 's a dream she does n't want to give up . |
| 26 | It 's a threat which puts miners at greater risk of contracting crippling lung diseases . |
| 27 | It 's a threat we 've taken very seriously . |
| 28 | It 's a play I have seen acted regularly in each village , and on every occasion it 's exactly the same . |
| 29 | It 's a subject we do not talk about . ’ |
| 30 | Erm and it 's quite , you know and it 's a subject I 've never done before |