Example sentences of "they [verb] it be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end , they agreed it was in everyone 's interest to carry on working , and the show was not threatened . |
| 2 | At first , customers kept their mouths shut not just because they signed nondisclosure agreements , but because they figured it was in their interest to do so . |
| 3 | And now the FA must decide whether they feel it is in everyone 's best interests if they throw Taylor overboard into Boston harbour , just like the Yanks did 200 years ago to another unwanted English export . |
| 4 | I 'm not saying you will always be successful or that it will never cost you a penny , nor am I advising those almost too timid to open a can of beans to tinker with a complex and potentially dangerous machine if they feel it 's beyond them ; we all have our limitations . |
| 5 | I 've just been at a two day conference at erm not very far from here , at Wisden House in which erm a number of erm top industrialists erm led by the former chairman of I C I have all unanimously been saying how bad they think it is for our future technological development and export development if overseas students get out of the habit of coming here . |
| 6 | They said it was for her own protection and they felt she might not surrender to the court . |
| 7 | They asked me to set up a buffet for a press launch , then they said it was for me ! ’ |