Example sentences of "it [be] [art] pity you " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a pity you did n't run into her , Freddy , on your way to the Gents — I presume you were on your way to the Gents . |
| 2 | To my mind it 's a pity you did n't take that attitude when you were first made aware of the situation , because when I returned from next door you were still yelling your head off at her and painting a vivid picture of what her life would be with an illegitimate child tacked on to her . |
| 3 | ‘ Susan will be sorry to have missed you — it 's a pity you have to leave so soon , ’ Richard said hesitantly ushering Simon out of his office , and his life , forever . |
| 4 | Constance said , ‘ It 's a pity you did n't really know Nora . |
| 5 | Now , as the thought came into his mind he spoke it aloud , and had he spoken like this to anyone else it would have been taken as an insult , for what he said was , ‘ It 's a pity you have n't had education , Mick . ’ |
| 6 | We had a brilliant time and it 's a pity you only get to do it once : Maybe we 'll split up and reform under a different name — so we can have a crack at it next year . |
| 7 | Well it 's a pity you did n't think of your daughter when you were whoring your way around the world , is n't it ? |
| 8 | ‘ It 's a pity you bothered to come home at all , darling , ’ said Mrs. Mounce . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's a pity you ca n't pull strings , ’ Anne said . |
| 10 | She went on : " It 's a pity you did n't wait a little longer , but there you are . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's a pity you 've gone off fucking , ’ continued Nubenehem when the customer had left . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a pity you were n't also taught a little kindness and tolerance . |
| 13 | ‘ He did miss it ; it 's a pity you did n't hear me asking Dana 's flatmate for her — you 'd have had to believe me then . ’ |
| 14 | It 's a pity you 've money , you 'd be a deal better off if you 'd a living to earn , teaching or nursing . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It 's a pity you did n't forget the key to this place , ’ she told him . |
| 16 | It 's a pity you ca n't manage the return trip by yourself , but it would be too much for a woman alone . |
| 17 | He ran long fingers through his straight dark hair while exclaiming impatiently , ‘ It 's a pity you could n't have thought to ask about days off . |
| 18 | It 's a pity you did n't think about it more carefully three years ago — or maybe it 's just as well , ’ he mocked . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's a pity you ca n't find work away from that place , Tom , ’ said Dolly , shaking her head in concern . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's a pity you could n't persuade your family to be here today . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Well , it 's a pity you said it now . |
| 22 | And equally unofficially , it 's a pity you 've got to know her . ’ |
| 23 | We had a , we had a really goo , it 's a pity you were n't here earlier actually cos we had a stu , a nice conversation about politics . |
| 24 | It 's a pity you do n't feel like standing up and racing cos it 's lovely . |
| 25 | Yeah it 's a pity you did n't wan na go for something bigger in n it , that would have been ideal would n't it ? |
| 26 | It 's a pity you ca n't see hand signals on this thing . |
| 27 | It 's a pity you have n't got to earn enough to put in there and pay for it . |
| 28 | It 's a pity you did n't do your outer edge with roses |
| 29 | I do feel it is a pity you sent a single person to test facilities for a family . |
| 30 | ‘ It is a pity you did n't see the girl at the place she died . |