Example sentences of "it [be] a [noun] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exercise , gently at first , and let it be a part of your programme of change . |
| 2 | We are frustrated that London Weighting has consistently been used as if it were a concession to our demands . |
| 3 | They are fighting for their enslavement as if it were a question of their salvation . |
| 4 | Although the majority of scientists tend to be a little coy about metaphysical matters in their professional publications , they are often less so outside when writing elsewhere , being prone to describe the framework of presuppositions about perception within which they conduct their investigations as if it were a discovery in its own right and that ‘ discovery ’ an explanation of perception . |
| 5 | Just as some moonstruck Juliet would if it were a picture of her other-side-of-the-world Romeo . |
| 6 | Moral philosophers often ignore empathy as though it were an irrelevance outside their province , a matter for psychology perhaps rather than philosophy . |
| 7 | It is natural that the surrealist should deal in super-abundance , quite apart from it being a reflection of his youth . |
| 8 | ‘ I did n't notice it being a case of your putting up with anything ! |
| 9 | It 's a change in their life . |
| 10 | Perform well whatever assignments you have , have you noticed the Watchtower that were studying today , we 've all got it with you I think , just turn to page twenty six turn to page twenty two , you 'll see what it 's about , it 's about a brother Roy , who has always advocated sticking close to Jehovah 's organization , guide to organization , give you a life story , and it 's quite interesting reading , and again it 's a test of your alertness , your vigilance , whether or not your spirits be awake or not , is this the first time you 've seen that article ? |
| 11 | It 's a test of his imaginative sympathy . |
| 12 | It 's a function of your relationship to me , d'ye see ? |
| 13 | It 's a measure of their commitment to the cause of good design that their paramount concern is to make a page whose information can be readily absorbed , rather than to devise one for which the reader might need sunglasses . |
| 14 | Well it 's a threat to your personal safety . |
| 15 | It 's a , it 's a mark in her face . |
| 16 | His parents say that it 's a tribute to their son 's popularity . |
| 17 | It 's a tribute to my step-father 's life . |
| 18 | They use the idea for designing the interiors of buildings and so on ; essentially it 's a toy in its current form , but it gives you the idea . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's a criticism of my work , and I 'm not standing for it . ’ |
| 20 | They know what areas they 've got to cover in maths or English and it 's a question of their motivation . |
| 21 | It 's a bit like your story , ha , your novel you 're gon na write . |
| 22 | Erm the forecast figure is our plan of getting to the end result , which is not the same thing , which is in a way it 's a bit like our overtime hours and some of the areas we said that we would spend X amount of hours in , in two months , we 've had to then change the shape of that and said we 'd have half of X over five months , so our forecast i is being done differently , cos they 've worked out the , the branch forecast quite significantly differently erm Jeremy went through , through most of th briefly most of the means of doing that this morning and it sounds a lot more sensible than what they 've done in the past . |
| 23 | I think it 's a reflection of their motivation , because I 'm not a subject specialist . |
| 24 | It 's a present for my mother . |
| 25 | Because it ca n't be so unusual for girls to be education in a se I mean , I just do n't know anything this i it 's a blank in my mind . |
| 26 | You could say it 's a return to his earlier mode , but ramified by increased stamina . |
| 27 | Item four , application by Homes , in conjunction with the for thirty six flats for residential development , on the land which I assume is at the rear of House , in erm , I will need some guides on it , because it 's a ghost before my time , erm , does anyone like |
| 28 | ‘ It 's a part of my life , and I 'm never going to give it up , ’ I said as we hurried up through the copse . |
| 29 | It 's a part of my religion , of the old religion . ’ |
| 30 | But whatever happens , I will never feel indifferent or hate everybody here , because there were some acceptable , some good performances we did together , but I can already say there were some great performances — at least as I remember them — so it 's a part of my artistic life closely connected to my heart . |