Example sentences of "it [be] a [noun] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had it been a ploy it would have been a rewarding one , but Vanessa was not given to ploys . |
| 2 | Had it been a Saturday we should have stayed to see the cheese market . |
| 3 | If I write this on the board , I 'll break it down for you because it 's a word you may well see , sorry about that |
| 4 | But it 's a technique which can be used in many different ways , for example : |
| 5 | You know what I mean , it 's a narcotic it 'll send some of you more asleep than you already are ! |
| 6 | WH : ‘ It 's a subject which should be covered . ’ |
| 7 | It 's a rivalry which can only become fiercer : the connoisseur 's eye versus technology 's bag of tricks . |
| 8 | It 's a wonder you can attend to the business downstairs . |
| 9 | I thought cor blimey it 's a wonder he can walk look at that you would n't believe that today would you nineteen ninety two oh no wonder they all come over here , is so really , ca n't blame them if that 's the sort of quality of life they 've got |
| 10 | When they 've felt like a' dae it 's a sign they 'll be movin' oan soon . ’ |
| 11 | I think he really wants to name it after every member of the Spurs football team , so if it 's a girl it could be tricky ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a question I ca n't answer , ’ she said . |
| 13 | If it 's a boy we 'll call him Dennis , and if it 's a girl , Denise . |
| 14 | None of this ‘ It 's a lifeform we must respect it . ’ |
| 15 | And we want to hear all about your own experiences as a mum — whether it 's a tip you can pass on , or a story to tell . |
| 16 | Having heard that , and secondly due to your patience er through your patience getting clarification that it the borough could if it wished allocate its sixty hectares under this structure plan policy outside the town centres and that things that then took place in town centres would be extra , it 's not something they have to do but it 's a freedom they would have in their local plan , having heard those two things , the concern I 've got that even at sixty hectares , Harrogate 's allocation was too small erm really recedes very quickly sir , and would completely disappear and here Mr Allenby and I are at one , |
| 17 | IF YOU won the pools , it 's a cert you 'd celebrate with a slap-up party for friends — and that 's how we 're winding up our great series of free contests . |
| 18 | She laughed and added : ‘ It 's a sacrifice I 'd be prepared to make for Midge 's sake . ’ |
| 19 | It 's a day I will never forget as the death toll rose and office workers were told to give blood or go home . |
| 20 | It 's a pity we ca n't see the street names , though I do n't suppose it would do us a lot of good if we could — well , not without a street map . ’ |
| 21 | It 's a pity we ca n't animate the final movie for you to see , but take my word for it — and the editor 's — the results are certainly superb . |
| 22 | Over the noise he hears Mark say , ‘ It 's a pity we ca n't go to Florida . ’ |
| 23 | Well , if he lived in the north- east , er part of this county , that great ar area where there is very little in terms of infrastructure perhaps er er it 's a pity we ca n't have a few more hysterics and we would perhaps get further down the road . |
| 24 | It 's a pity they wo n't be at Wembley . |
| 25 | It 's a pity they ca n't make a living at it then they 'd all be millionaires and prices 'd be better . " |
| 26 | ‘ It 's a pity he ca n't kill himself with drink , ’ muttered Heathcliff . |
| 27 | It 's a pity he do n't go and do that it 's a pity he ca n't drive and go and do that |
| 28 | It 's a pity he could n't stick to something like that cos I mean ex-policemen can get jobs like that no trouble ca n't they ? |
| 29 | It 's a pity I ca n't . ’ |
| 30 | It 's a pity I could n't include my other Aussie signings Gary Jack and Bruce McGuire who fly in next week . ’ |