Example sentences of "it [be] a [noun] on [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a comment on your behaviour in general , ’ she snapped . |
| 2 | Nothing else is like nursing — it 's a job on its own . |
| 3 | It should , I think , be emphasised that the present decision of your Lordships does not represent a breakthrough in relation to the principle against self-incrimination ; it is a decision on its own facts in the light of that principle . |
| 4 | It is a drain on their resources . |
| 5 | It is a stain on his inner ideal of himself , his honour ; and the conception of personal honour is the centre of Conrad 's moral system . |
| 6 | It was a mistake on my part to try to cover the grey with lowlights . |
| 7 | It was not even like other railways , for it was a railway on its own , the Bishop 's Castle Railway . |