Example sentences of "it be good [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's too thin , it 's too sharp , it 's better than it looks on the telly , it reminds them of the wife , it gets right up their nose , etc. etc . |
| 2 | Yes , but it 's good when it 's done you see ! |
| 3 | Yeah it 's good cos it mulches down now . |
| 4 | If you want the earth to move for you , it 's best that it starts with small tremors and works its way slowly up the Richter . |
| 5 | It is not official information , it is better that it goes directly to a department that can deal with it . |
| 6 | He forecast : ‘ This Treaty will end in tears it is better that it ends in tears now than it ends in very bitter tears in five , ten or 15 years . ’ |
| 7 | point of view when the information 's been com when so it 's coming in and being sorted it is better that it 's done at that particular time |
| 8 | Indeed , it was better than it had been for months . |
| 9 | It was better if it had never happened . |
| 10 | ‘ All the old clichés : it was good while it lasted , and so on . |
| 11 | It was good once it got going . |
| 12 | It was new to them , but they did not need to be told that it was good and it raised their spirits . |