Example sentences of "i [verb] it be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I mean it 's about I mean you know I mean it 's like today I mean Jeannie said oh well you come with us shopping if you do n't want to go dancing .
2 I mean it 's like my garden out the back there .
3 It 's , it 's , it 's , I mean it 's like your Modern Number One again , I mean although the character shapes are lovely , I mean although your G looks like that , is exactly the shape you want it to be , these thins here are real hairlines and that 's exactly what you do n't want it to be in six point , so I stretched the Swift by ten percent .
4 And so , i I mean it was to me it was a total waste of time over there !
5 I expect it is on its way , ’ said the Thing calmly .
6 I say it 's like him him not paying his poll tax .
7 When I painted it was for myself , I could afford the luxury of spending two years on a painting ; I did n't have to worry about whether anyone was interested in it or not or whether I would exhibit it in a commercial gallery or whether it would be sold .
8 It costs plenty , but I figure it 's worth it .
9 He will try Rowntrees again , and said : ‘ I hope it 's worth it . ’
10 I 'll get myself , I know it 's past it , but it it does , it does !
11 Therefore , I know it 's in my title deeds and I would assume it 's in his title deeds .
12 I know it 's like it 's like like the train station , is n't it ?
13 I know it is with me , er , with Dad 's Army , so er , if they 're getting huge ratings with those repeats , well , they 're obviously gon na put them on are n't they ?
14 It 's an old established set-up , but I reckon it 's on its last legs now .
15 I reckon it 's from them emigration people . ’
16 ‘ Oh well , ’ said Marcus , capturing his left hand again , ‘ I suppose it 's about what makes human consciousness possible , or rather it 's about what human consciousness is , which is to say what , and how , the world is , how anything is .
17 But I suppose it 's like us going over there and eating frogs ’ legs . ’
18 I would like to know what 's to be in it , when is the trial audit going to be , I suppose it 's in my diary , em .
19 You were eight years old and I suppose it is to your mother 's credit that she wanted to spare you any court proceedings .
20 I suppose it was about his mother .
21 Looking back I suppose it was in their interest to have a happy , accountable workforce .
22 I felt it was in our interests to renegotiate the deal .
23 I knew it was about me .
24 Then not long after , we were both walking under some scaffolding — she was already under it and out of view — when a workman whistled , so I knew it was for me , not her .
25 I knew it was for me to approach the Colonel again , rather than vice versa .
26 As soon as I saw it , I knew it was for you . ’
27 I knew it was in my heart .
28 I thought it was worth something ! ’
29 ‘ I would , ’ she retorted , ‘ if I thought it was worth my while spending the money .
30 But I thought it was worth it , until this happened .
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