Example sentences of "[adv] it [be] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the groups came together it was because in the fiction the Argonauts were landing and desperately needed food and shelter — which the younger children enormously enjoyed providing . |
| 2 | The dream lingered through the endless moments while I trudged up the clinging sand , seeing our little cottage grow larger and more ominous , till suddenly it was if the film director grew tired and cut to me opening the cupboard door and peeping out . |
| 3 | Suddenly it was as though they were n't enemies at all , but locked in a passionate , warm embrace . |
| 4 | They somehow managed to persuade the owners , apparently it was and it was and nobody else had ever been allowed in this place not even erm historians who write about famous buildings , even they had been refused access ! |
| 5 | Perhaps it 's 'cos you 're in black black — does n't suit some people . ’ |
| 6 | Perhaps it 's that he 's made me look at myself and see that what I believe is old and stuffy . |
| 7 | Perhaps it 's that encompasses that , that is your objective , the second one the trainee will understand how to complete , what does your audience think ? |
| 8 | Perhaps it 's cos they do n't know the basics . |
| 9 | Perhaps it 's like she ca n't die for real , until someone 's sorted it all out . |
| 10 | Perhaps it 's because you get to see more of the timber . |
| 11 | Perhaps it 's because we humans tend to associate protein with fitness and athleticism . |
| 12 | Perhaps it 's because the sport seems ironically so urban that I find it less than thrilling . |
| 13 | Funnily enough , it 's an album that hardly anyone seems to have heard of , apart from the real Fleetwood Mac enthusiasts — perhaps it 's because it does n't have any of the famous tracks on it . |
| 14 | Perhaps it 's because he 's just been asked yet again about that record . |
| 15 | Perhaps it 's because Switzerland is the most boring country in the world , and once you 've learned to play the Alpine horn there 's precious little else to do in terms of entertainment . |
| 16 | Or perhaps it 's because they eat all that gorgeous chocolate which , as we know , is an aphrodisiac . |
| 17 | They have a particular appeal , I 'm not sure why — perhaps it 's because I can remember making one at school . |
| 18 | Perhaps it 's because so many people are opting not to bother . |
| 19 | Well , I thought perhaps it 's because it |
| 20 | Apart from confirmation that in dictatorships , scientific corruption flourishes together with the more venal kinds , perhaps it is that we should not accept the recent predictions of Argentina 's early possession of an independent nuclear arsenal without some reservation . |
| 21 | Or perhaps it is that if we try to take on the identity and authority of the Weaving Mother the consequences will be severe ; our own personal weavings are only part of a much greater pattern , which we can not control or take credit for . |
| 22 | Perhaps it is as you travel to work , or as you take the dog out for a walk , or as you walk on the Downs , or when you have that quiet morning cup of coffee . |
| 23 | Perhaps it is because of this that an alternative method of picking was developed . |
| 24 | Perhaps it is because I was married on November 5 , and all the way down to a miserable , wet Bournemouth where we spent our honeymoon , there were village bonfires set out ready . |
| 25 | Perhaps it is because six-time major-winner Lee Trevino shares a background with his caddie Willie Aitchison that the two have developed such a close relationship over the years . |
| 26 | Perhaps it is because of a hearty dislike of chauvinism and exaggerated nationalism that I have not become an intense patriot . |
| 27 | Perhaps it is because a predator is able to find and eat relatively large numbers of aposematic prey in a short space of time , and that the high initial rate of feeding produces a more powerful reinforcement than a greater number of prey eaten over a longer period . |
| 28 | Perhaps it is because in isolation human beings achieve their true status ; they are no longer tied to an economic process which dominates their existence . |
| 29 | Perhaps it is because we are so aware of the unsatisfactory nature of so much of contemporary church life that we are so reluctant to define our evangelistic goal in terms of disciples made . |
| 30 | ‘ Perhaps it is because the nose is the first part of you to come forward . |