Example sentences of "[noun sg] it be [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's at this point in our agenda when er the world search it 's our agenda and er in introducing the report there are just four things I want to comment about . |
| 2 | And so we 've got to desire to have our broken relationship with God restored , you see we need to receive what God offers in Christ , the fact that Christ died for our sins does not mean a thing to us until we say yes I accept it for me , I believe you died for me , I receive it , I 'm linked into it , you see your house can be , let me give you a very simple illustration , your house is linked up with er Eastern Electricity and there is so many er I du n no what , what the what it is , but there is the power there , the there are , there are kilo watts of power on tap in your home , but in the winter you 're cold , when it gets dark outside , it 's dark inside the cooker , the electric cooker does n't work , the fridge is not operating the food is going rotten , you ca n't watch a programme on television , why , because you have n't plugged into the source of the power , it 's as simple as that , you ca n't blame the Electricity Board , it 's not Eastern Electricity 's fault it 's your fault because all the plugs are out of the sockets and it does n't matter what the Electricity Board does short of blowing up your house , they can do nothing for you and it does n't matter what God has done in Christ until we as it were to also plug in , it does n't mean a thing to us , but the moment we link in , that 's the change , the lights come on , there 's , there 's heat there , the stove works , the , the radio , the television , the record player , they 're all operating , the freezer 's working , the situation has changed , we needs to receive what God offers us in Christ |
| 3 | Principally in this chapter it is his watercolours that are discussed . |
| 4 | In fact , if anything goes wrong at Portslade Community College it 's my fault , and therefore I 'm not going to be in a position where I do n't feel able to take responsibility for any decision made . |
| 5 | Well I remember this wedding it was my auntie and she was she was married at Stronsay to a territorial . |
| 6 | ‘ Look , if you have anything against my boy , den it is my business . |
| 7 | Even if it was an illusion it was our best illusion . |
| 8 | ‘ There 's a speed limit in this city , sir , and as an officer of the law it 's my duty to set a good example . ’ |
| 9 | Just for everybody 's benefit it is his plan to retire in July although we have had dates before that have run er over with P C Peters Erm |
| 10 | ‘ Ever since I was a little boy it was my dream to have a tree house , ’ says Mark , 40 , who built it out of materials from his timber yard business . |
| 11 | Sam Reed had set up two of the goals and in the second half it was his cross that led to Grant 's second goal . |
| 12 | If Graham has one irritating trait it is his obstinacy . |
| 13 | As a child it 's your parents or friends or teachers , and in old age it 's helpers or carers to see you through . ’ |
| 14 | He used to tell me I was going to fail but I did so much work at home it was my best subject . |
| 15 | Sitting here as a British judge it is my duty to tell you that this is not a country in which there is one law for the rich and another for the poor . |
| 16 | From 1935 to the Second World War it was their leaders who assumed the office of Prime Minister . |
| 17 | At this point I feel bound to say that the nickel-cadmium re-chargeable batteries are not environment friendly , and when you buy a cordless product it is your responsibility to dispose of it carefully when it is fully spent . |
| 18 | At this moment it was her stomach that mattered . |
| 19 | From that moment it was my responsibility . |
| 20 | If you have the vital clue that will help bring this monstrous crime to a just conclusion it is your duty to lift the phone . |
| 21 | If he had one trait of potential consequence it was his fondness for France , which led him to encourage efforts to ally with that country , but the international situation made these futile during his lifetime . |
| 22 | So if the council refused it at the meeting it 's their people that 's refused it ! |
| 23 | She heard her father say , " Then , by the Holy Sacrament it is his promise he has broken , and can not expect my daughter to keep hers . " |
| 24 | Well I suppose a very junior clerk , the first job I was given was , well it 's unheard of in this day and age but what they had was what they call a bundi clock and there every driver and conductor had got a key that was inserted in this clock and on it was his personal number , well when he reported for duty , he inserted this key into the clock , turned the handle and stamped on to a piece of paper , a roll of paper , his number and the time he reported and the next day it was my job to go through and record from this piece of paper how many minutes they were late f reporting for duty and if they erm were more than , I think about three or four minutes we had to send them a memo telling them , that 's how things were in those days that people were , they toed the line or else . |
| 25 | So , we got a taxi , I says look here Jack I 'm not getting a taxi it 's my birthday . |
| 26 | Erm , and Chris had a look at it and said it 's not the phone it 's your line , so she had to have the , the G P O people in . |
| 27 | So you can understand what a sacrifice it is your father is making in sending you to this school . |
| 28 | On that occasion it was my little brother Jerry who shone . |
| 29 | well I , getting back to the picture you see , I , when I looked at it I thought good god it 's our Bill , I , I you could of thought it were twin brothers when I |
| 30 | We 're going to a party on Saturday night it 's my friends birthday party , see if I can get you an invite |