Example sentences of "[vb base] it be [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah I expect it 's what it is erm control |
| 2 | Then a dreadful thing happened , or so I heard , for they had left the farm by then , ; the poor Rector — I expect it was his own doing , for they say he drank far too much — set fire to himself in bed one night , and the house was burnt and he with it . |
| 3 | We 've heard the voice of the Party professionals , we 've heard the voice of the Labour leadership , now let's all speak on behalf of the ordinary trade unionists and say with all the force that is necessary on behalf of those millions , men and women , young and old , we support the Party , we pay for the Party , we have a right to democracy in the Party because never forget it is our Party too , I move . |
| 4 | Some say it is they who are bringing about these times that are upon us . |
| 5 | If they ask you what wing of the Party you belong to , say it is your intention to sit prettily on the fence . |
| 6 | If it is as effective as the researchers say it is I am sure it is going to be a very big hit with cellulite sufferers world-wide . |
| 7 | ( An example is the suggestion that It is I is the only correct form whereas , in fact , most educated speakers of English generally say It 's me . ) |
| 8 | You see what I mean when I say it 's nothing new , it 's been endlessly talked around . |
| 9 | Yes it as I say it 's nothing grand but I just enjoyed this man 's conversation , he was so good . |
| 10 | Say it 's nowt to do with us . |
| 11 | If you have n't got any issue but parents or fore brother or sister or the issue of that say it 's your nephews or nieces and you 've still got a spouse of course , she still is n't get She or he is still not going to get the whole lot . |
| 12 | But say it 's your mother , or your probation officer or someone like that , it 's all right . |
| 13 | I took it , and you say it 's your umbrella . |
| 14 | So you 've got ta keep your four five six and I say it 's your box , seven eight has got to be the |
| 15 | She said just press the buzzer and say it 's you cos I 'm , I 'm on my own . |
| 16 | As I say the thing , the thing is as I say it 's you you your mor |
| 17 | Certainly , because erm I say it 's you know , it 's sort of an extra in n it ? something in n it ? |
| 18 | So we just say it 's it does something . |
| 19 | He 'd said that if I was asked about it , I should act surprised and say it was nothing to do with me . |
| 20 | Some people say it was him that wrote it . |
| 21 | , writes : MY mate claims that the best-selling single by the Beatles was Hey , Jude but I say it was I Want to Hold Your Hand . |
| 22 | He told me , some time after we were married , that when he was at school he used to show round a photograph one of his mother 's lovers had taken of part of Versailles , and say it was his grandfather 's rectory in Ireland . |
| 23 | In the first place it was his duty to preserve intact the lands and rights entrusted to his care . |
| 24 | I even read the same book , Being Happy , that Faldo reads to get my mind in tune but I realise it 's your ability to put those thoughts into practice that counts . |
| 25 | When there is more than one right act it is one 's duty to do one of them , though not one in particular . |
| 26 | So that 's where you put it is it ? |
| 27 | ‘ If you imagine it 's something to do with Suzanna you 're wrong . |
| 28 | And you could tape it , er imagine it 's yours |
| 29 | Miss Sowerby — by now an enthusiastic convert — and I had taken turns at massaging the damaged calf muscles , and suddenly I said to him , ‘ Jimbo , just imagine it 's you that 's making the muscles move . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ In actual fact I imagine it was myself I was trying to escape . ’ |