Example sentences of "[vb base] it 's [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect it 's because he 's a clergyman , or was , miss . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I expect it 's because you 're my stepbrother , ’ Jenna said sarcastically . |
| 3 | ‘ I expect it 's because I 'm writing and it takes longer , ’ Maggie confessed with a shrug . |
| 4 | Yeah , I think it 's b as I say it 's because I think people are wary I mean you know , not sure who 's who . |
| 5 | Some people say it 's cos he 's got a thing in the church do n't they ? |
| 6 | I do n't see them very often but when we meet it 's as though we 'd seen each other yesterday . |
| 7 | I suspect it 's because the 1992 election is the first in which the BBC is following ITN 's lead by using exit polls . |
| 8 | If your child is slow at school , you suspect it 's because you are not with them enough or because you should have read with them more . |
| 9 | I suspect it 's because they make such great watches that the women ca n't be fooled into thinking that 40 seconds is an hour and a half . |
| 10 | Right , now we 're way behind here , and I suspect it 's because of a lot of chattering . |
| 11 | I spect it 's cos it 's too cold . |
| 12 | I spect it 's cos he 's got a false leg . |
| 13 | I know it 's 'cause there 's a party planned for my birthday we 're going so far . |
| 14 | yeah , that 's the core but it needs fleshing out more and a has agreed that you know it 's if you just stuck to the Editor 's Handbook it 's too narrow and it does need , I mean B A I E in London thus far are being extremely helpful if slightly cautious and I 've to go down and talk to the revamped education committee when the revamped education committee gets around to having a meeting |
| 15 | If I , if I get another species next year nesting , that has n't nested before and I know it 's because of the effort of putting in reeds , trees , whatever I 've put in there , we 're , we 're trying to get to nest here , if they nest that 'll be really , er that 'll be a great thing because er they feed on the apple erm I thought somebody said er who said there was a hundred a seventy five here er a week ago and that 'd be great to get them to nest , be really good . |
| 16 | Aunt Bella says that it 's more economical to buy like that , but I know it 's because she 's afraid . |
| 17 | I retain some of these feelings but know it 's because of indoctrination not because it 's necessarily true . |
| 18 | I suppose it 's cos it 's the wrong unit is it ? |
| 19 | I suppose it 's because you 're an English pigeon . |
| 20 | ‘ I suppose it 's because joining up was something I had to do . |
| 21 | ‘ I suppose it 's because I 've got a naughty face . ’ |
| 22 | I suppose it 's because she 's got something else to think about now . |
| 23 | I suppose it 's because people do n't put canvas with paint daubed on it very high up on their list of personal needs , especially when there are bills to pay and food to buy … |
| 24 | I suppose it 's because you 've had so much experience . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I suppose it 's because he comes from this area — his home is here . |
| 26 | I believe it 's because they have the best connections , and they 're paying the most money . |
| 27 | And they reckon it 's because the train drivers are in league with the robbers . |
| 28 | I guess it 's because I hit them up for so many guitars , they had to even out the balance ! ! |
| 29 | They are but I 'm just I mean y'know it 's cos it 's not really correlation yet so I 'm sort of u that 's why I 've put quotes round association . |
| 30 | The rumoured deal between NeXT and either Compaq or Dell that first broke last January ( UX No 368 ) has so far failed to materialise : observers claim it 's because Steve Jobs is demanding a big down payment from both firms even though he intends to shrinkwrap NeXTstep-on-Intel . |