Example sentences of "[pron] be [prep] [noun sg] it " in BNC.

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1 I would like to put emphasis on the following fact : When I am on concrete it does n't matter who the runway belongs to .
2 ‘ When I 'm on stage it 's just me rattling on .
3 wh I remember that when I was at home it was a mixed sort of meeting in which some of the people from the village were coming who you did n't really know but they had to be asked
4 Nobody 's at school it 's a bank holiday .
5 he says no I ca n't , it 's a special and when you 're on holiday it 's different you can sit down and enjoy it
6 That does n't there 's when you 're off duty it 's great but when you 're on duty it 's different .
7 That does n't there 's when you 're off duty it 's great but when you 're on duty it 's different .
8 Yes when you 're in bed it Ann phoned to say to say that she 's bringing and Ali around to play with you tomorrow afternoon .
9 This was what she had achieved , and indeed in the 1950s when she was at work it was an enviable position for a woman .
10 In practice , though virtually every firm should have a written agreement or deed , a surprising number do not , and even where one is in existence it is frequently open to doubt as to whether its terms accurately or adequately reflect the actual practices of the partnership .
11 ‘ If anybody was at fault it was Ayling , although the rest of us who were consulted did n't understand the implications either .
12 I am an advocate of concentrating money market business rather than spreading it among a large number of banks ; so long as banks know that they are in competition it does not matter if they are competing with two or three others , or 50 : if they do not offer the best rate they will not get the business .
13 ‘ They have to be tougher than the average kid , I do n't like losers , but once they 're into boxing it takes them off the streets , away from the drugs and alcohol , ’ said Lol , 57 .
14 Unless they 're on concrete it 's very shallow , and and evaporation is possible , when your talking about floods on land , yes , it 's going to seep into the earth , it 's gon na run down
15 If they 're in prison it 's usually because of some psychological problem
16 Erm , you see they were dyed on the wrong side you know they were of course it was easier to penetrate than it would be if they dyed them on the right side you see , it was technically i far far superior .
17 One issue that is particularly damaging is the decision by the Labour party that if it were in power it would tax British farmers and give the money to the farmers of Spain , Portugal and Greece .
18 It 's of course it 's it 's the original tune .
19 Or if it 's worth pile it in and .
20 It 's cheaper to fax a one page letter than it is to post it .
21 They ask me , Is that your writing ? and it is of course it is those are Despot control codes from when the computer 's mouse was misbehaving and that 's the way I always spell when I do a shopping list .
22 Even when it is in session it devotes relatively little energy to the serious scrutiny and debate of government policy .
23 It is in fact it is that is n't ?
24 The moment it is within range it strikes with sudden speed , burying its fangs in the soft neck tissues of its prey .
25 Whether it was on banding it down and he said we would be happy about that
26 If he hit it into the wall … at least it took someone out : - ) , and with the power he got behind it … when it was on target it was in .
27 When it was on television it really looked , it really looked good but er the reality of it was it was pretty bad really but er the editor was very kind to me and made me look quite a hero but .
28 some , some problem American typeface , and it was in fact it was great , it was straightforward .
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