Example sentences of "[conj] it be [adj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But biblical writers use similar phrases in contexts where it is clear they are not speaking of the whole world as we understand it ( Genesis 41:56–57 ; Acts 2:5 ) . |
| 2 | The guests must be persuaded to return to the restaurant , where it is imperative they be served with a more than satisfactory meal and be completely pacified . |
| 3 | I conclude from that that the technical information on on all the sectors is at best patchy , erm and where it 's comprehensive it 's come from people who are advocating a particular development proposal . |
| 4 | Where it 's good it 's very good indeed and all-wheel drive at this price as an obvious advantage . |
| 5 | It 's turned it yellow and where it was dry it 's now going what colour ? |
| 6 | , so the complex number that is the square root , is either two in that pair , minus five , plus three , nine , or it is five minus three , nine , so it 's either that one , or it 's that one , and we can write that down very , very simply because that one and that one are just the opposite sides , but either plus or minus . |
| 7 | I ca n't claim it is original because I stole the idea from Dan Dailey in Mother Wore Tights , although it is possible I do it better than him now . |
| 8 | It is extremely difficult to discover any coherent pattern to the oprichnina and , although it is true his victims included many boyars , Western scholars have had great fun exploding the carefully constructed ‘ class ’ explanations advanced by Soviet historians . |
| 9 | ‘ We can only hope that Implexion 's agents will be appeased by our offer , although it is likely we will still be penalised for failing to furnish them with a living child . |
| 10 | And as we heard this morning Jesus told us a parable about a mustard seed , although it 's small it grows into quite a large shrub . |
| 11 | ‘ We 'll pick our strongest side for the one-days , although it 's unlikely we 'll bring someone in cold for the Test , ’ he revealed . |
| 12 | Although it 's important we are profitable , we 're working towards different values other than purely monetary . |
| 13 | South African government sources were reported to have hinted that Thatcher might be called upon to help negotiators reach a constitutional settlement , although it was unclear what role she might have . |
| 14 | Although it was late she did this , kissed me goodnight and that was the last I saw of ever her . ’ |
| 15 | But although it was larger his life was easier . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , ’ she agreed without elaborating , because although it was true it was n't entirely the truth , and she hoped he would have the good manners not to probe further . |
| 17 | Celia felt that she had actively begun to dislike her , although it was clear she knew her job . |
| 18 | If the one we crossed this time was a steep climb and then a pleasant sweep into a warm green valley , and not the mountains of the moon , I was the better pleased , because although it was different it was also wonderful , and because I felt instinctively that the heights must be earned . |
| 19 | So they 're saying you know , to , to prove that it 's viable they they 'll give you poly if you could have a poly-tunnel . |
| 20 | The otter is one of our most attractive mammals … the fact that it 's disappeared I think suggests that there 's something seriously wrong with the river systems . |
| 21 | And I 'm afraid that it 's all your fault ! ’ |
| 22 | She wanted to say , Now do you understand that it 's all mine and always will be ? |
| 23 | Hard at times , of course , frustrating too — there are always days when you wonder why you keep on struggling , keep on slogging away ; but the pleasure of doing something you enjoy , of creating and knowing that it 's all yours … ’ she shrugged ‘ … well , there 's nothing else like it . ’ |
| 24 | The only thing see is that it 's all my own tapes they 're such crap ones and like they just sound really bad when they 're recorded on . |
| 25 | Now with people who are at work , who are erm , working with their hobby , or a job , it 's always important that it 's clear what 's going on . |
| 26 | And it struck me that it 's those who believe in cock-ups who are ready to believe anything . |
| 27 | But the really interesting bit about Rosemary Thorne 's appointment is not just that it 's newsworthy there 's only one other woman finance director in the country 's top 100 companies but what they 've done about her old job . |
| 28 | So I ca n't see that it 's justified you keep letting your best players go people do get illusioned and people are n't fools , they 're gon na stop away are n't they if they thinking they 're not doing anything to get going anywhere . |
| 29 | Warning us all about this , so well I thought well if they warn us , something must be good here , if they 're warning us that it 's bad you know . |
| 30 | But it is infinitely worse if you are so divided that it is apparent you can not take any action at all . |