Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would increase group revenue before tax by £171m in respect of companies which are profitable and reduce it by £141m in respect of loss-making companies . |
| 2 | are friendly and find it easy to establish good rapport with others |
| 3 | Chief Superintendent Large had been polite but made it clear that this was a matter for professionals and he had everything sewn up . |
| 4 | ‘ I am delighted and surprised it has happened so quickly , ’ Mr Janner said . |
| 5 | The right hon. Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury ( Mr. Ridley ) , the right hon. Member for Bath ( Mr. Patten ) and now the right hon. Member for Henley ( Mr. Heseltine ) have all been unsuccessful and got it wrong . |
| 6 | It has been argued that these divisions within the working class are unreconcilable and prevent it acting as a strong , united , radical force . |
| 7 | But , be prepared to pay the penalty if you 're sloppy and get it wrong ! |
| 8 | I mean , for instance , if you do the the very high grade Norlands nanny training they go on till they 're grey and experienced it all |
| 9 | Nor can Hewlett be dismissed as having been lucky and got it right first time : it did n't . |
| 10 | The landlord collects the charge on the basis of the number of days a person has been resident and passes it to the local authority . |
| 11 | Many people feel afraid to say that they are angry and show it , and end up apologising for what they are going to say , for example , ‘ I hope you do n't mind me saying this but … ’ rather than ‘ I feel disappointed/ angry/taken for granted/cross . ’ |
| 12 | He decided to be subtle and closed it very slowly and carefully . |
| 13 | But my strongest surviving impression is of a large team of teachers , several of them coming specifically to Banbury to undertake this work and now scattered in headships across the country , determined to carry change through — not because it was imposed by politicians or bureaucrats , but because they believed it to be right and wanted it to work well . |
| 14 | The banks say the Phoenix survey is too small to be representative but insist it 's up to customers to check statements . |
| 15 | The basis for the objections was that the RRA considered the site to be unsuitable and felt it was chosen by the IDA simply because the land was to hand . |
| 16 | The Eastern Arts report of nineteen eighty six was never completed what the Eastern Arts did in actual fact was to produce a draft report and promised that the final report would be complete and circulate it as to date which is nineteen ninety-one we have not received the final report of the Eastern Arts appraisal . |
| 17 | I 'm alive and to prove it I 'm here |
| 18 | When I come into get you dressed let's try and be friendly and get it done quickly without fighting , then we 'll both be happy . ’ |
| 19 | I think he 's trying to be sensible and doing it all wrong . ’ |
| 20 | He wanted to be different and run it in Germany ! |
| 21 | If you make a statement which gives a stated time when something happened , do n't be vague or make it up , give the exact time or say you do n't know . |
| 22 | tendency if you talk about it you 'd be honest but to write it on a form you 'd be |
| 23 | Why not be honest and admit it , ’ he jeered while blocking her exit from the doorway . |
| 24 | He told me not to be impulsive and think it over , but I sha n't stay . |
| 25 | It is more difficult to obtain a conviction under section 14 than under other sections of the Act because the prosecution must show that the defendant either knew the statement to be false or made it recklessly , i.e. regardless of whether it was true or false . |
| 26 | In the earlier stages I knew the denial to be conscious and saw it as being some sort of test of my will . |
| 27 | Mm I 'm sure that holding it out like this one can do |
| 28 | Second , failure of supporters of other parties to transfer votes on elimination caused these to be non-transferable and made it possible for VUPP candidates to be elected " without reaching the quota " in the last stage of a count . |
| 29 | But that 's the real world and we have to be positive and make it the best for them as it can be , with love , affection and trust . ’ |
| 30 | But academics at Oxford are outraged and say it can only mean a Jewish Messiah . |