Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [conj] it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wiped enough blood away for them to see that it was a clean cut , the edges easy for Miguel 's skilful fingers to pull together . |
| 2 | Christian Aid has encouraged me to see whether it is feasible to work towards a nationally-recognized , cross-agency , accredited system of training in human resource development , concentrating on communication and campaigning skills , which would probably be organized in a modular/portfolio style . |
| 3 | ‘ Luther sent me to see if it was all right , for him to come and get himself something to eat . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I was attracted to it because the script made me laugh and it 's a splendid play . |
| 5 | All right , there had been two of them involved and it was unfair , but he would be feeling tricked … and trapped . |
| 6 | You have to be straight and up front with children to let them know that it is OK for them to use their own words and explain their concerns in their won way , ’ says Brown . |
| 7 | Well I had learnt shorthand and typing at school but erm the money was necessary at home you see , and er with my sister working there , at H and T Hornes , er she spoke for me and er I had an interview and and they put me up in the nursery , we used to call it the nursery see because we were all fourteens up there and er then they called it the cylinder shop and er my foreman was a fella name Archie and erm everything was very very strict indeed , we could not move away from our board you could n't speak to the next one that was working by you , and er there was a fella named Mr and he was he , I did n't work for him I worked for Mr , but some you cou you were afraid to move because of this man and he he he 'd stare at you and he 'd look at you and anyway erm they put me assembling and it was very interesting indeed , there was a tall stand on , we called it the bench , a tall stand with a screw on the top and then to as begin to assemble the locks you had to take what we would call the body , screw it into the er little on the stand and then we had tweezers , there were , in the body there were five springs and then you had to have five breast pins and when you got the springs in you .. we have to have a plug at the back so as we could put each pin and push the plug over that a dummy plug we called it and so that was five pins were in and then there was a ball er when that , when we came to put it in our vice , we had to put the V I C E not V O voice . |
| 8 | It can be as difficult for them to adjust as it is for the individual in distress . |
| 9 | Spots , and in some cases acne , can result from testosterone excess and it may help them to know that it is a passing affliction . |
| 10 | A quick glance between Rose and the girls was enough for them to know that it was better to make no mention of their elder brother . |
| 11 | I asked if it was foreign and she said that it was . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I asked if it was for himself or his mother . |
| 13 | In fact , we did go down there for a week to explore the possibilities , and I admitted that it was n't what it was and that the rosy glow that still suffused me at the very name was probably nostalgia for my touring days , when it was the most prestigious of all the dates . |
| 14 | But it does n't it does n't take from the point that I made that it is i i the allocation they 're seeking is aimed at a very specific sector of the employment base . |
| 15 | I regret that it is not possible to provide any further information on this matter at present , and hope that this information will be of assistance to you . |
| 16 | I regret that it is not possible separately to identify the money devoted to the range of conditions associated with the menopause from the £225 million spent on medical research last year . |
| 17 | I regret that it is not possible to provide that information in the form requested . |
| 18 | I contend that it was all down to Shakespeare 's employer . |
| 19 | I repeat that it is not , and never has been , our policy to encourage local authorities or education authorities to promote homosexuality ... |
| 20 | Cleaning out that garage , honestly I mean that it 's , I 've never seen anything like it , he must of |
| 21 | I mean that it is not really government run er . |
| 22 | I mean that it is if size of Geoff and he 's , he hears a little noise |
| 23 | Sorry — I mean — I mean that it was a stupid question ! |
| 24 | By traditional I mean that it was founded on a growing interpretation of the past , not that tradition was swallowed hook , line and sinker — indeed , in some cases it was turned upside down — but always it was referred to , re-explained . |
| 25 | It certainly would n't be against the ideological er ideas of the Party but I mean that it was an ideological , it was more practical cos it was , it was related the purification campaign of the Party , cos we know they 're having these campaigns |
| 26 | Yeah but , I mean but it 's right on |
| 27 | I mean whether it 's high or low , and that means it has a winter song and a summer song . ’ |
| 28 | I mean whether it 's good feedback or bad feedback do you get an other feedback on a less formal basis ? |
| 29 | I mean before it was a little bit difficult to describe exactly what we wanted . |
| 30 | I mean cos it was , it was bad actually I mean I actually |