Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 He was always crafty , he 'd hit me where it was covered , on the body and the legs , never on my face .
2 If I if it was sat trying to make an appointment with you for example er and I do n't know too much about the product we 're just getting
3 And when I When it was opened out for me going to Deerness , well that was a great event .
4 The form it 's taking is not extremely reactionary , I would n't want to say that , but it does seem to me that it 's shifting away from progressive forms of narrative resolution that were available a few years ago .
5 A niece of mine living in tells me that it 's picking up slightly , the property market .
6 I think my relationship is a fairly normal one , but I do find myself bending over backwards not to erm use any of the sort of additional knowledge I have of education , and if there are things going on that perhaps I think that there might be better ways of doing it , then I bend over backwards not to give that kind of impression or to suggest it at all , because it seems to me that it 's going to make the relationship with the school or with the teachers erm a rather awkward one , and I do n't think it will good for my children .
7 A home-made notice informed me that it was kept by M. McDougall , who also did bed and breakfasts .
8 ‘ It has no name , ’ Sapan said , ‘ but when I told some other people I brought here that it had no name , they said to me that it was called Narnia . ’
9 It seemed to me that it was wanting in every detail , but the objective facts are that I was five feet two and a half , weighed eight stone five , and had my fair share of acne .
10 Did n't you tell me that it was stolen ?
11 When I 'm on tour I normally write little ideas down in my diary and hang on to them until it 's writing time .
12 I knew Marcus needed me and it was breaking my heart .
13 John , who fronts new band Undercover — at No. 17 with a re-make of pop classic Baker Street — says : ‘ She 'd have warned me if it was going to flop . ’
14 She rapped on his door , swung it open and stood in the doorway , not trusting either of them if it was shut .
15 We do n't want to upset them and it 's bound to smooth itself out in time . "
16 The McGuires had another son and daughter , Hugh and Jacobina , but little is known of them and it is presumed that they both died young .
17 She had gone away to escape Lowell , but the cottage was part of both of them and it was demanding her presence .
18 A critic had coined a phrase for them and it was taken up as a catch phrase — ‘ They dance as one woman and what a woman . ’
19 I can only tell you that it is intended to be read by a very limited circle of people in the medical profession .
20 While working the FAXgrabber icon appears at the bottom of the screen and little bracket symbols move from side to side underneath it to tell you that it is operating .
21 It tells you that it is reported very crisply , very briefly .
22 Ask anyone about vitamin C and they will be able to tell you that it is found in oranges — but would they also know that it is in melons and tomatoes ?
23 A flashing heart tells you that it 's working and the numerals show your pulse rate in beats per minute ( bpm ) .
24 By their definition they had achieved three important end results : ( 1 ) the patient is allowed to define the nature of his feelings , ( 2 ) the doctor is relieved of the responsibility of finding tissue damage , ( 3 ) there is no conceivable way in which a baby or an animal could tell you that it was having an ‘ unpleasant sensory and emotional experience ’ .
25 no , but nowadays the , the machines do n't take , mind you because it was take a lot of water , waste .
26 He 's an ungrateful bastard at the best of times but biting the hand that feeds you while it 's feeding you is a bit out of order .
27 Simple things like the rain on the window pane , the cat mewing to come in or the noise of a bus which could be on top of you before it is seen .
28 This is as much to do with you as it is to do with me .
29 At first the language helper repeats each phrase for you as it is played back and you write it down , but your aim should be that when you have worked out a phonemic script for the language you teach the language helper to transcribe texts for you .
30 Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you , so that you may guard ( against evil ) Surrah 11 , 183
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