Example sentences of "[pers pn] [subord] it [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I 'm on tour I normally write little ideas down in my diary and hang on to them until it 's writing time . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This is as much to do with you as it is to do with me . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She blames me because it 's taking so long . |
| 7 | ‘ You see , I want to make love to you and be able to tell you I love you and hear you say you love me while it 's happening . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I sha n't look for her if it 's going to hurt you , I promise . ’ |
| 9 | I 'll stop seeing her if it 's hurting you ! ’ |
| 10 | That period is to all intents and purposes part of the sentence , and he ought to know everything that is said about him before it is fixed . |
| 11 | And although Jesus himself remains to a significant degree elusive , it is as possible to deduce plausible information about him as it is to deduce such information about Arthur , or Robin Hood . |
| 12 | Reid is at the end of his contract with City and could join Rochdale , though Scarborough are also likely to show interest in him as it is known that manager Ray McHale wants to sign experienced players in the goalkeeping , central midfield , centre back and striking positions . |
| 13 | We must do the work , and we must do it where it is needed . |
| 14 | Undoubtedly one of the underlying trends among public opinion about mental handicap is that parents should decide ; whether to have the child , whether to keep it once it is born . |
| 15 | In particular , disagreement exists as to how child abuse is best defined , and practitioners are confused concerning the best ways of preventing non-accidental injury and dealing with it once it is identified . |
| 16 | East Germany must change course it if it is to stop the haemorrhage of its own people , he said , and renewed Bonn 's offer of financial assistance for reforms . |
| 17 | Thus the real question seems not to be whether we should detect the disease but how best we should treat it if it is detected . |
| 18 | What else can you call it if it 's priced from $3,500 and $4,000 and meant to be a network client . |
| 19 | Some babies will take their milk at room temperature , but many prefer it if it 's warmed up . |
| 20 | The beneficiary of their prayers dies in his own home ; his relations , or servants , lay out the body and watch beside it until it is placed in the coffin and taken for interment in accordance with the rites of the Church . |
| 21 | ‘ So again Kingfishers , when they catch a fish , always beat it until it is killed ; and in the Zoological Gardens they always beat the raw meat , with which they are sometimes fed , before devouring it ’ — Charles Darwin : The Expression of the Emotions in Man & Animals |
| 22 | But we are stuck with it until it is won in a manner suitable to Bush , whether or not the UN conditions have been met . |
| 23 | Or better still find the source , the cassette player , and rip out the cassette and jump up and down upon it until it is smashed into little pieces . |
| 24 | My debt is not discharged , and I can not and will not forgo it until it is paid . |
| 25 | Steven thinks that just be I only just got in he said , I 'm having my tea and he said there 's no way I 'm gon na do nothing like that at this time of night when I 've been fourteen hours at work So then he stormed off back home again so he said well you 'll have to move it cos it 's obstructing the dual carriageway someone might come round that corner fast and hit it . |
| 26 | There is also a Register of Pending Actions affecting land or any interest in land kept by the Land Charges Registrar , but a buyer ( the term includes a lessee and mortgagee ) for value who does not have express notice of such an action will not be bound by it unless it is registered as a land charge . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , there 's no point in it being so beautiful if you ca n't ever go out in it because it 's raining , ’ said Betty , revealing a childish streak in her character which Lydia found rather less appealing than her habitual bossiness . |
| 28 | Albinos of any animal ( even humans ) have poor vision in strong light , so perhaps the Kigoi relies on the hand that feeds it because it is beaten to the foraging by normally-pigmented pondmates . |
| 29 | Strictly , this is outside the remit of this book since it is a seasonal or annual rhythm , but we include it since it is believed to involve a disorder of daily rhythms . |
| 30 | rate you have to add at first , you can drink it while it 's fermenting , it 's quite a refreshing drink a bit tart to my taste but when it ferments out it becomes er a liquor called Arak which is their version of . |