Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] it be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the brewery expanded it was rebuilt , taking in first of all , in 1889 , the old Lambeth Workhouse , and later the old Lambeth Town Hall . |
| 2 | MORE plans have been submitted for a new town centre shopping complex in Ipswich — just days after a major retailer announced it was pulling out of the town . |
| 3 | Most of the birds were pairs , and staff at the sanctuary say it 's devastated the centre 's breeding programme . |
| 4 | Most of the birds were pairs , and staff at the sanctuary say it 's devastated the centre 's breeding programme . |
| 5 | Proper hospital smell Lysol it was called . |
| 6 | Indeed , highly finished details and the gentle lines of the face coupled with the oval base suggest it was designed as a cabinet piece . |
| 7 | He added : ‘ If the Jockey Club thinks it is making progress it must believe the moon is green . ’ |
| 8 | Although the Labour Party adopted a policy of ‘ comprehensive education for all ’ in 1951 no political action to implement it was taken for another 14 years . |
| 9 | The British Hotels , Restaurants and Caterers Association announced it was to change its name to British Hospitality Association ( BHA ) . |
| 10 | When the reply came it was to ask us to consider joining the team in September 1992 ! |
| 11 | The biscuit packets travelled on a conveyor over this machine , and if a packet did not fall within pre-set weight limits it was pushed off the conveyor , later to be opened and good biscuits fed back into the line . |
| 12 | That means , he says , that TI realises it 's going to have to make ‘ lots and lots and lots ’ of chips to get a reasonable 50MHz yield . |
| 13 | But , early yesterday , the Belfast Brigade confirmed it was breaking up a move welcomed by the Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams . |
| 14 | In 1989 , industry claimed it was spending $34 billion a year to comply with pollution control legislation . |
| 15 | The Archive 's location in a university which has a reputation for excellence in social research ensures it is perceived to be upholding high standards . |
| 16 | The ‘ property audit ’ is not a new term but with the slowdown on both lettings and investment changes it is becoming a more prominent feature of the industry . |
| 17 | It was yeah , Jamie 's mummy said it was going to rain this afternoon did n't she ? |
| 18 | Not even the same matches with the same results would have engendered anything like the same degree of atmosphere or emotion had it been staged at a neutral venue , which is what the situation would be in most years if the one or two weeks idea was adopted . |
| 19 | Labour said it was stepping up the pressure for an urgent Commons statement from the Chancellor to clarify which areas of spending were ruled in or out from the Treasury review . |
| 20 | The Prison Officers Association said it was astounding that it was so easy to escape from a building which was supposed to be secure . |
| 21 | A spokesman for the Shetland Fishermen 's Association said it was hoped the grounds would escape damage as herring do not spawn until August and September . |
| 22 | Most important is that , within hours of the election results being announced , the British Medical Association said it was looking forward to ‘ constructive talks ’ with the Health Secretary . |
| 23 | Caldaire North-East claims it is owed almost £800,000 by Middlesbrough , Stockton and Langbaurgh councils . |
| 24 | In 1984 , when the InterCity Charter Unit was first set up , it had at its disposal some twenty sets of Mk 1 stock — principally second-class tourist open vehicles — but nothing which could credibly be described as suitable for the VIP trains it was seeking to introduce . |
| 25 | Raytheon says it is reviewing the entire operation at Broughton and will notify the workforce of the results in due course . |
| 26 | LABOUR Party branch members in Crook let it be known that they are looking for new blood to inject a little life and optimism into their ranks . |
| 27 | Bethpage , New York-based defence electronics and aircraft manufacturer Grumman Corp says it is looking for an acquisition in the electronics , systems integration , or data systems areas — but it must be the right fit at the right price and the company ‘ wo n't force it . ’ |
| 28 | Having finally decided that it does want to get into the merchant semiconductor market , IBM Corp says it is looking to arrange a number of semiconductor industry alliances , with the aim of becoming a world top 10 company in chip sales . |
| 29 | General Instrument Corp says it is pursuing a two-part programme designed to reduce its interest expenses substantially . |
| 30 | Acer America Corp says it is shipping AcerFrame 500 , an entry-level , diskless Intel Corp 80486-based , EISA server for up to 40 users : with 4Mb RAM , eight slots , SCSI II channel and floppy drive , it runs SCO Unix , OS/2 , NetWare , MS-DOS and NT ( when it arrives ) and starts at $2,300 . |