Example sentences of "and it [be] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 the opposite way and it 's K it 's sort of the rate at which the exc
2 You know , water is wet and , even when you change it into , and you freeze it , you know , you hold the ice it still is wet when you heat it up and it 's steam it 's still wet !
3 I sincerely hope not , and it 's time we proved it .
4 But now I think there 's nothing more we can do here , and it 's time we left you to get some rest .
5 He tells them that we are getting somewhere now and it 's time we heard your version but there 's no need to hurry because we have all the time in the world .
6 The rest of Europe has it and it 's time we came into line with them .
7 Comrades , it 's time that this union , along with other trade unions , made it absolutely clear to the Labour leadership , we are the Labour Party , it is us that gives resources , our time , our money , everything to try and get them elected and it 's time they stopped kicking us in the teeth at times such as this .
8 Let's face it , she 's a very attractive girl and it 's time she was married . ’
9 Her Christmas show proved she has not lost her touch and it 's time she was fully acknowledged as the comic genius she is .
10 And it 's time you stopped being afraid of life . ’
11 And it 's time you changed , my duck .
12 He began , ‘ You have been in the House fifteen years and it 's time you were promoted … and I now want you to go to the Board of Education .
13 ‘ You have n't been listening , Claudia ; we 're not parting for one moment until I find Garry — and it 's time you called me Roman . ’
14 And her parents are dead , and her uncle is rich and influential , and for some strange reason he is quite attached to you , and Jane Postlethwaite is quite attached herself , and it 's time you got married — ’
15 Listen , Bill — the boy 's been training for a few weeks , and it 's time he did some work .
16 And it 's time I left . ’
17 Like Claudia , I have an interest in the NEC show , and it 's time I checked on the progress of my entries . ’
18 He just thinks Heather is a real cracker , and it 's time I settled down .
19 ‘ But there 's a time and a place for everything , and it 's time I moved on — saw a bit more of your beautiful country — maybe a bit of the world too , who knows ? ’
20 And it is Britain she thanks for the startling transformation and thinks will keep her at the top .
21 What happened here was apparently an attempt to change strokes into dots ; and it is dots he wrote for the immediate repeat of the theme .
22 Their record on crime is a disaster , and it is time they gave way to a Government who have the imagination and policies to tackle crime fundamentally , not at the periphery .
23 Piecemeal solutions are not enough in education , and it is time we recognized this .
24 ‘ I booked lunch at the château and it is time we were off . ’
25 I have had a wonderful 10 years , but the financial pressures are mounting and it is time I moved on . ’
26 Her mouth opened and shut ; then looking at Maggie she said , ‘ You silly daft lump , I thought you were joking and it was Simon you had brought back . ’
27 Oh yes Dan used to stand outside calling er get your nice steak or get your nice egg bun and all this , they mostly had barkers , and it was competition you see between the , there was er Smiths the pork butchers , erm Cliffs the pork butchers , that was nearly by McMillans that were I forget and there used to be Olivers shoe shop round there and a Mr used to erm I do n't know whether you 've heard of Percy , no , and erm his father used to manage it and erm behind the Angel Alley you know the Angel Alley , well that was down shop there , and then there were several maid shops and there was the erm grocers , that 's er before you turn o that 's on the same side as Street , it , is it , is it Moors in Street , there 's a hardware shop on the corner now straight in the market place ?
28 So he went down and it was Kelly he spoke to and er she said he
29 Yes and it was Ramsey you called him .
30 The Judge said the gang may have been in a state of panic , but the police were unarmed and it was miracle they were n't seriously injured .
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