Example sentences of "it be [adv] [noun] i " in BNC.
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1 | Mind you , I do n't I , I think it were yesterday morning I oh no it were Monday morning . |
2 | ‘ It 's not money I want — it 's Ace Elliot . ’ |
3 | ‘ It 's not coupons I 'm short of . |
4 | ‘ It 's not Ibrahim I 'm worried about , Mike . |
5 | ‘ It 's not raisins I 'm hungry for , ’ he murmured . |
6 | ‘ It 's not Britain I 'm talking about . |
7 | But , it 's not Cassie I do n't think . |
8 | It 's a bit like being colour-blind , only it 's not colours I get mixed up , it 's objects . |
9 | It 's nearly Christmas I reckon . |
10 | But even if it 's just darkness I want that peace . |
11 | It 's just colours I can see through my tears — just smashed bits of colour . |
12 | ‘ It 's just background I need at the moment . ’ |
13 | ‘ It 's also time I got down to thinking positively about this show . |
14 | ‘ It 's really time I was going , madame . |
15 | ‘ I just think it 's about time I moved on , you know . |
16 | I think it 's about time I went back home . |
17 | I was hoping there was , cos it 's about time I got back home — it 's getting pretty late . |
18 | On the awkward leg some of the worst reasons for tacking are : ‘ It 's about time I did one . ’ |
19 | I 'll try to spare you that , but I guess it 's about time I came clean and admitted it 's by no means a one-man show . |
20 | ‘ I think it 's about time I had a talk with her . ’ |
21 | ‘ It 's about time I went to the dogs again . |
22 | I think it 's about time I 'm calling because |
23 | Anyway , we 've finished all we can eat of this Cambozola , and the wine bottle is only good for sticking candles in , and we are still sitting on the carpet lit by one small lamp somewhere over in the corner , and she keeps filling in the pauses by staring into my eyes as if she 's checking I do n't wear false eyelashes , and I start to think it 's about time I got up off the floor . |
24 | ‘ You know I really think it 's about time I took up smoking again , gentlemen . ’ |
25 | ‘ Anyway , I 've been so lucky in life I reckon it 's about time I started giving something back — and the club 's the perfect place to do it . ’ |
26 | ‘ It 's about time I took a stroll round the club . |
27 | ‘ It 's about time I was going , Burns . ’ |
28 | ‘ And I think it 's about time I played one … ’ |
29 | It 's about time I washed these , they 've got all , you 've stuck them all up . |
30 | I think it 's about time I got my share of the |