Example sentences of "it be [noun sg] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , I always wonder about that , I never know whether it 's correct I mean it certainly sounds better as you said , she did n't take her hand away , but I always find that when I 'm writing something down , I 'm torn , if it 's dialogue I want to say they did n't , could n't and all things come in . |
| 2 | To test it 's authenticity I chose a dozen snails in garlic butter to start a dish that I 'd only ever eaten in Paris before . |
| 3 | You 've got to change them every so often , mm , it tells you to , I suppose that 's to stop it erm suddenly dying on you , it 's sense I suppose |
| 4 | ( And for those clever dicks asking why I 've given it a higher rating here than in the footy feature , it 's 'coz I did n't know it was on budget then . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's history I look for , and architecture . |
| 6 | I just do n't know what was wrong with it , I 've work , Jason said Ja we a subject turned to what he wore in bed Ja and Jason said nothing , right but he said when it 's winter I wear my t-shirt and the pants and I cuddle up to my glow worm and we was all taking the mickey out of his glow worm , right so I 've come home and I read the paper and I 'll see glow worm in it , so I cut it out and give it to him and he stuck it up in the factory ! |
| 7 | erm said it 's oak I think she said . |
| 8 | It 's work I have some familiarity with because by accident I happened to be the external examiner of the lad who did it , Peter Williamson . |
| 9 | They are warm and but it 's colour I do n't know whether I perhaps if I saw cream again this year I might buy it but erm I 'm not sure that I want to when this deep orangy colour . |
| 10 | It 's love I want , ’ to be replaced by , ‘ I have no sex . ’ |
| 11 | It 's marmalade I think . |
| 12 | It 's waste I despise , that and self-deception . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , it 's drama I 've got . |
| 14 | I take all that you have and it 's place and in it 's place I give you all that I have and all that I am . |
| 15 | It 's linen I think we 'll have it the other way round actually . |
| 16 | Well it 's gon na , mm , yeah , well it 's not pastry cos it 's flour I think we 've mixed it really , I know what you mean , we are going to tip it out of the ooh |
| 17 | Like Claudia , I have an interest in the NEC show , and it 's time I checked on the progress of my entries . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It 's time I slept , ’ he said . |
| 19 | ‘ I suppose it 's time I asked my cousin to leave . |
| 20 | ‘ Thank you for warning me ; it 's time I put plan B into action . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I think it 's time I put down some roots . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I think it 's time I put my cards on the table . |
| 23 | And it 's time I left . ’ |
| 24 | I 've just had two great jockeys John Francombe and Jonjo O'Neill phone me and they both agree it 's time I got out and I should be pleased they tell me |
| 25 | ‘ It 's time I went home , Mr Wyatt . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's time I went to bed . ’ |
| 27 | But I think after three glasses of wine it 's time I went home . ’ |
| 28 | Shelley said briskly , ‘ Yes — well , as I say , it 's been a nice day , Miguel , and I think it 's time I went home . ’ |
| 29 | Then I think it 's time I came south , maybe the Pembroke coastal path or following the Thames to the sea , ’ he said . |
| 30 | ‘ I think it 's time I made the acquaintance , ’ he said , and strode confidently over to the entry hatch on the side , umbrella readied for knocking . |