Example sentences of "it be [noun pl] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | I hate these as it were things you know ? |
2 | It 's geriatrics I think . |
3 | If it 's crowds you want , you can even get to Venice in three hours . |
4 | no , because the point is that Labour has not changed it 's course , which is recognizing that at the heart of it 's policies we have to show that we know the world has changed , and we 've got a message to women , which is that we know that you are essential in your role in the family , but we know you 're also essential in the economy , |
5 | I mean it 's different if it 's clothes they need , good . |
6 | It 's bits I took off the sheets is that , that I er |
7 | Now if it 's tablets they 've taken we do n't do whatever Angie did years ago in , in Eastenders and , and then she 's walked up and down and given gallons of coffee , what you do is keep your casualty at rest , nil by mouth because you , if you give them any fluid whatsoever it 's going to dilate , dilute the tablets that are in the stomach , and once they 're diluted they 've gone into the system quicker , mm , so there 's nil by mouth , now if you 're going to get up and walk them up and down because come on you must walk up and down , what 's happening to this per these tablets ? |
8 | Yes but it 's noises you do n't notice , if they 're continuous then they become |
9 | Sarella turned in time to catch Marc 's worried glance following the reckless path of the jeep , but then he turned , and she could almost believe she 'd imagined that fleeting expression when he gave her a cynical smile and said , ‘ If it 's proverbs he wants I could have swopped him a more appropriate one . ’ |
10 | Silly buggers , it 's jobs they want there first . |
11 | Political loony , surprised thief , old lag with a grudge … it 's facts I want , not surmise . |
12 | If it 's hits you want , you got ‘ em , loads of them , every one of them perfectly performed from ‘ Song For Whoever ’ , ‘ You Keep It All In ’ to ‘ A Little Time ’ . |
13 | oh with the women , it 's men I have n't got organized . |
14 | Do n't get me wrong — sheep are profitable , very profitable , but if it 's cheeses you rear them for then one man can only deal with a few . |
15 | Tails so if it 's tails you read it first |
16 | I think it 's years he means . |
17 | I think it 's years he means . |
18 | Oh it 's ears I think |
19 | Might have a red dress oh it 's pyjamas I suppose , if they 're in bed or a nightie ? |
20 | Yeah Geoff was saying something , bloody hell make it last longer cos I was telling you I says ooh not Coalite it 's briquettes he said |
21 | ‘ If it is defenders we need , who will lead until we can join them ? ’ |
22 | 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 . |
23 | It was women they wanted up there to spread some common sense among them . |
24 | He was very good when it was subjects he understood , like girlfriends or summer holidays , but when we brought in a political issue he was n't quite so sure of it , but he grew into it very well . |