Example sentences of "it [be] a [noun] you " in BNC.

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2 It 's a word you are unlikely to find in the dictionary but , if you think of it as the opposite to ‘ extrude ’ , meaning to thrust or push out , then the term becomes more understandable .
3 If I write this on the board , I 'll break it down for you because it 's a word you may well see , sorry about that
4 Oscar , oh it 's a comedy you know
5 But it 's a duster you take to it , not one of the latest hydraulic drills , and even as you dust , you must do it lovingly .
6 If it 's a chaperon you 're after , Tara lives in whenever I come here .
7 It 's a wonder you can attend to the business downstairs .
8 " You flaming women , you 're so stuffed with bloody honesty it 's a wonder you do n't choke on it .
9 It 's a wonder you did n't blow the whole place up .
10 It 's a wonder you did n't wear lipstick to Gran 's funeral . ’
11 ‘ I was only thinking that if you 're always so high-handed in your dealings with people it 's a wonder you have n't had your come-uppance . ’
12 It 's a wonder you have n't got a sore throat all the time Ann .
13 you 'd just gone , it 's a wonder you did n't see her coming round the bloody corner .
14 It 's a wonder you did n't wake the baby up with the noise you 're flipping making .
15 It 's a wonder you did n't .
16 It 's a wonder you do n't get them lifting boilers and things !
17 Yes it 's it 's a natural you you get an urge to make notes .
18 It 's a vehicle you do n't need to think twice about using , no matter what the physical or social demands , and no matter where you 're headed to : to the cottage with all the kids and their friends , to the local shops , to Kitzbühel for the skiing .
19 It 's a beard you idiot .
20 So do come and see me if it 's a problem you 've got that you think needs sorting out .
21 And we want to hear all about your own experiences as a mum — whether it 's a tip you can pass on , or a story to tell .
22 I think it 's a dish you choose .
23 IF YOU won the pools , it 's a cert you 'd celebrate with a slap-up party for friends — and that 's how we 're winding up our great series of free contests .
24 It 's a pity you did n't run into her , Freddy , on your way to the Gents — I presume you were on your way to the Gents .
25 To my mind it 's a pity you did n't take that attitude when you were first made aware of the situation , because when I returned from next door you were still yelling your head off at her and painting a vivid picture of what her life would be with an illegitimate child tacked on to her .
26 ‘ Susan will be sorry to have missed you — it 's a pity you have to leave so soon , ’ Richard said hesitantly ushering Simon out of his office , and his life , forever .
27 Constance said , ‘ It 's a pity you did n't really know Nora .
28 Now , as the thought came into his mind he spoke it aloud , and had he spoken like this to anyone else it would have been taken as an insult , for what he said was , ‘ It 's a pity you have n't had education , Mick . ’
29 We had a brilliant time and it 's a pity you only get to do it once : Maybe we 'll split up and reform under a different name — so we can have a crack at it next year .
30 Well it 's a pity you did n't think of your daughter when you were whoring your way around the world , is n't it ?
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