Example sentences of "it be [adv] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Different groups exist within the power bloc of any society , but this power bloc and the groups within it are there because of their objective/structural position in relation to capital . |
| 2 | No , it were n't cos of that . |
| 3 | It 's probably because of Grizedale Forest in the Lake District that I manage to make a living as a sculptor . |
| 4 | I 'm the highest paid driver today — it 's not because of my skin colour , my eyes , my hair or anything , it 's because it 's worth paying me the money . |
| 5 | this is a good word because it well it 's not because of the associations but it stresses the femininity and that 's what a lot of the sixties feminists lost , I think was their own femininity because they saw it as man 's imposition |
| 6 | It 's not because of the explosion : it 's not delayed shock , or anything like that . |
| 7 | It appears that it 's not because of your wonderful reputation , it 's because you 're a woman . ’ |
| 8 | It 's simply that on even the sunniest days you are unlikely to meet other walkers in the sorts of numbers typical elsewhere . |
| 9 | Whether we avoid certain foods because God has told us to , or whether it 's simply because of the E numbers ; whether our purification rituals are there to chase out demons in the name of spiritual purity , or germs in the name of hygiene … we all have a sense that beyond the boundaries of our lives lurks Chaos . |
| 10 | because there 's no job opportunities over here , it 's a lovely country but it 's simply because of the work factor . |
| 11 | It 's just that at the time it all seemed so beautiful and important , it was like some kind of historical event . |
| 12 | No , I did n't mean that , it 's just that on the telly you look so … so … ’ |
| 13 | It 's just that after four long , very long , years , a little light seems at last to be discernible through the gloom . |
| 14 | It 's just that until now , their efforts have been pretty much restricted to the dreary business of pointing out female ‘ sexism ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's just that in life we believe in doing what you want to do . |
| 16 | It 's just that in these times … ’ |
| 17 | I think it 's just because of our image that people think we 're sexist because people are a bit intimidated really . |
| 18 | Or is it because there 's a different culture in the north and south because the , the two parts of China are very different , so you do n't know whether it 's the Communist Party that 's determining this difference or whether it 's just because of a difference of culture there . |
| 19 | No I 've only just put the , it 's just cos of the microphone 's on too much er I 've only just put the batteries in , some new batteries in . |
| 20 | I think it 's partly because of my kitchen actually — it 's down those two little stairs , it 's with the bathroom and it 's away from the living room . |
| 21 | ‘ But if you 're disillusioned now it 's partly because of what I 'm talking about ; the radicalism of Thatcher that seemed so fresh . |
| 22 | It 's partly because of Ms Greer herself . |
| 23 | Well according to the er Express I just had a look at , they reckon it 's on but for about half the original sum . |
| 24 | Cos that 's the channel it 's on because of |
| 25 | You have to keep the City informed about what 's going on , but I think you can run a business — and I hope we do — to the highest moral standards whether it 's today or in the 1900s . |
| 26 | I know that if you 're not satisfied with yourself , it 's not generally because of what 's on the outside , it 's really because of what 's on the inside . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's precisely because of my age that I can be quite sure there wo n't be any other job coming my way if I lose this one . |
| 28 | Obviously Harley is news here , although it 's mainly because of his caddie 's death . |
| 29 | to see what it 's like really and to feel what it 's like and to , no I do n't think we should do . |
| 30 | She added , ‘ I 'm sure it 's only because of safety in the smallest possible number , only his lawyers and my mother 's father have the address , aside from me , and I only have it because they did n't like to leave me here without one . ’ |