Example sentences of "it be a [noun] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had she been less committed to parenting , perhaps because her children were older and seen to be less in need of her support , or had it been an event which threatened a role or idea to which she was less committed , perhaps losing a part-time job which she did not enjoy , the effect would be less threatening . |
| 2 | It is no longer fashionable to discuss the Industrial Revolution as if it were an event which happened between 1760 and 1840 . |
| 3 | The famous trip to Europe , which Lear had constantly referred to in his letters as if it were an experience which united him with the great ornithologist , became the bitter disappointment of a friendship manqué . |
| 4 | In recognition of it being a charity which had acted in the public interest , the judge awarded only three-quarters of the costs , estimated at £50,000 , against the conservation group , which is considering an appeal . |
| 5 | It 's a word which everyone is using and it 's almost like confetti . |
| 6 | And it is not just a revolution , it 's a rural revolution , it 's a revolution which is taking place through the peasantry . |
| 7 | But it 's a technique which can be used in many different ways , for example : |
| 8 | It 's a threat which puts miners at greater risk of contracting crippling lung diseases . |
| 9 | WH : ‘ It 's a subject which should be covered . ’ |
| 10 | and it 's , it 's a subject which I 've enjoyed doing a lot , English , |
| 11 | It 's a subject whose passion for diagrams and abbreviations and formulae can give nuclear physics a run for its money . |
| 12 | Where 's a , if you can get a I forget what it 's called now , they advertise in erm er is it Telegraph , Times it 's a newspaper which is just for jobs abroad . |
| 13 | It 's a rivalry which can only become fiercer : the connoisseur 's eye versus technology 's bag of tricks . |
| 14 | Just think , if it 's a girl what a poor cow having a nose like that . |
| 15 | One or two of the excellent ones was spent , was spoiled by a little bit of er need to erm edit very carefully introdu introduction of concepts you must be careful not to , if you 've got a couple of hundred words only , but do n't introduce er concepts diversity of design must of been er a phrase picked up from the video itself because it appeared in two or three of them , but it 's no use talking about diversity and divine is it , de design as if , as if it 's a concept which everybody else is going to understand . |
| 16 | It 's not a question of what a company can do for a day centre , or what an environmental group can do for a business , it 's a question what we can all do together , for the community . |
| 17 | It 's a question which makes him laugh . |
| 18 | Experts are all agreed that it must emerge somewhere — the National Rivers Authority is monitoring likely places but so far it 's a question which remains unanswered . |
| 19 | Experts are all agreed that it must emerge somewhere — the National Rivers Authority is monitoring likely places but so far it 's a question which remains unanswered . |
| 20 | Experts are all agreed that it must emerge somewhere — the National Rivers Authority is monitoring likely places but so far it 's a question which remains unanswered . |
| 21 | Experts are all agreed that it must emerge somewhere — the National Rivers Authority is monitoring likely places but so far it 's a question which remains unanswered . |
| 22 | Er I th I think if the honourable member pays attention he will appreciate that the boundaries are the nub of the issue in terms of er electoral systems and the common electoral system to which this country is a signatory in agreeing that that should be where we are er headed , is a principle which I believe that this er commission should have been asked to address , it should have been what was happening er at this time in the history of the European parliament , should have happened long ago but sadly it 's a principle which both Labour and Conservative governments in the past have preferred to ignore frankly for their own electoral benefit . |
| 23 | All in all , it 's a service which is now attracting over £100m a day from businesses across the country . |
| 24 | It 's a service which only Rentokil could offer and supply , with our broad range of experience and skills across a number of hygiene and cleaning activities . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It 's a problem which is acute in my own country and which , I am told , is beginning to afflict you here . ’ |
| 26 | Beefy will report fit for today 's fourth Texaco Trophy clash with Pakistan , but skipper Graham Gooch said : ‘ It 's a problem which has troubled Ian for some time . |
| 27 | It 's a problem which applies to all young photographers apparently , not just operating in the music field . |
| 28 | The school was aware of this and specifically created a post of responsibility for the brighter child and gave this to a senior member of the staff , and that member of the staff was responsible for looking at the effects of mixed ability teaching on specifically identified brighter pupils , and I do n't think the school would say that erm they totally solve the problem of what to do with the brighter children , but I think it 's a problem which exists even in streamed classes because the sort of pupil we 're talking about are pupils who are exceptional in their own right . |
| 29 | Although it 's a problem which has existed for a long , long time , do you do any work in connection with refugees ? |
| 30 | It 's going to offend a lot of people , and it 's a problem which I 'm sure exercises a lot of minds . |