Example sentences of "it be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or had it been between them , or only in her own highly tuned emotions ? |
| 2 | Well Ken , has it been worth it ? |
| 3 | How has it been for yourself , obviously you 've been here with your children , your husband 's been away for more than a month , in Iraq , there must have been er terrible thoughts going through you mind at certain times ? |
| 4 | A " temporary services business " , which specifies that persons working for it are under its " direction , supervision and control " , is not an " employment business " in the terms of the Employment Agencies Act and is not subject to the regulations governing the operation of such businesses which the Act lays down . |
| 5 | She was willing to be used by him and the outrageous request received the obedient , ‘ Let it be to me according to your word ’ ( Luke 1.38 ) . |
| 6 | Oh , what pleasure would it be to me were there a good understanding between my mother and myself , when I am assured if I know my own heart , that I am so far from having any ill against her that I have almost undone myself to serve her … |
| 7 | Yet just how helpful will it be to us ? |
| 8 | What kind of a world would it be for them ? |
| 9 | So you 've got ta go away , think like burglars , and think how easy is it , would it be for me to break into my own home ? |
| 10 | How difficult will it be for her to recover ? |
| 11 | How hard would it be for you to live entirely without each of the following basic ingredients in their various forms for just three weeks ? ( choose one answer . ) |
| 12 | The more formal the meeting , with motions , amendments and voting , the easier will it be for you to record the discussion and conclusions . |
| 13 | Could it be for you ? |
| 14 | So when will it be worth nothing ? |
| 15 | Would it be worth your while to consider sending for the chairman not only of the 1922 committee but also of the parliamentary Labour party so that the leaders of the respective parties in Parliament can discuss with you the conduct last night ? |
| 16 | " But — wo n't it be about our Tristram , Harry ? " |
| 17 | How could it be in my head ? |
| 18 | Would they find each other much changed , or would it be like it was when he had come back from school for the holidays ? |
| 19 | ‘ Would it be against your will , Polly ? |
| 20 | As long as it were worth it ! |
| 21 | An organization would be most unlikely to dismiss them without good reason , and if it were to they would have little difficulty finding alternative work . |
| 22 | But abruptly it seemed to me that the moment should have meaning , even if it were to my discredit . |
| 23 | Erm , it was not possible to get your views in , as it were , personnel terms rather than financial terms on that er report , but er as it were on your behalf , we supported the Treasurer 's er recommendation for reasons set out in paragraph one four , and if I can er explain that for you a little little more , de-regulation could mean , that each employing authority has it 's own scheme of superannuation , or not , and if not would simply leave employees in a position of taking them off the state scheme S E R P S or going for a personal pension . |
| 24 | In such a case the impression is given that Jesus is , as it were on his own , and with no reference needing to be made to the other persons of the trinity , God . |
| 25 | When the job is over , I then write a brief summary appraisal , as it were on his performance . |
| 26 | I mean , she sort of flew the kite as it were with you know , if the wife was erm presumably the husband in other cases was mad beyond belief it was a good reason for casting her off . |
| 27 | The beauty and novelty of the scenery , the luxuriance of the shrubs and above all the originality of the Natives has astonished them beyond description , and so raised their enthusiasm that they seem scarcely to have felt the labour and fatigue of ascending high mountains or traversing deep glens and ravines , in fact so many wonders in the shape of animal creation have sprung up , as it were before them , that their imaginations have been kept in one continued state of delighted excitement . |
| 28 | To follow a rule , e.g. the rule for use of the word ‘ pain ’ ( the rule embodied in the concept of pain ) , is not to check , as it were within oneself , on whether this new sensation resembles the original one and , if it does , to think of it as a pain . |
| 29 | How could we decide whether it had free will or was just a robot , programmed to respond as if it were like us ? |
| 30 | Many artists would only wish to portray Windermere in sunny weather and would turn it into a different place , but he managed to evoke any real day in the Lake District as it were in its right clothes . |