Example sentences of "it [be] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Making a name for himself as a boxer in the army had come easy to him , and had it been peace time he could probably have gone a long way in the sport . |
| 2 | — Who should it be video material ? |
| 3 | ‘ Consumers are entitled to know the price of almost any item which they may be interested in purchasing , should it be staple foods , confectionery , clothing or even a motor car . |
| 4 | Among those actively campaigning for it were scientist Joe Farman , who had " discovered " the hole in the ozone layer over the continent , French mariner Jacques Cousteau and polar explorer Robert Swan . |
| 5 | Prepared small group work can similarly be viewed in context as if it were video material , or plays acted out — showing , for example , the bravest thing they have ever done . |
| 6 | All them years since , and she was a widow and , and she was er ever so nice , lovely home and clean , but the bed was , it , it was n't just flock it were part Taylor |
| 7 | and it was money prizes but they took , they were looking for things to take marks off cos all the other schools doing it were state schools |
| 8 | She had thrown on an old dress and not much else , and she played with the frying-pan as if it were Pancake Day . |
| 9 | Their sleep disturbed , their murmured resentment rises into a wind , stirring up the packed clay of the wasteground as if it were desert sand . |
| 10 | She dipped her spoon into her plate of fish soup as though it were gutter water she was forcing herself to swallow , and she would n't take any of the little circles of toast spread with delicious fiery rouille . |
| 11 | At least if it were pitch black we could really get an idea of what it will be like to ‘ walk through the Channel Tunnel ’ . |
| 12 | And , bought it cash and it were show house . |
| 13 | But if it were pigeon droppings then it would be a moot point as to whether merely to murmur condolences and hurry on or to set to work with a clean handkerchief . |
| 14 | these matters be king 's games , as it were stage plays , and for the more part played upon scaffolds . |
| 15 | Well then , when they went there it were , it were grass fields all round them , were n't it ? |
| 16 | In the case of British archaeological remains , if there is some doubt whether a robust brachycephalic skull is of Neolithic or Bronze Age date , one may say that there is a greater likelihood of it being Bronze Age , for most Neolithic individuals were noticeably long-headed , whereas many Bronze Age invaders were very short-headed . |
| 17 | But I 'm wondering how to go on it being election day . |
| 18 | Each day they became fewer until my image of the tree became a pink and brown blur , it being blossom time . |
| 19 | So with it being conference time , we can get lots of companies who are turning up and giving conference presentations , lots of academic types . |
| 20 | This particular erm , problem with it being market demand , possibly from West Yorkshire , in certain locations . |
| 21 | It 's raspberry time ! |
| 22 | but he wo n't get that now for it because they 've graded them , so that if it 's , it 's keyhole surgery type now it 's er , it 's a lower figure than |
| 23 | The regiment says it 's character building , fun , and most importantly , a useful way of recruiting . |
| 24 | Awards are nice for the day , and they glitter — my mother has got all mine and she polishes them within an inch of their lives , she 's polished all the gold glitter away and it 's base metal underneath , and I think that 's a fairly apt analogy of what a prize is . |
| 25 | As any cobbler worth his salt will tell you , this is not the time to toss those tired but precious shoes into the nearest bin , it 's resole time . |
| 26 | It 's er the , the apostle 's creed ha has erm er er er is erm out of a different background and that er compiled in a different context altogether , it 's polemic law so often , this is doxological . |
| 27 | His own car boasted the number plate JM1 — now it 's nephew David with that flash Merc and KOP 1 . |
| 28 | it 's gorgeous out there , do you know it 's Easter weekend , next weekend , the first , the papers up , cos I did n't really know when it was , it 's Easter Sunday , a week this Sunday |
| 29 | it 's gorgeous out there , do you know it 's Easter weekend , next weekend , the first , the papers up , cos I did n't really know when it was , it 's Easter Sunday , a week this Sunday |
| 30 | well then it 's Easter Monday |