Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was also the home of the Brooklands Automobile Racing Club whose motto , ‘ The right crowd and no crowding ’ , neatly summed up its attitude — not for nothing has it been called the Ascot of the motor racing world . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , it seems highly improbable that had it been pursued the ‘ revolutionary ’ alternative , deprived as it would have been of any significant outside help , would have proved any more successful . |
| 3 | On it are written the details of over 30 schoolboy and YTS players , all signed by the Quakers with a chance of making the grade . |
| 4 | Nowhere to the west of the Wallace Line can be found the giant Cassowary , Birds of Paradise or marsupials of Australasia , and nowhere to the east of it are found the tigers , elephants , primates and early man which crossed the land-bridge once connecting Java , Sumatra and Borneo to mainland Asia . |
| 5 | It is wanted by its family , so why should n't it be given the chance to live ? |
| 6 | Around it were gathered the cloisters , quadrangles , halls , dormitories and playing fields of the school , stretching away up a gently sloping flank of the Quantock Hills . |
| 7 | For centuries it was persecuted and the cruelties heaped upon it were given the full backing of the Church . |
| 8 | Figure 9c shows the space which the same algorithm would explore if it were given the backwards version of the task . |
| 9 | It had been presented to him by the City of Paris and on it were traced the lines of the new streets and boulevards which Napoleon III had worked out in conjunction with Baron Haussmann . |
| 10 | The main forum was generally placed at the central cross-roads and round it were grouped the chief buildings of the town . |
| 11 | Yes , in that sense , in that sense , the unconscious thought was expressed but the , but the point was , i the anxiety as it were got the better of the dream , did n't it , if you woke up ? |
| 12 | It 's become the most overworked and useless word in commentary . |
| 13 | It 's become the leading cause of solvent abuse deaths . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's hit the tower ! ’ |
| 15 | It 's hit the farm before and since an outbreak 3 years ago , the farmer has worked hard to try to ensure there would n't be a repeat . |
| 16 | Today the nursing home said it 's pleased the whole episode is over . |
| 17 | It 's made the committee larger than is usually thought effective has n't it ? |
| 18 | It 's understood the owner does n't intend to stop his property being repossessed . |
| 19 | The health authority denies negilgence , but it 's understood the two sides are now close to a settlement . |
| 20 | It 's understood the jobs will disappear over the next few months as part of a slimming down exercise . |
| 21 | It 's believed the man assaulted two officers and tried to snatch a gun from one of the officer 's holsters . |
| 22 | It 's believed the bodies are those of |
| 23 | It 's believed the bodies are those of |
| 24 | It 's believed the same gang have raided at least three homes … and they may be linked with a series of other burglaries . |
| 25 | It 's believed the Duke had hoped his son 's marriage to Becky Few Brown would be the making of the Marquis , a former drug addict who 's twice been to prison . |
| 26 | It 's believed the attacker used the public footpath that crosses her field . |
| 27 | It 's believed the problems were brought on by wear on tear . |
| 28 | It 's believed the deer had been struggling in the snare for more than two days before it was found . |
| 29 | It 's believed the source of the outbreak came from grazing cattle and sheep . |
| 30 | It 's believed the cuts will be introduced in a months time . |