Example sentences of "[adj] it [be] [adj] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the subject does not know the junction and is attempting to decide how risky it is likely to be in other circumstances it would make sense to extrapolate from the information in the film to decide for example how busy the junction generally is , or to simply generalize from their current feelings of risk . |
| 2 | So when something goes wrong it 's likely to be very expensive … and that means new parts |
| 3 | This may be zero , though in multi-programming or multi-tasking it is likely to be finite . |
| 4 | At 11 years old it was magical to be making films — you were treated like a star , and I was very proud of myself . |
| 5 | It was described in a Greek herbal written in the third century B.C. and is probably a native of the eastern Mediterranean area , though it is now so widespread it is difficult to be certain of its origin . |
| 6 | The more formal the stock-taking procedure , the more effective it is likely to be . |
| 7 | Because the hair , too , was black it was hard to be sure that it was not simply matted and dried insects . |
| 8 | Try and find out from your expert exactly how long it is likely to be before the report is available . |
| 9 | The harder the water the more alkaline it is likely to be , up to a pH of about 8.3 . |
| 10 | As the Children Act waits , poised for implementation , it remains to speculate on how significant and successful it is likely to be : and it is tempting to do so with benefit of hindsight in the context of all the discarded child care legislation of the past forty years . |
| 11 | Following the survey meeting , and before preparing the quote , it is worth getting BIC to make a quick trawl to indicate how easy or difficult it is likely to be to obtain information . |
| 12 | Moving a pattern of material out of the shaft of sunlight , which might cause it to fade , he said now , ‘ Are you certain it is wise to be so single-minded about your career , Alice ? |
| 13 | These are normally connected , and — with some notable exceptions — the better the rug , the more expensive it is likely to be . |