Example sentences of "[adj] it be [prep] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , the episode shows how easy it is to be led astray by one 's own rhetoric . |
| 2 | By the end of two hours … the children have rescued a man from a burning building , , , , handled a gas leak … learnt about electricity … and dsicvoeverd just how easy it is to be tricked into going with strangers . |
| 3 | Consider how easy it is to be misled by the persuasive power of apparent proof . |
| 4 | Let us consider watercress as a typical example of how easy it is to be deceived . |
| 5 | The more severe PMS , the more likely it is to be noticed — over 20% had their behaviour commented on by colleagues . |
| 6 | The deeper down a tunnel goes the more dangerous it is and the more likely it is to be inhabited by some terrible monster . |
| 7 | The more organized the body of knowledge appears to be , the more distinct its academic identity , and the more likely it is to be called a ‘ discipline ’ . |
| 8 | It is also probably true that the more specialized the catalogue the more likely it is to be used for selection — for instance , the catalogues of local publishers , those of specialized formats ( e. g. microforms , large print books ) , or those in subject fields which are dominated by the work of one or two publishers . |
| 9 | The further away from the making of the contract it was made the more likely it is to be considered as a misrepresentation . |
| 10 | The wider the purported exclusion , the more likely it is to be held unreasonable . |
| 11 | By and large , the more important a command ( importance being judged by the size of territorial authority , or , more appropriately in time of peace , by the numbers of men involved ) the more likely it was to be given to a man who had achieved it as a result of attendance at court . |
| 12 | ‘ Do you have any idea how embarrassing it is to be caught in flagrante with my boss ? ’ |
| 13 | Certainly , it is sometimes said that a claim for conspiracy gives the plaintiff procedural advantages , but the reality of this may turn on how far it is to be held on ordinary principles that instigation or procurement suffices to make a person who does not participate in the act a joint tortfeasor . |
| 14 | Why do n't I do the first half and you have an early night , and I 'll wake you at two o'clock ? ’ , knowing full well how awful it is to be woken out of a deep sleep at 2am to start work . |
| 15 | The leading judgment , expressing the majority view , was given by Lamont J. The maxim , which I have already quoted , led to the conclusion that as the child en ventre sa mère was born alive it was to be treated as having being alive while en ventre sa mère and so could claim damages for an injury at that time . |
| 16 | And my , how wonderful it was to be proved right once again ! ’ |