Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] it [be] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If parents and nurses would only realise how much easier it is for the child to bend to the social and moral laws in later life , when trained from infancy , how much sorrow might be saved . |
| 2 | No clear principles determine the allocation of disputes to these bodies although the greater the element of discretion and the more important the policy considerations , the less likely it is for the courts to take on the new area of responsibility . |
| 3 | owing to the difficulty of forecasting [ … ] the less possible , and indeed , the less desirable it is for the person purchasing to specify what the other contracting party is expected to do [ … |
| 4 | They were in , aha , yeah , they were in bed , right , and this , look , in bed , listen to this , sound asleep it 's on the radio and news , they 're asleep in bed with two girls and the boys , the boy was in bed fast asleep and somebody come and touched him like that and when she woke up it was this , this the lad |
| 5 | Generally speaking , the longer the period of planning for an escape the more satisfactory it was for the prospective escaper . |
| 6 | You see there , there was a er not paying for it , asking about it , the finance committee how very cold it was for the elderly and they sit in there while some get taken home and |
| 7 | We even had a coal burning stove on board and very cosy it was on the cold evenings . |