Example sentences of "and it [vb -s] [be] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 erm I 'm very sad to be leaving Oxford , I 've very much enjoyed working here , and it 's been good to work for a council with such a high commitment to H I V , and to fighting Aids , and erm I very much the support I 've had from the committee and I hope it will continue erm in this way .
2 And it 's been marvellous to keep going .
3 ‘ We have been working on this project for 14 months , and it 's been difficult to persuade people that we have no political objectives .
4 ‘ Listen , I hate to break this up and it 's been wonderful to see you , but I have to get back to the hotel . ’
5 Youth Club In the junior section there has been a steady attendance and it has been necessary to set up a waiting list .
6 Youth Club In the junior section there has been a steady attendance and it has been necessary to set up a waiting list .
7 As can be appreciated the use of these Falcons is stretched to the maximum , and it has been necessary to wet lease fifteen to eighteen aircraft ( DC-3s , Learjets and Beech 18s ) in order to fulfil commitments .
8 ‘ I was told I had to play well week-in , week-out in the League to further my chances of getting back into the international side and it has been good to play in a successful side at Cardiff . ’
9 Nonetheless the Committee remains purely consultative , and it has been unable to create the initial momentum for the creation of a comprehensive social policy .
10 The picture drawn is a static one , and it has been unable to provide a convincing account of how and why changes have occurred in the pattern of industrial relations .
11 China 's conservation efforts have received a good deal of attention and it has been difficult to sort out myth from reality .
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