Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even more sharply , it is impossible for the majority of people to be other than black in South Africa as it became impossible to be other than Jewish for Jews in Nazi Germany . |
| 2 | It seemed necessary to be able to do simple calculations . |
| 3 | It seemed amazing to be able to leave the house each time without feeling furtive , and irritable at being obliged to feel furtive . |
| 4 | Equally it might be argued that since withdrawal from NATO was the last card he could play in his campaign against American influence , short of defecting from the West altogether , there were good reasons not to play it until it seemed likely to be effective or became absolutely necessary . |
| 5 | It felt good to be active again after the days cooped in the library 's shade . |
| 6 | Dot wished she knew what it felt like to be brave , and wondered if she 'd ever get the chance to find out . |
| 7 | It felt strange to be alone in a chamber with such a solicitous , beautiful young woman . |
| 8 | It felt odd to be alone in a church . |