Example sentences of "it [verb] [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 | such charts also tell us nothing about decisions , channels of communication ( it assumes these to be formal ) and relationships ( it assumes these to be hierarchical ) . |
| 3 | such charts also tell us nothing about decisions , channels of communication ( it assumes these to be formal ) and relationships ( it assumes these to be hierarchical ) . |
| 4 | It seemed necessary to be able to do simple calculations . |
| 5 | It seemed amazing to be able to leave the house each time without feeling furtive , and irritable at being obliged to feel furtive . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Yet it seems inconceivable to be able to do so without investing every creature from worms and viruses , which follow very precise cycles of action , to the higher mammals , with the sagacity and foresight of seasoned desert nomads or intrepid Viking explorers . |
| 8 | It seems sure to be close and this is probably a race best watched but if forced to pass judgement , a narrow vote is advised for Katabatic . |
| 9 | As resource allocation is a ‘ zero sum game ’ ( that is , authorities can gain only at the expense of others ) it seems essential to be able to explain why different formulas produce different results in terms other than the composition of the formulas . |
| 10 | It felt good to be active again after the days cooped in the library 's shade . |
| 11 | Dot wished she knew what it felt like to be brave , and wondered if she 'd ever get the chance to find out . |
| 12 | It felt strange to be alone in a chamber with such a solicitous , beautiful young woman . |
| 13 | It felt odd to be alone in a church . |
| 14 | After the initial impetus has run out , he wrote , and before one has got in so far that it is easier to finish than to go back , it is then that it becomes hard to be sure of your footing , hard to know why you are doing what you are doing , hard to know if you are doing correctly what you are doing . |