Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's ungrateful to want to be both . ’ |
| 2 | It 's sad to have to be so cynical but if the price of safety is walking around with your eyes lowered and avoiding potentially dangerous situations , such as lifts home with near strangers , it has to be done . |
| 3 | I think the book is really well written and it 's that needed to be I do n't know , do I need a black pen , man . |
| 4 | I know , I know if I 've got a towel in mine or a big thing and , and it 's all happens to be on one side |
| 5 | Well it 's go , it 's all going to be there in the reports and surely the kids are going to able to form everything . |
| 6 | The relevant law you will need to know , and the relevant law you will find in the manual you 've got , you wo n't need to look anywhere other than the manuals , it 's all going to be in there . |
| 7 | they believe it 's all going to be in a story do n't they ? |
| 8 | So it 's all going to be a little bit different out there . |
| 9 | It is pointless trying to be the only one in step . |
| 10 | It would not be consistent with the obligation for a national court to be subject to a precondition such as a requirement that it may not look behind the text of a national implementing measure unless it is first found to be ambiguous . |
| 11 | It is important to try to be clear about what exactly this force was and the nature of the challenge that it posed to British rule in India — for there was a profound difference between Gandhi 's perception of these things and that of the British . |
| 12 | If you know someone with HIV or AIDS , it is important to try to be a good friend to them . |
| 13 | The horse may suffer anxiety in relation to one specific part of its life : shoeing , trailering , saddling , mounting , and so oh , but if it has been hurt in a number of situations , it is likely to learn to be anxious in relation to anything to do with people . |
| 14 | It was hateful to have to be like that , and usually she did not allow herself to think on those lines , but it was there and had to be recognized as a factor . |
| 15 | Thereafter I looked out of all the windows of the snug hostelry , and not finding a satisfactory view , for it now rained in earnest , and it was vain to hope to be able to sketch out of doors , I noticed a new house a short distance from the inn ( it was being prepared for a doctor ) ; was entrusted with the keys , and from one of the front windows looked out on the rainy scene depicted in the sketch of ‘ Garrynahine , Isle of Lewis . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It was terrible having to be seen as a human being when all I wanted to do was be a bean . ’ |
| 17 | It was obscene to pretend to be part of it . |