Example sentences of "it is [verb] [adv] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But once the difference between one 's body qua sensitive and one 's body qua sensible , is realised , it is seen not to be relevant . |
| 2 | All guitars , from the cheapest acoustics to the top-of-the-range electrics are buzz-checked in soundproofed rooms ; their playing actions are measured and if any guitar falls below the proscribed tolerences it is sent off to be readjusted , perhaps even fret-dressed , before rechecking , packing and shipping . |
| 3 | The common dolphin has a total of 180 teeth , which it uses to hold the captured meal fast while it is turned around to be swallowed head first . |
| 4 | The fact that there is no right time , he wrote , the fact that it is bound always to be too early or too late , that fact is little consolation . |
| 5 | But this does not mean that it is fitted only to be used on matters at the extreme end of the spectrum of abstraction — that it can , for instance , discuss people only in so far as they are rational beings , or sets of behaviour-patterns , or immortal souls . |
| 6 | It is hard to verify whether or not this is the dreadful fish it is made out to be or whether the tales are apocryphal , but what is certain is that the species itself does exist . |
| 7 | It is believed moreover to be the case that , as God , Jesus had what may be called a trans-historical knowledge . |
| 8 | Gordon Woodroffe , a zoologist who has studied the water voles of the North York Moors , does not consider that the mink is the total rogue it is held out to be in some quarters , but it certainly appears to have caused the vole 's extinction on the Moors . |
| 9 | It is reputed not to be a natural species , but one which has been created by Chinese fishbreeders . |
| 10 | This will be wonderful in the bookshops as she has returned to the ghost story , and although it is reputed not to be as good as The Woman in Black , its sales are going to be . |
| 11 | ‘ Contrary to public belief , it 's not all it is cracked up to be , ’ said Whitney , whose first role is opposite Kevin Costner . |
| 12 | Discs Look is the allegation that the label is not quite the independent it is cracked up to be , thanks to a distribution deal with Phonogram . |
| 13 | The changing leaves and sunny weather turned this storybook tourist destination into everything it is cracked up to be . |
| 14 | Life is not as glamorous as it is cracked up to be on Tour . |
| 15 | If it is thought that it means that any decision should be taken at the lowest possible level , that unfortunately makes me believe that the concept is not all that it is cracked up to be , and for a number of reasons . |
| 16 | It provides lots of building materials-type stuff of American origin that are of only limited use over here , but since it is meant only to be a very basic application , better suited to a visualisation rather than a concrete architectural drawing ( forgive the pun , by the way ) , this hardly matters . |
| 17 | If it is found not to be true , the member may claim qualified privilege if he acted without malice . |
| 18 | I think it only right to comment that the fact that it is , in a case such as the present , open to a taxpayer to stipulate , if he wishes , that the money shall be repaid if it is found not to be due in pending proceedings , provides another practical reason why a case such as the present is likely to occur only in very rare circumstances indeed . |