Example sentences of "[adv] it be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such circumstances , would not it be impossible thereafter for Members of Parliament with Scottish constituencies to sit in Departments as Ministers , administering those Departments — |
| 2 | Would not it be impossible for Ministers to be in charge of Government Departments administering those matters for England and Wales ? |
| 3 | ‘ Since you are concerned for my safety , would not it be well for the lady Anne to accompany me — she being my duchess and bride ? ’ |
| 4 | Would not it be easy to accede to the commissioner 's request to change the three points in the regulation which the Commission says are defective and deal with Crown immune areas , reduce the latitude given to authorities and ensure that environmental assessments are recorded in writing so that we have proper regulations and proper environmental impact assessments ? |
| 5 | Seriously , as the Boundary Commission proceeds with its report over the next 10 years , would not it be correct to ensure that all parts of the United Kingdom had the same proportion of representatives ? |
| 6 | ‘ Would not it be wonderful if we were in truth sisters ! ’ |
| 7 | As British Governments of both colours have failed the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus , to whom they undertook certain responsibilities under the constitution of 1960 and the treaty of guarantee , would not it be advisable for the Government to be a bit more sensitive to the concerns of the Turkish Cypriots who do not want to see — under whatever agreement , which may be too favourable to the Greek Cypriots — a return to the situation in the 1960s ? |
| 8 | Will not it be wrong yet again on the training and enterprise councils ? |
| 9 | Well my brother was in the Artillery and I thought well it be nice if I can get with him but that did n't work out that way . |
| 10 | ‘ Why should n't it be accessible ? ’ |
| 11 | I said , ‘ Why should n't it be real ? |
| 12 | Would n't it be amazing if we could ? |
| 13 | Small boy to his father : ‘ Would n't it be useful , Daddy , if they invented a 99p piece . ’ |
| 14 | on armaments and erm , I , would n't it be prudent to insure that erm they stop spending all this money on armaments before any aid is given to them ? |
| 15 | Even so , he did ask , ‘ Would n't it be nice to have a Rolls Royce — have you noticed , nobody here has one ? ’ |
| 16 | Would n't it be nice if there were more surprises like that in all the assemblies of the godly ? |
| 17 | As Haslemere has already begun to make the town accessible for wheelchair-bound people , would n't it be nice if the town could become totally accessible for both able bodied and disabled people . |
| 18 | Would n't it be nice to have four new years ? |
| 19 | WOULD N'T IT BE NICE to swap places with Count Dracula ? |
| 20 | Well , would n't it be nice to consummate |
| 21 | On the plus side , would n't it be nice if the clients were helped to look ahead and did n't go on lurching from legal hitch to last-minute legal hitch ? |
| 22 | Thanking Donal for his kindness , and giving him a friendly hug , she dutifully took the road he indicated — and then Ellie , being Ellie , decided would n't it be nice just to have a peek at the Wicklow mountains ? |
| 23 | Speaking of Deano — everyone I talked felt that as we had paid £2.7 million for a centre forward would n't it be nice if hung around near the goal or in the box for that matter instead of running all over the show and when we finally get the ball in the box there 's nobody there . |
| 24 | If this is anywhere near the true figure , would n't it be nice if Mr Dobson made a substantial donation to help fund treatment for the three-year-old handicapped boy , say £2,500 , plus another £2,500 for the echocardiograph appeal ? |
| 25 | Erm let's go back to differentiation , what does is mean why the why the big deal you know why do we make such a fuss about , Hey would n't it be nice to integrate things . |
| 26 | You know , would n't it be nice if he had asked me out . |
| 27 | Would n't it be nice if overseas pilgrims to Shakespeare 's town had something to remind them of home , and there 's nothing quite so familiar as a lamp post just like the one on the corner back home in Lisbon perhaps . |
| 28 | Christmas is less than seven weeks away ; forgive us if it all seems too early , but would n't it be terrific if this year , just for a change , you really did manage to get everything done ahead of time so you could actually enjoy the break … ? |
| 29 | Oh absolutely marvellous we watched the house go up brick by brick , you know , we , we used to come down here and think oh my goodness wo n't it be marvellous to be able to run some water and have a bath in the normal way you know cos we do n't , we 'd both always had electricity and baths and everything else until this happened and erm , we er , oh it was wonderful , really wonderful absolutely marvellous |
| 30 | Would n't it be refreshing if a new course were opened which simply claimed to be a lovely place for club players to play but that it would n't really test the pros . |