Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideally mobile units of 100 or 200 bird houses are preferable if it is possible to either move regularly , or at the end of a laying period on to new pasture . |
| 2 | These projects are still current and the main results of their work are unpublished but it is useful to present the aims of the projects . |
| 3 | Many takeovers in Europe are friendly and it is said that two in three are negotiated without merchant bankers . |
| 4 | Several rents are due but it may be necessary to withdraw money from the National Savings Account to pay for the booklet , ‘ A Guide to Services , Facilities and Interest Groups in Juniper Green and Baberton Mains ’ and a new supply of posters . |
| 5 | But at high NO concentrations , ozone levels are low as it reacts with NO to form NO&sub2 ; . |
| 6 | But the law does not stop all murder , yet most of us are grateful that it tries . |
| 7 | We respond to all four strongly , but cats are weak when it comes to sweet tastes . |
| 8 | You are a slave , you are weak and it is no good for someone to say to you , ‘ Just follow my example ’ , because at moments like that the intrinsic goodness of another person becomes an impossible dream . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't understand people who think women are weak because it was n't easy for my mother , ’ he says . |
| 10 | Many systems are menu-based and it is not necessary to recall the relation names . |
| 11 | I am assured that it is just a typographical error |
| 12 | If we do take a victim 's view of ourselves — that we are helpless and it 's all impossible — then we wo n't shift . |
| 13 | Fifteen Para , which has its headquarters in my constituency , was being marched to oblivion until public opinion brought itself to bear on the Ministry , and I am grateful that it has taken a step backwards , but we still do not know what size that step is . |
| 14 | Details are scarce but it uses a dopler meter and flow dividers and will work with vacuum tankers . |
| 15 | I believe the lemon accentuated the tart , refreshing character of the beer , and I am sorry that it is so rarely seen in Germany today . |
| 16 | Very shortly after that the barrister said ( also in the presence of the jury ) , ‘ I am sorry that it is not possible to comply with the jury 's request , but I accept your Honour 's ruling and the thinking that lies behind it . ’ |
| 17 | I am sorry that it has taken longer to respond to your recent telephone call than I had expected , but I have now examined all the papers relating to this matter and have re-visited Captains Road . |
| 18 | I am sorry if it means opposing the official candidate , but I would vote for Frank Field . ’ |
| 19 | It is not intended to be and I am sorry if it appears so . |
| 20 | ‘ We have had our differences and I am sorry if it has caused offence . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I am sorry if it seems I have tricked you , my dear Watson . |
| 22 | . We are clear that it should not be used as a punishment or as a deterrent , and we think that there should always be an alternative task available for men for whom stone-breaking is unsuitable . ’ |
| 23 | As explained earlier when describing the model of living and the model for nursing , the 12 ALs are interrelated ; so too the body systems as categorised by the human biologists are interrelated and it is only for the purposes of description and discussion that they are dealt with separately . |
| 24 | Thirdly , the chances are high that it is sitting atop an ancient tectonic boundary that runs east-west under the Mediterranean — this is where the African and Eurasian plates are in contention . |
| 25 | I am afraid that it is not as simple as that . |
| 26 | It is tempting to delve further into the subject ; but I am afraid that it would take me far outside my main theme , and so , reluctantly , we must leave matters there . |
| 27 | I received an answer , but I am afraid that it was a long catalogue of half-measures and good intentions . |
| 28 | That was not too bad but , like most ideas ahead of their time , I am afraid that it was voted down by 182 votes to 170 . |
| 29 | I am afraid that it has not been a success and that has certainly not been for want of effort from him but I think we just have to write that one off . |
| 30 | They are stingy when it comes to overheads : in most discount stores , there are few staff in sight and goods are sold out of the boxes they come in . |