Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] it [is] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Th the crime problem , as we 've already said is n't too , too great here but er nevertheless it 's important that we , we er keep our eyes open and try and keep crime out because some of these people that erm are living in the bigger cities that are criminals are now starting to discover that it 's easier to come out to places like Farnsfield and commit the crime , because we , we 're not experienced at it . |
| 2 | But please leave out the 0–60 in 7.5 seconds , forget that it 's faster than a Ferrari Mondial from 50 to 70 m.p.h . |
| 3 | Saves leaving them in the car , probably only for about two hours , I do n't know if it 's better leaving at home or taking with me , there 's . |
| 4 | Charlotte thinks that it is better to get the richest husband one can and feels that a happy marriage is simply a matter of chance . |
| 5 | GIST had more success in altering children 's attitudes than their subject choices , suggesting that it is easier to change attitudes and beliefs than actual behaviour . |
| 6 | Everyone seems to agree that it is easier to translate a novel than a poem : that one may appreciate the greatness of Dostoevsky in translation in a way that is not possible ( say ) of Pushkin . |
| 7 | It may be hard to accept , but the argument goes that it is easier for a creative and original performer to learn how to play his instrument than it is for a consummate player to learn creativity . |
| 8 | The Thai plan is based on calculations which show that it is cheaper to improve the electricity efficiency than to build new power stations . |
| 9 | Imrie & Wyburn ( 1958 ) consider the notch difference to be ‘ inborn ’ , and Thomson ( 1899 ) noted that it is larger even in the female foetus . |
| 10 | In this kind of evaluation of change over time , it is argued that it is easier to attribute changes directly to the planned intervention , since it is unlikely that other experiences to which the child might be exposed would produce the same pattern of differential progress across different aspects of language . |
| 11 | Mrs Julian did n't mention how much you might have done and it 's better safe than sorry … ’ |
| 12 | The maximum loss ( C + P ) is incurred if the share price is equal to the exercise price at expiry but profits will be made if it is lower than E - C - P and if it rises above E + C + P. This is plainly superior to the reverse butterfly spread illustrated in Fig. 7.10(b) as there are no restrictions upon the potential profit ( only in the case of a security price fall where the maximum profit will be E - P - C , but which is still superior to the profit made in the same event with the reverse butterfly spread ) . |
| 13 | I am trying ammonia remover in my filter instead of carbon to see if it is cheaper to run . |
| 14 | There 's a lot of conservatism in the vocal world here , and they sometimes come to performances to compare if it 's louder or softer ; I like big voices and I 'm trying to collect every rich voice I can , does n't matter if it 's in Novosibirsk where we heard Gorchakova , but what I 'm saying is that it has to be a complex , not just a voice and something else , or not just actor and a bit of voice . ’ |
| 15 | I do claim that it is better than any of its predecessors in meeting exceptional need in exceptional circumstances . |
| 16 | Islington could have saved its council and charge payers a great deal of money if it had just asked the advice of a local geography teacher and been told that it is better to go to France to learn French . |
| 17 | I think we 're all agreed that it 's better for us to die honourably together in this way than to risk a worse fate at the hands of the enemy . " |
| 18 | Although he has been looking for the little creep to beat him up for having steered him wrong , he realises that it is better to be with someone , even someone like Ratso , than to be alone . |
| 19 | The legal fees are lower , the firm 's reputation is ( more or less ) preserved and it is quicker . |
| 20 | Oh no you do n't freeze when you 're in the snow , you do n't freeze because it 's colder in the snow than it is , er it 's , warmer in inside the |
| 21 | Or should one take a middle road , trying to understand what goes wrong and then deciding whether it is easier to prevent or to cure ? |
| 22 | The legal rules do not distinguish between these two groups — and neither do the ideologues on either side of the debate — but an examination of the most modern cases does suggest that it is easier to prove adverse possession of " empty " land . |
| 23 | We know that it is easier for your body to tolerate the habit if you also eat well but many do not . |
| 24 | And we know that it 's easier to get through a hospital now , appointment times are met , there 's less anonymity and more explanation to the patient of what 's happening next — the fact that we do know this because of surveys and face-to-face interviews itself comes from a culture of establishing objectives that matter . ’ |
| 25 | If you are still not sure , just remember that it is better to have too many books than too few . |
| 26 | Remember that it is better to kill the reader with kindness by selecting information for him than to batter him to death in a flurry of factual blows ! |
| 27 | But they 're not prepared to , to leave NUPE , let go of something you know unless it 's better than what they 've had . |
| 28 | In such situations , it is always worth considering whether it is safer to have another launch and fly the glider to the hangar . |
| 29 | ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman . |
| 30 | The ‘ on ’ type is saying that the centre of its particular region of the visual field is brighter than the rest , while the ‘ off ’ type is saying that it is darker . |