Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , an interest group may be rich but it may be ill-organised , just as a poor group may enjoy power because it is active and well-organised . |
| 2 | Hawaii has exhibited a much faster rate of construction , but its volcanism will be short-lived as it will be carried away from its magma source by plate motion . |
| 3 | It might not be complete but it 'll certainly give us some of them . |
| 4 | Teaching must be alive and it can only be alive in the present moment — it is time-consuming to try to make stale bread palatable , and why bother when fresh bread is available ? |
| 5 | Physical abuse is not known to be extensive and it may be felt that it has been excessively discussed in the context of ‘ dependence and independence ’ . |
| 6 | It may be pleasant or it may be unpleasant . |
| 7 | ‘ That sort of route would be impractical but it might help solve the exessses that a small minority of anglers get up to . ’ |
| 8 | And thirdly , conflict may be spontaneous or it may be organised . |
| 9 | This tendency has no counterpart in Levi , and it may be doubtful whether it could live with the subject-matter of the camps . |
| 10 | We appreciate that raw materials may be foreign but it must not exceed thirty five percent of the finished product . |
| 11 | Often the outfall will be off-site and it may be necessary to provide a storm water sewer of over a mile to achieve an outfall acceptable to the water authority . |
| 12 | Hame Special & Sunburst Archtop Question : does an instrument have to be old before it can produce a vintage tone ? |
| 13 | According to this doctrine , all law must be old and it must be good ; if it conforms to both these rules , it can not be overthrown . |
| 14 | She 'd be sent to her room and hear them going on about how if it was n't for The Child — her — everything would be different and it would have ended years ago . |
| 15 | All the parishes used to be different and it used to be possible at one time to know approximately where in Orkney somebody came from . |
| 16 | The plan would identify sites where such operations would be acceptable and it would become difficult for sites not identified to gain planning permission . |
| 17 | Anyway , as I say , you must be careful because it will run out . |
| 18 | The problem is that until such time as a particular expert system is used by a sufficient number of practitioners ( sufficient to be classed as a responsible body ) , anyone using an expert system is taking a chance should the advice turn out to be wrong although it must be stressed that the fact that advice is wrong does not inevitably and conclusively mean that there has been negligence . |
| 19 | He further argued , or at least implied , that to permit a ‘ non-catholic ’ to adopt children would be wrong because it might put such children 's eternal salvation in jeopardy ( Whyte 1980 : 188–9 ) . |
| 20 | The setting of targets would be wrong because it would mean exercising positive discrimination , whereby not necessarily all jobs would go to those with the right and proper talents to do them . |
| 21 | It can also be funny and it can do you a power of good . |
| 22 | ‘ I know fighting Bowe would be exciting because it would be a rematch of the Olympic final and no doubt he 'll be gracious enough to give me the chance to fight him again , ’ he jibed , tongue in cheek . |
| 23 | From the definition of IT above , it should be clear that IT ought to be able to offer a lot to mathematics learning in schools and colleges — but how much , in fact , has IT affected it ? |
| 24 | On page one o eight paragraph two point two er , the society proposals of the er , in accordance with the objectives we 've taken out overall , it wants to be clear that it must mean it 's in total , the objectives . |
| 25 | Where the rivers have flowed transverse to the structure rias formed in them will have a much more irregular plan : the main arm of the ria may not be straight and it may possess branches developed along weaker beds followed by the courses of previous subsequent streams . |
| 26 | Everything exchanged in the secret correspondence has to be tiny so it can be hidden in the palm of the hand : pills , passport sized pictures of the family . |
| 27 | It 'll never be perfect but it can run as smooth as you can get it . |
| 28 | If there is a particular liability that is causing concern which has been identified prior to contract but is not precisely quantifiable , it may be appropriate that it should not be covered by a warranty at all but by an indemnity or other specific provision . |
| 29 | Suffering , then , may be appropriate if it can be borne and can contribute towards greater authenticity . |
| 30 | The whole process will be easy and it will be fun . |