Example sentences of "[num ord] it be [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because Boo is locked away , it makes his character very mysterious and at first it 's hard to know if the rumours spread around about Boo only coming out at night to hunt for his dinner , eating squirrels and peering in through people 's windows are true , but gradually as we read more into the book , we are given clues to suggest that he is not the monster , people make him out to be . |
| 2 | At first it is easy to believe that the child is engaged in an equal dialogue with a machine intelligence , so apposite are some of the replies . |
| 3 | But first it is necessary to describe how the question has arisen . |
| 4 | But first it is necessary to examine how the basic model developed in Sections 3 and 4 alters as a result of the changed distributional assumption . |
| 5 | First it is necessary to consider the arguments used in the public debates . |
| 6 | The legitimate way to save time in an examination is normally not by extensive abbreviation but by omitting windy phrases , such as ‘ first it is necessary to consider whether . ’ |
| 7 | First it is necessary to establish that one exists ; if there is no intersection the lever does not pass through the cover and is therefore an incorrect arrangement . |
| 8 | Where the second baseline shows a significant improvement over the first it is safe to assume that all is well . |
| 9 | At first it is difficult to think of anything except apples and oranges ! |
| 10 | At first it is difficult to know exactly where the film is going , either as a thriller or a romance . |
| 11 | But first it was necessary to take the village of Longueval : the two positions were considered as one objective , since neither could be held without the other . |
| 12 | First it was necessary to enlist financial and administrative talent capable of organising the details . |
| 13 | At first it was pleasant to lie back on the straw mattress and relax . |
| 14 | Although at first it was hard to connect this short , shy woman with her six feet-five and 16-stone son , the likeness between the two soon became clear . |
| 15 | Planning involves translating at least some of the conclusions into a form where they can be put into action when next it is appropriate to do so . |
| 16 | Next it is essential to agree a workable strategy for implementation based on conditions as they are , not as we would wish them to be . |
| 17 | Since such information will differ from one drive to the next it is difficult to assess the role which this variable information plays in memory . |
| 18 | She almost wept with relief as his strong fingers closed round her hand and guided her to the safety of a broad platform of stone , where at last it was possible to stand upright . |
| 19 | No more than usual , was the answer , but at last it was enough to break the spell . |