Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , few can afford to discard the eighties equivalent of disposable fashion , the market stall tat from East End sweat shops , but for those with the readies to spend on real flash ( these are the ones who know that LV means Louis Vuitton as well as Luncheon Voucher ) never has it been more important to make a clear and expensive statement about the level of personal well-being and survival . |
| 2 | The general picture which emerges is one in which , whilst a considerable amount of assistance does pass between relatives , the procedures for asking for , offering and accepting it are quite tricky to handle in practice . |
| 3 | The question to ask is : if the speaker were to pronounce a particular weak syllable as strong instead , which vowel would it be most likely to have , according to the usual rules of English spelling ? |
| 4 | Could it be physically meaningful to entertain the concept of a morphic field of life energy which radiates from a pole for the span of the organism 's lifetime ? ’ |
| 5 | Only if the social costs of such a strategy , in terms of mental illness , vandalism , etc. , were deemed to be high enough , might it be economically efficient to subsidise firms to take on such labour . |
| 6 | Would n't it be just wonderful to own a gracious old house in the heart of Ireland ? |
| 7 | If , for instance , you are pushed over in the playground , would it be all right to push the aggressor in return ? |
| 8 | Would not it be far better to seek an effective non-proliferation treaty than to go for a new generation of nuclear weapons ? |
| 9 | ‘ Wo n't it be too dark to see anything now ? ’ she queried . |
| 10 | Would it be too presumptuous to get a bottle out ? |
| 11 | ‘ Would it be too suspicious-sounding to ask where we 're going ? ’ she enquired huskily , after a few miles had been gobbled up by the powerful car . |
| 12 | Concerning fitting an eight-cylinder engine to the new Rover 800 , would it be technically feasible to use two K-series blocks side by side ? |
| 13 | Might it be that large implies not necessarily physical bulk or even two manuals but a keyboard with a full five octaves ? |
| 14 | Would not it be much better to pinch another of Labour 's ideas and lease the 188 trains rather than provide compensation schemes , chocolates and flowers ? |
| 15 | Would n't it be much simpler to tackle the problem at its root , and at least try to return towards old fashion farming methods — smaller fields , natural fertilisers and pest controls , a level of productivity we can comfortably consume and an end to the gradual poisoning and demolition of our countryside ? |
| 16 | Would it be so wrong to give in ? argued the voices in her head . |
| 17 | But if that were all , would it be so insupportable to stay a few more weeks in Hussey 's household ? |
| 18 | Or will it be so difficult to interpret , so rigid in its framework that there is no room for the teacher to try interesting diversions and take the opportunity for exploration of unmapped territory — even of contributing to the design of the map itself ? |
| 19 | Would it be more useful to devise training regimes in which such attitudes could be systematically confronted ? |
| 20 | Are you physically able to dig a grave , or would it be more practical to have your pet cremated and then bury the ashes ? |
| 21 | The trains or would it be more expensive to drive ? |
| 22 | If he wishes to make an adjustment , would not it be more sensible to detach their role from advocacy of method and confine it solely to inspection ? |
| 23 | ‘ Would n't it be more sensible to sell your share to me and buy yourself a smaller place ? ’ |
| 24 | You had the same problem as Malcolm , so , would it be fair to sign that or would it be more sensible to leave it blank ? |
| 25 | Would it be more sensible to intervene through the tax system than to regulate quantities directly ? |
| 26 | So would it be more realistic to accept that a voluntary system is doomed and legislate for compliance ? |
| 27 | so what , would n't it be more economical to learn to drive or would it not ? |
| 28 | Would it be as easy to make things up with Matthew ? |
| 29 | The Ambassador gave a diagonal nod of the head , as if it were slightly impertinent to know more than he did about local matters . |
| 30 | and then er I thought oh I might as well put some veg in , you know , so I put some veg in , so when we , I says oh I 'll do this , I 'll do this stew , you know , nearly to finish it like , and erm when we come in we 'll have a meal ready for us , it were right nice coming into it meal ready |