Example sentences of "this [is] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One lawyer should allocate all one-off instructions , provided this is practical given the numbers involved . |
| 2 | N nobody strange well this is strange to relate . |
| 3 | This is impossible to answer , but he does suggest that it is likely to be more than the planners currently recommend . |
| 4 | This is impossible to predict with any degree of certainty . |
| 5 | This is impossible to do by staying within the lines , although it is easy to get close to success . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , no trials of efficacy were carried out at that time , and this is impossible to do now as the vaccination schedules are in such widespread use . |
| 7 | It may be found from testing that this is impossible to achieve due to the ambiguity in previous word positions . |
| 8 | But do n't be dismayed — this is unimportant provided that you have learnt during your studies how to find out for yourself , to think for yourself and to express yourself . |
| 9 | This is essential to facilitate the smooth running of a sale and to provide the client with regular written status reports . |
| 10 | This is essential to facilitate the smooth running of a sale to be able to brief the client at any time . |
| 11 | This is essential to bridge sectoral barriers , to ensure cohesive and effective group work in obtaining reliable analyses of local circumstances , and in utilising local resources to the full . |
| 12 | This is essential to prepare our children for an ever-changing world and to retrain employees whose traditional role within a company will change with the advent of computers in general and micros in particular . |
| 13 | This is essential to keep the body healthy . |
| 14 | It seems that the reason for this is that to hold otherwise would be to give rise to an unacceptable degree of uncertainty . |
| 15 | The point I am trying to make from all this is that to win a karate bout needs two things — your ability to defeat the opponent and the referee panel 's ability to recognise your superior performance . |
| 16 | This is surprising given the demanding nature of the potential category , and at first sight disappointing , since it casts no light on why the youngest children ( 57 per cent success ) do so much worse at the task than the older children ( 86 per cent success ) . |
| 17 | Oh this is brilliant have you ever seen it ? |
| 18 | This is understandable given the multitude of pressures and changes that characterise the teachers ’ working environment . |
| 19 | Although clearly at odds with the ‘ socialist ’ economy , all this is chicken-feed compared with a far more serious problem — nietroudovyie dokhody — or ‘ unearned income ’ — as it is euphemistically called . |
| 20 | And this is nice to know that there is sometimes if you put your head down and work hard at something there is something at the end of the rainbow . |
| 21 | The saving throws for troops is not given on their profile because this is variable depending on the armour they wear . |
| 22 | This is great to knit as you go , but you can also sew rouleaux together to make the scalloped lace if you do n't want to use your machine — it takes longer , but you can do it anywhere . |
| 23 | Because photography was already well established in 1880 , this is easy to see . |
| 24 | This is easy to lay as it is self-levelling , needing no trowelling . |
| 25 | Of course this is easy to say but difficult to do . |
| 26 | This is easy to use — all the boxes and fields are assigned simply by dragging the cursor over the screen — a good idea . |
| 27 | This is easy to do but please do not try to hurry up the process up as ‘ slow and steady ’ seems to give the best results and takes less time than trying to hurry . |
| 28 | If this is easy to do the bed is probably too hard . |
| 29 | This is easy to do in lectures . |
| 30 | Likewise , if you find you will need specialist equipment , even though this is easy to hire , you may prefer to leave the whole job to a specialist firm . |