Example sentences of "it be [adv] touch and go " in BNC.

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1 It is still touch and go whether Americans will go into the election feeling better off than four years ago or whether they will still be blaming their President for keeping them comparatively poor — that 's to say , better off on average than anybody else in the world but not by as much as before .
2 But it was often touch and go .
3 I reduced the odds by wearing a pullover , slip-off shoes and no underwear , but it was still touch and go .
4 It was always touch and go whether he would be fit to take his place , and he only got the nod after coming through a trial game without any problems .
5 It was always touch and go whether he would be fit to take his place , and he only got the nod after coming through a trial game without any problems .
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