Example sentences of "it be [adj] [prep] [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They said it 's illegal for anyone to go onto a British Rail line without permission . |
| 32 | It 's daft for you to get a stiff neck on the sofa when there 's room in my bed . ’ |
| 33 | It does n't necessarily mean that they 're unscrupulous in the way that they get their own way ; they just have very clear ideas and it 's impossible for them to see it any other way . ’ |
| 34 | It is impossible , in many ways , for somebody who is erm on benefit and living in independent accommodation with a private landlord often it 's impossible for them to get a job and then cover their rent , so they ca n't get a job . |
| 35 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's impossible for me to give you a definite answer . ’ |
| 36 | ‘ I 'm afraid that 's the kind of detail it 's impossible for me to remember . |
| 37 | He adds sadly : ‘ It 's impossible for me to go on a quiet date as I get recognised everywhere and asked for autographs . ’ |
| 38 | ‘ We do n't say it 's impossible for anybody to add new motivated abilities in later life , ’ he says , ‘ but in all our research we 've never yet seen a completely new direction emerge . ’ |
| 39 | After a while we realized you know that 's not on , it 's impossible for us to sort this out you know we need help . |
| 40 | It 's impossible for you to catch up on my record . |
| 41 | It 's right for us to live where we do , between land and water . |
| 42 | Although babies do n't really need to wear ‘ proper ’ shoes , it 's nice for them to have a soft covering in ‘ breathable ’ leather to protect their delicate feet . |
| 43 | ‘ It 's nice of you to say so , Mrs. Briant . ’ |
| 44 | ‘ It 's nice of you to ask me . |
| 45 | There was another pause before Barney said , ‘ It 's nice of you to call , Melissa , and thanks for believing in me . ’ |
| 46 | He said , ‘ It 's nice of you to worry about Marjorie . |
| 47 | It 's normal for you to feel flattered by his attentions , as you must be feeling lonely after the loss of your husband , but your son-in-law should know better . |
| 48 | ‘ It 's cruel of you to try to force me into this family . |
| 49 | Needless to say , they have sound commercial reasons for putting this clause in their warranties — if you damage the machine trying to install some extra SIMMs , for example , it 's expensive for them to fix it . |
| 50 | Look , it 's great of you to come . |
| 51 | It 's easy for them to say , ‘ Okay , put this in the computer and we 'll find someone to sing it . ’ |
| 52 | So it 's easy for me to sit here and say , we think we 're doing a good job on the environment , because we 're not threatened , we do have to find ways round existing chemicals , we may have to pay , pay a higher price , but we 're not threatened in terms of the the core of our bottom line . |
| 53 | It 's easy for me to say that now . |
| 54 | In spite of himself Joe was impressed by the earnestness in Chris 's voice and said less forcefully , ‘ I know it 's easy for me to talk , I 've never been in this situation , but what 's going to happen ? |
| 55 | Back in Ephesians in the first chapter in in verse three , see it 's easy for us to say , well what a lot of stupid people they were ! |
| 56 | It 's easy for us to keep our religious faith when things are going well for us and we feel successful . |
| 57 | ‘ If I may speak in a spirit of complaint , David , I might point out that it 's easy for you to talk and even easier to talk tough . |
| 58 | It 's easy for you to have it at the theatre , mhm |
| 59 | It 's useful for them to know what dads does when he leaves the house to go to work . |
| 60 | It 's typical of him to forget to tell me he 's entertaining . |