Example sentences of "[adj] it [be] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How dreadfully uncomfortable it is to be ill when one lives alone . |
| 2 | She was surprised to find how easy it was to be passive . |
| 3 | How gorgeous it was to be alive ! |
| 4 | This example illustrates a general point , namely that the more heavily regulated by statute a government activity is , the more likely it is to be amenable to judicial review . |
| 5 | The more complicated and far-reaching that the clause is , the more likely it is to be ineffective . |
| 6 | Where the breach is caused by inadvertent default the more serious the type of breach covered by the clause , the less likely it is to be reasonable . |
| 7 | The longer it stays in the air , the more likely it is to be oxidised acid , the process speeded up by pollutants such as ozone and hydrogen peroxide . |
| 8 | Nothing is impossible and the more unlikely the allegation the more likely it is to be true . |
| 9 | Confirming instances are such if they give inductive support to a theory , and the greater the number of confirming instances established , the greater the support for the theory and the more likely it is to be true . |
| 10 | The more we do to our hair — whether it is blow-drying , heat-styling , perming or colouring — the more likely it is to be porous , dry and dull . |
| 11 | And grand it is to be sure . |
| 12 | ‘ Think how terrible it is to be blind ! |
| 13 | She closed the door behind her and joined him on the pavement and as she took several breaths of the crisp October air she suddenly felt how good it was to be alive . |
| 14 | I thought I should let you know how valuable I think the analysis is to the conservation movement , and how helpful it is to be able to lend weight to a fresh strategy , such as that proposed in the paper . |
| 15 | So far in this chapter I have tried to spell out how important it is to be clear where one starts from , where present trends are taking one to , and to be ruthlessly honest about the threats from the competition and from the external environment . |
| 16 | Nowadays everybody is aware of how important it is to be fit . |
| 17 | Again Jennie stressed how important it was to be able to use the hand and leg independently . |
| 18 | How essential it was to be able to work , and to be blessed with the will to work . |
| 19 | Dot thought how strange it was to be able to recognize a person 's dog even when the person was n't there , and then to know the dog 's name . |
| 20 | On July 1st he was writing to say that he was back at the studio , and how delightful it was to be free of catheters , bougies , and syringes . |
| 21 | How wonderful it was to be able to stop a car on impulse and bathe in a pool of crystal-clear water ! |
| 22 | One , a punk , talked about the village in Wales where she lives and how difficult it is to be different , so that dyeing her hair blue becomes an extremely powerful statement about herself , saying all the things she wants to about her rejection of the values of the people in her village . |
| 23 | He had just nodded his head , and then returned to the talk about the social evening , and how difficult it was to be safe with prawns , and he had wanted to know if Dan and his lady would be coming to the Service 's New Year 's Eve party . |
| 24 | It was strange how difficult it was to be alone , especially as no one was anxious to be with me . |
| 25 | How marvellous it was to be free ; how appalling it would have been to have had to wash some man 's socks and cope with his whingeing children . |
| 26 | Mildred leapt to the floor and sat there for a moment , reflecting how nice it was to be able to jump such an amazing distance without getting hurt . |
| 27 | How nice it was to be able to use all of the pedestrian walkways and see the beauty of them just as the planners visualised . |