Example sentences of "[adj] it [is] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How dreadfully uncomfortable it is to be ill when one lives alone . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The more complicated and far-reaching that the clause is , the more likely it is to be ineffective . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Nothing is impossible and the more unlikely the allegation the more likely it is to be true . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | And grand it is to be sure . |
| 10 | ‘ Think how terrible it is to be blind ! |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Nowadays everybody is aware of how important it is to be fit . |
| 14 | 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 . |