Example sentences of "it is [adv] [adj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coun Young said : ‘ I think it is pretty ludicrous to suggest anyone is getting rich by taking people to hospital ‘ But if people who do this sort of thing are facing the prospect of making a loss they just wo n't bother . |
| 2 | But after slaving over something for ten years , it is rather nice to show it off a bit . |
| 3 | It is rather awkward to get your fingers into , so scrap it if you ca n't use it . |
| 4 | It is rather unfortunate to call it a force because it is n't one . |
| 5 | A hearer who interpreted [ 20 ] as conveying [ 21 ] would have not have captured the full meaning of the utterance : On the other hand , it is rather difficult to say what exactly it fails to capture . |
| 6 | But it is equally ridiculous to assume he can conduct his life exactly the same after marriage as before . |
| 7 | In the course of one chapter we find the following phrases , in this order : there seems no explanation on Darwinian grounds It is no easier to explain It is hard to understand It is not easy to understand It is equally difficult to explain I do not find it easy to comprehend I do not find it easy to see … |
| 8 | While clearly it is unhistorical to judge Pius XII in the light of the later developments at the Council , it is equally wrong to deny him , and to attribute to the Council , credit for many of the liturgical changes in the Church . |
| 9 | For the historian it is equally illegitimate to overlook what they had in common as it is to neglect the differences . |
| 10 | The same applies if the dog takes other things such as slippers which it is not supposed to have , although it is equally important to replace them out of reach for the future . |
| 11 | Suppose also that it is somehow possible to place it in a space capsule in which it can survive , so far as can be seen , for ever , without any external aid . |
| 12 | Cancellation is the least favoured option : once a project is cut out of the Long-Term Costing , it is rarely possible to argue it back in again . |
| 13 | So far , this has indicated the most elementary sort of raw evidence which the historian needs to use , but it is rarely satisfactory to describe it as ‘ primary material ’ in the old sense of ‘ sources ’ . |
| 14 | He has told me : ‘ It is completely absurd to suggest there is anything unprofessional in my friendship with the duchess . |
| 15 | Sutton council has slapped a Smoke Nuisance Notice on BR to stop stump-burning but admits it is otherwise powerless to stop it felling trees on its own land . |
| 16 | Though it may be the last right remaining for the terminally ill or the aged , it is remarkably easy to undermine it . |
| 17 | It is a tribute I suppose to the English language that there are so many forms of circumlocution that it is remarkably easy to persuade yourself that you have made a bold statement , or conveyed the bad news , whilst in reality there is no conceivable possibility that the recipient has actually understood what you are talking about . |
| 18 | To understand how money supply expands and contracts , and how it can be controlled , it is thus necessary to understand what determines the size of bank deposits . |
| 19 | Little detail is provided , however , and it is thus difficult to evaluate his work fully . |
| 20 | If any one is out of line , it is particularly important to assess its significance against the others . |
| 21 | Pelvic infection It is particularly important to tell your doctor about any pelvic infections , ‘ salpingitis ’ or sexually transmitted disease you have had in the past , as this may affect the choice of contraceptive method for you . |
| 22 | It is frighteningly easy to picture our children |
| 23 | Now it seems that — after nearly 40 years in which pop has been seen as a threat to our children — it is finally safe to unlock your daughters . |
| 24 | This means that the enquirer is generating data and making interpretations of material which is usually repressed and made unconscious because it is emotionally painful to articulate it . |
| 25 | ‘ I have asked at houses near the academy , but to rent a room there — yes , it is most embarrassing to say I can not afford what is asked , and I shall not be earning until I begin my work in two weeks . |
| 26 | If you seriously wish to lose your weight then it is most sensible to do it by looking carefully at your diet and eating a good balance of carbohydrates and protein with a reduced fat content . |
| 27 | So it is most important to standardize your own frame of mind and the conditions for doing the tests . |
| 28 | " Perhaps it is most convenient to imagine you are doing all that you do here at the behest of some distant ogre . " |
| 29 | HIRE AUTHORITY Although it is undeniably preferable to have your own well-made dinner suit , hiring is nevertheless an increasingly viable alternative . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , it is theoretically unsound to define what we want to be a synchronous horizon at a level that we suspect to be diachronous . |