Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [be] [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In assuming that it may be rational to be a sceptic about value alone , we had stopped at an uncomfortable halfway house between philosophy and common sense , between the pure thinker who doubts everything and the plain man who questions neither what he sees nor what he likes or dislikes . |
| 2 | It may be preferable to be silent regarding the date for expressions of interest until such time as a number of parties have expressed such interest . |
| 3 | ‘ There are several problems a nurse returner might face when working for an agency , and it may be helpful to be aware of these in advance . |
| 4 | The development of a number of root definitions and associated models will be enlightening ; however , if time is a constraint then it may be necessary to be more selective and pursue only the viewpoints that are most relevant , such as those of the main client or other influential persons , ie people whose agreement may be needed before changes can be implemented . |
| 5 | erm In principle it should be possible to be able to speak into a microphone , or to write on a pad , with a pencil , and the computer would be connected to the microphone or the pad and would take in and interpret what you 've done , without having to learn this rather clumsy method of putting things in one letter at a time . |
| 6 | Nick said , ‘ It must be nice to be so young that when you 're tired it only makes you look prettier . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It must be nice to be wanted . |
| 8 | It must be strange to be the object of my affection , she thought idly , especially if all you 've had is hard-chested men doing their best but never sure . |
| 9 | But it must be terrible to be so alone . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But it must be terrible to be like that — not to be able to move — or to feel anything . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It must be embarrassing to be like that . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ In that case , it must be possible to be violently attracted to someone on sight . |
| 13 | It is a little easier to protect computer software — but it is in the nature of the material that it must be copiable to be produced . ’ |
| 14 | It must be marvellous to be an instrumentalist or a singer good enough to hold an audience in your spell , like Maria Callas or Yehudi Menuhin. but I would have had to be at the top , not just scraping along . |
| 15 | But if your repertoire includes standards like Wo n't Get Fooled Again , Substitute , and My Generation , it must be galling to be made to justify your desire to go out and play them . |
| 16 | It must be galling to be reduced to wearing denim instead of silk . ’ |
| 17 | It must be great to be a bird — you know , just flying over people and buildings and that . |
| 18 | It must be great to be a human , Grimma thought , as thorns the length of her hand tore at her dress . |
| 19 | Since it depends on an argument , it must be able to be expressed as a conclusion . |
| 20 | ‘ It must be wonderful to be a father , wake up on Xmas morning and say , ‘ What have we bought everybody ? ’ |
| 21 | I know they 're very clever , it must be wonderful to be able to write like Alan Sillitoe . |
| 22 | I do n't know it must be wonderful to be able to mend . |
| 23 | It must be horrible to be driven away from all your old haunts because you might bump into your drug mates . |
| 24 | The thought that it might be right to be a monk kept coming back . |
| 25 | If we were to seek an explanation in the fact that Gandhi , as we have seen , does not equate ahi sā with non-killing and notes the distinction between ahi sā and hi sā by indicating that hi sā means killing from motives of anger or selfishness and ahi sā means refraining from so doing , then it might be possible to be a believer in ahi sā and yet kill , provided the killing is not prompted by angry or selfish motives and is performed with detachment as one 's duty . |
| 26 | ‘ If he were to institute proceedings for infringement before the patent for the invention was sealed , the procedural requirement of the proviso would not be satisfied but a statement of claim could not be struck out as disclosing no cause of action although it might be liable to be struck out as an abuse of the process of the court . |
| 27 | You know , we , it might be alright to be a nice , to be likened to nice little furry lambs and all the rest of it , but to be likened to a sheep is not a compliment , it 's a bit of an insult , because there 's no more helpless , stupid creature harpi , God ever created than sheep ! |
| 28 | It might be fun to be there . |
| 29 | Do you think it could be inclined to be |
| 30 | ‘ It 'd be great to be there but I 'm not that fussed . |