Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were possible to be clear about what power or general role the House should have , the relations between MPs and the executive could be adjusted accordingly . |
| 2 | It was nice to be alone with him in Faye and Bill 's room , even though they were only doing the most mundane of jobs — stripping bed linen , dismantling head- and base-boards , and struggling with the big double mattress . |
| 3 | And you want to know what it was like being fêted by the Stones and Led Zep , and how in ‘ 61 Bob Dylan got his first Greenwich Village pro gig with John Lee ( and was apparently pissed off because the man from the New York Times was far more interested in rapping with the bluesman ) , but he just says it was nice to be able to put young Bob on the bandstand . |
| 4 | If you were near the front , it was nice to be able to have a roll-up and drink your tea slowly and wake up a bit . |
| 5 | You were allowed so few clothes that it was nice to be able to wear something different . |
| 6 | It was nice to be able to tell the complete truth for once . |
| 7 | He too was a star and it was pleasant to be able to mention that they had drunk schnapps with him at Direktor Busacher 's house . |
| 8 | Because we were so comfortable together , in a way it was pleasant to be alone again . |
| 9 | It was pleasant to be quiet in an armchair thinking . |
| 10 | It was grand to be able to talk with you again with . |
| 11 | It was easy to be good then . |
| 12 | It was easy to be defiant . |
| 13 | I thought I 'd better add a rider to that , it was easy to be male and misunderstood around here . |
| 14 | Vi wished she could fire a gun and shoot down those bombers if only for what they had done to Gerry , but it was easy to be brave in this small , precious house when the sun still shone in the evening sky and a west wind blew away the stench of bombing and burning and broken bodies . |
| 15 | It was easy to be side-tracked by the more exotic elements in a case . |
| 16 | It was good to be alive . |
| 17 | It was good to be angry ; when he was angry he did not feel so afraid . |
| 18 | And in spite of cancer , it was good to be important . |
| 19 | He thought that it was good to be down-to-earth and scientific . |
| 20 | It was a nice morning and it was good to be able to get out of the barracks and just run ; it became immediately apparent that there were some who were fitter than others , and the Corporals ran at the back encouraging the slow ones . |
| 21 | It was good to be able to demonstrate that I did know something about handling animals even though I had been qualified for only a few months . |
| 22 | It was good to be able to put him well behind her . |
| 23 | Also , it was good to be busy at such a time . |
| 24 | Even at the time it seemed to me that it was pointless to be vindictive or even to allot responsibility for such happenings . |
| 25 | I never knew it was possible to be happy like this . |
| 26 | If it was possible to be surprised by a shock Rufus was surprised . |
| 27 | Even after just one evening 's conversation , he had restored her faith in men — it was possible to be handsome and talented , and yet still be modest and thoughtful and courteous . |
| 28 | Because of his lucrative clothing and flamboyant style of play , it was possible to be unsure of his ability as a player , but since we had the good fortune to see Andrew at Wimbledon this year , many people now know what a truly talented and exciting man he really is . |
| 29 | Mazowiecki had appealed on April 19 for moderation in the speed of political reform , stressing that it was essential to be methodical in transferring state structures , and claiming that his policies were " already yielding results in the Prosecutor 's Office , and in the Interior and Defence Ministries " . |
| 30 | It was essential to be able to put a hand out for something in the dark without knocking over a jug of water , or sending a pee-bottle flying . |