Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideally mobile units of 100 or 200 bird houses are preferable if it is possible to either move regularly , or at the end of a laying period on to new pasture . |
| 2 | These projects are still current and the main results of their work are unpublished but it is useful to present the aims of the projects . |
| 3 | The noise must have been awful but it was sweet music to my ears . |
| 4 | Many takeovers in Europe are friendly and it is said that two in three are negotiated without merchant bankers . |
| 5 | This movement , as Rufus had no doubt intended , sent Mary toppling forward into Adam 's arms , her breasts lightly slapping into his chest in a way that would have been blissful if it had been allowed to continue but Mary , drunk as she was , had sprung aside , actually sprung to her feet , and rather late in the day hugged her arms across her chest . |
| 6 | Several rents are due but it may be necessary to withdraw money from the National Savings Account to pay for the booklet , ‘ A Guide to Services , Facilities and Interest Groups in Juniper Green and Baberton Mains ’ and a new supply of posters . |
| 7 | But at high NO concentrations , ozone levels are low as it reacts with NO to form NO&sub2 ; . |
| 8 | The shadows had lengthened , he thought , so that probably he had been right and it was towards evening . |
| 9 | But the law does not stop all murder , yet most of us are grateful that it tries . |
| 10 | We respond to all four strongly , but cats are weak when it comes to sweet tastes . |
| 11 | You are a slave , you are weak and it is no good for someone to say to you , ‘ Just follow my example ’ , because at moments like that the intrinsic goodness of another person becomes an impossible dream . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't understand people who think women are weak because it was n't easy for my mother , ’ he says . |
| 13 | Many systems are menu-based and it is not necessary to recall the relation names . |
| 14 | I am assured that it is just a typographical error |
| 15 | If we do take a victim 's view of ourselves — that we are helpless and it 's all impossible — then we wo n't shift . |
| 16 | ‘ Support for the monarchy has been strong but it is weakening . |
| 17 | Fifteen Para , which has its headquarters in my constituency , was being marched to oblivion until public opinion brought itself to bear on the Ministry , and I am grateful that it has taken a step backwards , but we still do not know what size that step is . |
| 18 | We have heard many times why that has not been possible and it 's no good crying over spilt milk , as they say in these parts . |
| 19 | Details are scarce but it uses a dopler meter and flow dividers and will work with vacuum tankers . |
| 20 | I believe the lemon accentuated the tart , refreshing character of the beer , and I am sorry that it is so rarely seen in Germany today . |
| 21 | Very shortly after that the barrister said ( also in the presence of the jury ) , ‘ I am sorry that it is not possible to comply with the jury 's request , but I accept your Honour 's ruling and the thinking that lies behind it . ’ |
| 22 | I am sorry that it has taken longer to respond to your recent telephone call than I had expected , but I have now examined all the papers relating to this matter and have re-visited Captains Road . |
| 23 | I am sorry if it means opposing the official candidate , but I would vote for Frank Field . ’ |
| 24 | It is not intended to be and I am sorry if it appears so . |
| 25 | ‘ We have had our differences and I am sorry if it has caused offence . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I am sorry if it seems I have tricked you , my dear Watson . |
| 27 | . We are clear that it should not be used as a punishment or as a deterrent , and we think that there should always be an alternative task available for men for whom stone-breaking is unsuitable . ’ |
| 28 | As explained earlier when describing the model of living and the model for nursing , the 12 ALs are interrelated ; so too the body systems as categorised by the human biologists are interrelated and it is only for the purposes of description and discussion that they are dealt with separately . |
| 29 | Thirdly , the chances are high that it is sitting atop an ancient tectonic boundary that runs east-west under the Mediterranean — this is where the African and Eurasian plates are in contention . |
| 30 | Sheep farmer Alison Hunter Blair has a lamb which has been orphaned after it 's mother died , now through a special lamb bank set up by the national farmers union she 'll be able to find a new mother for the lamb . |