Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [vb mod] be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever other reasons may have existed — and however unpleasant it may be to be reminded of it — this is the same reason used in Germany in the 1930s . |
| 2 | ‘ I was thinking how very unpleasant it must be to be shot . ’ |
| 3 | John Lahr told me of his astonishment at how unpleasant he could be to waiters at the Indian restaurant they visited together . |
| 4 | There is no good reason why that traditional understanding should now be abandoned , however inconvenient it may be to some of those who would otherwise like to shelter under the umbrella of the term " democracy " . |
| 5 | However distasteful it may be to some people , this does at least provide a rational explanation for the behaviour of those bystanders , even if it does not excuse them . |
| 6 | Yeah I mean obviously you 're not gon na instantly assume that every that says he fancies you is just joking , no obviously you 're not gon na assume that and I understand how easy it would be to be mislead but then on the other hand it makes me think , you know , you know with people like Ch you know |
| 7 | How valuable it would be to be able to reconstruct what the site looked like while excavation was in progress . |
| 8 | When it happens it 'll just happen naturally , and that 's all there 'll be to it . |
| 9 | On the political side , Taiwanese worry that the more money they invest in China , the more vulnerable they will be to manipulation by the Chinese government . |
| 10 | The ability of the politician to provide patronage , of whatever nature , was never more than a tool of management , and however useful it might be to the man who could supply it , patronage in itself did not remove the need for active and continuous management of the voters included within the interest . |
| 11 | The more the star has moved at the end of the Earth 's journey of 186 million miles , the closer it must be to the solar system . |
| 12 | Even in a socialist country like Tanzania , however committed one may be to the abolition of privilege in society , there is no arguing with the fact that young people with secondary and higher education can expect life to bring them a richer and more interesting experience than it does to the primary school leaver . |
| 13 | Because what she wants is smaller and less costly than what has been set before her , she never recognises as gluttony her determination to get what she wants , however troublesome it may be to others … |
| 14 | ‘ I am aware of the nature of it and how offensive it would be to most MPs and most people in this country . ’ |
| 15 | " How flattering it would be to one 's pride if at the moment of leaving you were sure that you left a memory behind , that she would think of you more than the others . " |
| 16 | For instance , the manager of an airline , however committed he may be to an efficient seat reservation system , may be obliged to withdraw seats already allocated in favour of a minister and his train of attendants . |
| 17 | My mind was the furthest away it could be to playing singles , so I pulled out of a couple of tournaments . |
| 18 | Instead of the public sector having the advantage of free or subsidised services , the higher the charge the nearer it will be to the private alternative . |
| 19 | This kind of gossip and these misunderstandings only served to bring home to him how grateful he should be to Theo , who was now a believer and supported him willingly . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't think Hank realizes how devastating it may be to his mother when his book comes out , ’ Isobel went on . |
| 21 | I know your mother scoffs at social life but I do n't think she realizes what pleasure she is missing , how delightful it can be to be among amusing people . ’ |
| 22 | Oh how wonderful it must be to be an indie musician ! |
| 23 | How wonderful it must be to be a great artist like Mr Beaumont or a musician like Mr Fergus or even a teacher like half the church . |
| 24 | I used to wonder just what the kestrel was looking at , what it was thinking , and I 'd imagine how wonderful it must be to be suspended in mid-air , looking down on the Earth as it was . |
| 25 | This lethal game is often called ‘ last across ’ , the idea being to see how close you can be to a train before it hits you or you can get out of the way . |
| 26 | The fact is we remain an island power and can not ignore the sea however close we may be to the Continent . |
| 27 | The longer we delay the worse it will become and the more expensive it will be to the nation at large . ’ |
| 28 | Although there have been a number of successful experiments in providing advice to farmers at the ‘ grass roots ’ — most notably the Upland Management Scheme in the Lake District — farmers still remain suspicious of environmentalists however sympathetic they may be to environmentalism . |
| 29 | It is too early to say exactly what powers the committee will have , or indeed how sympathetic they will be to the aim of preserving such areas , but this sets a dangerous precedent . |
| 30 | The colleges themselves , of course , took part in these processes often with some trepidation and nervousness , not knowing how well the CNAA would understand them as institutions or how sympathetic it would be to their approach to teacher education . |