Example sentences of "[adj] of it [be] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The worst of it is that one can not yet express a proper anger about the state of things , since it is just about possible that the Frauleins Krabbe , Breuer and Moller are innocent of any serious wrongdoing ( if that 's the right term ) in the affair of the Uniform Urine . |
| 2 | And the worst of it is that this disturbing new trend has extended beyond the mall and into the magazine . |
| 3 | And the worst of it is that , unlike the small child , they have learnt so many of the tricks of the adult world : How to play on parental guilt , how to manipulate , how to hide their real feelings and how to convince those that love them most that they are ‘ OK , honestly , mum ’ when actually they are consumed with anxiety and doubt . |
| 4 | They 'd sooner take a job eight to five in a factory , if they can get it , and the worst of it is that the ones who do take it on ca n't find a wife . |
| 5 | And the worst of it is that you do n't even see those people you knock over as you charge along . ’ |
| 6 | The worst of it was that Charlotte had intended to emphasize how she had come in search of information , not confrontation . |
| 7 | The worst of it was that his headaches made him so angry ; it was a symptom of the poison that was killing him by degrees . |
| 8 | The little jokes , the smiles , the anecdotes about his childhood , about his city , had been nothing but clever prelude to her seduction but the worst of it was that she 'd been so damnably easy to seduce . |
| 9 | ‘ The best of it was that the farmer — Mr Harris — said that if I proved to be right , he 'd call me in again , especially as Mr Jarvis had said that my fees were moderate . |