Example sentences of "[adj] it [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 | 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 " . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | How valuable it would be to be able to reconstruct what the site looked like while excavation was in progress . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 … |
| 9 | ‘ I am aware of the nature of it and how offensive it would be to most MPs and most people in this country . ’ |
| 10 | " 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 . " |
| 11 | My mind was the furthest away it could be to playing singles , so I pulled out of a couple of tournaments . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't think Hank realizes how devastating it may be to his mother when his book comes out , ’ Isobel went on . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | Oh how wonderful it must be to be an indie musician ! |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The longer we delay the worse it will become and the more expensive it will be to the nation at large . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I have also purchased a monograph of Parrots from a Mr Lear — When you and I are old men — how pleasing it will be to us to look at these together to quiz them all , and pass our We to upon them ! |