Example sentences of "[adj] it is [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newcomers to night fishing are always surprised to find how cold it is at night , especially those few hours before and after dawn . |
| 2 | And now if with your wish we can certainly go ahead and make sure it is in tip top condition . |
| 3 | Generally , the bigger the fish , the less vulnerable it is to predation . |
| 4 | If teachers remain sceptical it is in part because many actors at all levels ( including the Secretary of State himself ) still think simply in terms of adding ( a ) to ( b ) and ( c ) without modifying the relations between them . |
| 5 | That 's without mentioning how important it is for Suede to hurtle into people 's lives … |
| 6 | The more important it is in sea water , the longer its residence time . |
| 7 | Having worked for a number of years now in community health services , previously erm in Yorkshire , in fact I 've only been down in Oxford about four or five months , I 've learnt how important it is in fact to make good working contacts with members and officers of other organizations , and particularly of local authority organizations . |
| 8 | Once the metal is hot it is like putty . |
| 9 | This is another case which proves how vital it is for Attorney General Sir Nicholas Lyell to correct inconsistencies in sentencing . |
| 10 | We have to have some independent arguments about how easy or difficult it is for life to originate on a planet , before we can even begin to answer the question of how many other planets in the universe have life . |
| 11 | Talk turns to a familiar theme — the failure of the city to support new ideas , the segregation of black and white music , how difficult it is for dance music to get substantial airplay — most of all the struggle to make the rest of the city sit up and take notice of its thriving techno scene . |
| 12 | It 's easy enough to say this : I know from experience how difficult it is in practice ! |
| 13 | They invite the reader to consider what police work is , how necessary it is for society today and even on occasion how , paradoxically , certain sorts of " good " police work can bring about evil . |