Example sentences of "[adj] it be [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember thinking how typical it was of her that she never thought of being wooed . |
| 2 | It 's astonishing how easy it is for us grown-ups to lose touch with the ability to shake off our responsibilities and inhibitions . |
| 3 | I am glad it is behind me . ’ |
| 4 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 5 | She told herself later that she could n't have been expected to remember what a knife-edge he lived on , how hard it was for him to trust anyone . |
| 6 | Then he said I was too innocent to realise how hard it was for him just to see me for half an hour and a kiss and cuddle . ’ |
| 7 | No one would know how hard it was for her to act the bride she would never be . |
| 8 | By 19 November he had the whole amount , 30 francs , from Theo , and was writing to say how kind and humane it was of him to let him have the ticket money . |
| 9 | You sure it 's on it ? |
| 10 | I want him to know how futile it is for him to try and escape my influence … " |
| 11 | She said this with a certain violence , and Clara 's attention quickened , for she thought she was about to witness the emergence of one of the buried conflicts of which she had heard so much : but Mrs Denham said quickly , " For goodness sake , Clelia , you know how good it is for me to have James around , it takes me back to those lovely days when you were all so small and docile . " |
| 12 | Okay , well there 's more technical detail I could go into but I think y'know I 'm not sure how how useful it is to you . |
| 13 | Then you will also know how stupid it was of you to attempt to deceive us . ’ |
| 14 | You should know how lonely it is for us . ’ |
| 15 | I can tell him how important it is for us to have a home of our own . |
| 16 | This in turn depends on the relevance it has , how important it is to them not to get pregnant , and how easy emotionally and practically it is to go somewhere and ask for it . |
| 17 | Now you see how important it is to me ! ’ she cried passionately . |
| 18 | Most meal-times took an hour or more but she had realized how important it was for him to eat . |
| 19 | She knew how important it was for him to be in a good army , and if the war had ended in Rhodesia , then perhaps another might start in one of France 's old colonies so that the Legion could get involved . |
| 20 | He leaned forward , smiling , playing the perfect host , knowing how important it was for him to win these young men over . |
| 21 | Our guide Sam gave us very clear instructions — he did n't need to emphasise how important it was for us to do exactly as he said . |
| 22 | The boyish enthusiasm and glee with which John Major and his Cabinet greeted the result showed just how important it was to them . |
| 23 | Back in those Hard Times , funerals offered us the comfort of knowing that , however tough it was for me and thee , there was always somebody who had it worse . |
| 24 | Now , the apparent brightness of a star depends on two factors : how much light it radiates ( its luminosity ) , and how far it is from us . |
| 25 | Broadly speaking , the higher a person is in the management structure , the more essential it is for him or her to be given work when it is available . |
| 26 | During the summer , the Prime Minister kept saying how essential it was for him to be present at Maastricht in December in order to make decisions , but the word from Downing street now is that the Prime Minister 's greatest ambition at Maastricht is to fend off making any decisions . |
| 27 | Recognize anger and see how destructive it is to you and to others around you , including those who love you and whom you love , Then you will want to do something about it . |
| 28 | He could see how hopeless it was for her . |
| 29 | ‘ People still write about how strange it was for me to be with someone like Catherine , ’ he says . |
| 30 | That reminds me , ’ she added , ‘ I wanted to say how kind it is of you and your mother to arrange this Easter holiday for us . ’ |