Example sentences of "it is [adv] [adj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing in the Code seeks to prevent a suspect volunteering a statement after charge otherwise than in response to questioning , but it is presumably such an infrequent occurrence that it was not thought necessary to spell out the procedure for doing so . |
| 2 | It is just such a spirit that would be wanted to animate the fertility of the earth and ensure the continuance of increase and plenty in the plants and animals that a browsing existence depends upon . |
| 3 | But it is just such a view that could be said to lie at the heart of a second major theory of social stratification that has emerged more recently in sociology : the functionalist theory of stratification . |
| 4 | And it is just such an occasion , referred to later , which is the oldest living golfing memory of the Henley club . |
| 5 | It is perhaps less easy to see how someone from a privileged background can be led to seek emptiness as a physical state , when it is obviously such an unpleasant , even painful , one . |
| 6 | Erm Napoleon happens to be it 's king and and it is very much a client of France . |
| 7 | Ingleston , if we were offered a King 's ransom , we might have to sit down and think about it , but it is very much a long , long shot ! |
| 8 | The point I think that has to be understood about EuroDisney , which perhaps has n't been properly perceived yet by the public is that it is very much a destination for the British public . |
| 9 | It is very difficult a Sunday , but it Actually although we did n't take a vote on the bus , the few people that I did speak to a few people , and they were not terrible exited at the idea of of an outing during the week . |
| 10 | It is as good a way as any to the beginnings of an understanding and appreciation of any French province , to see the local markets in action , to watch the produce unloaded from the carts and vans , to hear the talk of the farmers and buyers in the cafés after the main business has been transacted . |
| 11 | We shall start our study of these with the Shipman 's Tale , as that tale forms a good bridge between the non-Chaucerian fabliaux and Chaucer 's other examples of this genre in certain ways , and it is as good a starting point as any for a discussion of Chaucer 's complex response to the norms of fabliau tradition within the Canterbury Tales . |
| 12 | This is Red Rock West ( QFT ) , a beguiling and modest little thriller which delves into the dark and murky emotions lurking underneath the sleepy face of a tiny American town — and it is as good a film noir as has been on show this year . |
| 13 | This does happen occasionally and when all else fails it is as good an excuse as any , since it puts the blame firmly where it belongs , on the fish 's shoulders not the fishkeepers . |
| 14 | If her weapon is indeed chemical , then it is as insidious a drug as any known to science . |
| 15 | It is as awesome a task as the work in Easterhouse by the Salvation Army captain Eric Buchanan is daunting . |
| 16 | When the English diplomat Sir Ralph Sadler visited her mother , Mary of Guise , on 22 March 1543 , the infant was duly unwrapped , so that her healthy state could be clearly seen , and Sadler could report that ‘ it is as goodly a child as I have seen of her age , and as like to live , with the grace of God ’ . |
| 17 | They are so small it is quite possible a guy could drop one . |
| 18 | It is always such a wonderful event , a kind of message of hope at the start of the year . |
| 19 | As we shall see , though , it is precisely such a set of conceptual tools that more recent structuralism has attempted to supply . |
| 20 | It is precisely such a person who can be brought lowest by the hateful things that may be reported about him in a court of law . |
| 21 | It is too cautious a view , and the evidence is clear from many studies that the earlier the individual is seen the more likely he is to end up with a patent vessel following thrombolysis . |
| 22 | It is too simple a matter to damage those rare few who are too brave , too scornful and too trusting to put on armour . |
| 23 | They believe that it is too expensive an option , given that older workers will remain in employment for a shorter period than younger ones . |
| 24 | However , it is too simplistic a reaction to suggest that French poststructuralism can therefore be invalidated by judging it against the claims of a comparable endeavour in Germany , a procedure which can only operate by turning the former into a failed version of the latter , which obviously leaves open the possibility of exactly the reverse argument being made . |
| 25 | In some cases , and especially where the witness has no interest in the outcome of the case , the lost opportunity to assess demeanour is of no great significance ; in others it is too great a price to pay . |
| 26 | It is too great a challenge to their image of themselves as healers . |
| 27 | Does the Secretary of State agree that it is too large an area of expertise and of excellence in many ways to be allowed to rely simply on the vagaries of the open market ? |
| 28 | It is too important a game to play anyone who is not fit . ’ |
| 29 | To be fair , it is not dealt with by Nash either , but it is too important an aspect of children 's jokes to be ignored or dismissed lightly . |
| 30 | But Coun Dr Ann Macleod said : ‘ I think it is too high a price to pay because the housing in the north-east corner will affect far more people than the loss of the National Gallery . ’ |