Example sentences of "important it be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can tell him how important it is for us to have a home of our own . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Now you see how important it is to me ! ’ she cried passionately . |
| 4 | ‘ He tells me I wo n't be able to go on like this , but he knows how important it is to my life , ’ Edwards reasoned . |
| 5 | Most meal-times took an hour or more but she had realized how important it was for him to eat . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He leaned forward , smiling , playing the perfect host , knowing how important it was for him to win these young men over . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The boyish enthusiasm and glee with which John Major and his Cabinet greeted the result showed just how important it was to them . |
| 10 | In the autumn of 1751 , for example , Alexander Hume Campbell , the brother of the Earl of Marchmont , and member of parliament for Berwickshire , wrote to Lord Anson , the First Lord of the Admiralty , telling him how important it was to his interest that Lieutenant James Home should be made a post-captain , and reminding Lord Anson that this favour had already been promised to Lord Marchmont during a conversation in the House of Lords . |