Example sentences of "it [be] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The GREY program has automatic intensity adjustment and if it were to be useful would need to be modified to provide a user override , at least during development of the measuring technique . |
| 2 | Must not theology , if it were to be possible at all , be established from the other side , by God himself — by the God who makes himself known to us in Jesus Christ rather than the God whom we choose to recognise in him , a God who comes from beyond ourselves to judge , redeem and save ? |
| 3 | If it were to be successful the mental health movement would have to move away from any strong association with welfare . |
| 4 | In a sense I suppose , er what DeKlerk 's government has demonstrated is that they are trying as it were to be impartial and not allow political considerations to influence their judgement about whether Mrs Mandela should go on trial . |
| 5 | If I have a pipe dream now , it 's to be involved in a Championship-winning side . |
| 6 | ‘ If it 's to be unlawful restraint , I need you . |
| 7 | If it 's to be helpful if if Mr is saying on behalf of the Parish Council that by showing it in this way on the key diagram , he feels is prejudicing or the Parish Council 's position is prejudiced at some future date , then it 's to be helpful to that that the County Council is saying it is prepared to show it simply as a an arrow and similarly for consistency it would seem to make sense to show the western in the same fashion . |
| 8 | If it 's to be helpful if if Mr is saying on behalf of the Parish Council that by showing it in this way on the key diagram , he feels is prejudicing or the Parish Council 's position is prejudiced at some future date , then it 's to be helpful to that that the County Council is saying it is prepared to show it simply as a an arrow and similarly for consistency it would seem to make sense to show the western in the same fashion . |
| 9 | So it 's to be clear in what you 're saying to be able to explain yourself clearly so it 's about clarity |
| 10 | ‘ It 's to be fair shares for all , ’ he had said to Cathbad , and Cathbad had at once said , ‘ Oh dear me , yes of course . |
| 11 | ‘ So it 's to be Vortai Kha-Khan , is it ? |
| 12 | They 'd need to keep up this standard if it 's to be permanent |
| 13 | It 's about being young and terribly embarrassed and wanting to make an impression but not knowing what it is . |
| 14 | So it 's not about being aggressive it 's not about being aggressive or submissive it 's about being clear to true to yourself being aware of what you want from any given situation . |
| 15 | But it 's worth being brave : the staff are normal and charming . |
| 16 | But it includes much more … from personal hygiene to library studies … from a Police course to knowing what it 's like being deaf . |
| 17 | So you know what it 's like being small |
| 18 | John Upson says that it 's like being Managing Director of a good team . |
| 19 | It 's like being married . ’ |
| 20 | It 's like being stuck on a telephone line . |
| 21 | To survive , a butterfly must get away from it — at least 25cm away if it is to be certain of living until morning . |
| 22 | And there 's the question of how much of it is to be real life , for those in it , and how much will have to be some kind of fiction , or simulation , where the risks are too great or the technologies not yet available . |
| 23 | The more complicated and far-reaching that the clause is , the more likely it is to be ineffective . |
| 24 | All I can say to you is that if it is to be good news , it would give me more pleasure than I can say ; and if it is to be bad — I have gone through it , and Anne , and many others , and one does survive and go on , though you think you never will … |
| 25 | If it is to be profitable on the Hong Kong to Macau route , a craft has to operate in darkness as well as during the day . |
| 26 | Study , if it is to be effective , must be active and critical and not passive . |
| 27 | The exemption is a recognition of the desirability of spontaneity in certain circumstances ; where there are sudden events such as the ‘ release of pollutants , a traffic accident , a shipment of nuclear waste or a visit by a political leader , ’ the response to such events must be immediate if it is to be effective , and the giving of notice is in such circumstances not reasonably practicable . |
| 28 | And grand it is to be sure . |
| 29 | How can the Secretary of State conceivably claim that Her Majesty 's inspectorate is to be strengthened when its numbers are to be cut by two thirds and it is to be subject to clear and specific direction from the Secretary of State ? |
| 30 | And I 've forgotten what it is to be impulsive . |