Example sentences of "it 's [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's young to be doing it . |
| 2 | It involves beliefs such as ‘ There is n't enough to go round ’ , ‘ I never have enough money ’ , ‘ Money does n't grow on trees ’ , ‘ You have to work hard for what you want ’ , ‘ If I have more , others have less ’ , ‘ Better save for a rainy day ’ and ‘ It 's immoral to be rich when so many people are starving and homeless . ’ |
| 3 | It 's old and dirty , and I think it 's due to be condemned in ten years ’ time . ’ |
| 4 | It 's due to be broadcast on |
| 5 | ‘ It seems a firm of accountants hired it as temporary accommodation while their offices were being refurbished and it 's due to be removed . |
| 6 | It 's due to be heard at the town 's magistrates court later this week . |
| 7 | I , I mean if , we know how much is outstanding on each one , we know when it 's due to be paid , we know it 's gon na be about eight hundred policies a section , is it , ten thousand ? |
| 8 | I think it 's wrong to underestimate erm i i it 's particularly initially , how , how positively reinforced it can , it can be around you erm , just this the idea of losing weight and that er you know , people will be wha , for whatever reasons are , either envious or they want to know how you can do it , they want to know , and particularly if it 's linked with exercise then it 's all very good things to do and you know , the media 's telling you and a , everyone 's telling that this healthy lifestyle that actually then goes out of control through being so controlled erm e e , there 's a , well there 's a thin line between it , being a very positive experience , and you 're suddenly buying smaller jeans and erm you know , it 's just everything is is feeding , if that 's the right word , this idea that it , that that it 's tremendous to be |
| 9 | It 's awful to be last , is n't it ? ’ |
| 10 | Let us imagine that they meet and the man begins : ‘ Darling , it 's awful to be apart from you . |
| 11 | ‘ Poor baby , it 's awful to be so misunderstood ’ , slammed Germaine Greer in Oz22 . |
| 12 | I 've seen out in the street mountive er mounted police charging down rather like the Battle of Balaclava and inside the station problems arising and it 's nasty to be involved and in those days I 've travelled on a Saturday afternoon often . |
| 13 | It 's extraordinary to be sitting in the middle and listening to the different sides of the argument . |
| 14 | It 's strange to be in Strathspeld , to be in the house and not have seen Mr and Mrs Gould . |
| 15 | ‘ You do n't seem to believe that it 's possible to be a rogue and a good man at the same time . ’ |
| 16 | It 's a continuing theme ; dance is fickle and chews up styles so quickly it 's possible to be last week 's thing when your work is still relevant : ‘ Electro was given a bad name by break-dancing , ’ reckons David . |
| 17 | But the good news is , with the aid of these space age products , it 's possible to be prettier than ever before . |
| 18 | Sibling rows can be beneficial because they show that it 's possible to be angry with someone you love , but there 's a vital difference between that sort of infighting and the division that favouritism can cause . |
| 19 | As it 's possible to be backward compatible but not forward compatible , you ca n't blame the program for being unable to correctly identify a processor introduced after the program was written . |
| 20 | It 's possible to be sad about your babies becoming children , and yet accept the fact that you wo n't have any more . |
| 21 | ‘ Lucky for him , his alibi is as watertight as it 's possible to be , unless the college Principal , half his staff and all his students are Iying . |
| 22 | It 's not difficult with small creatures , but with the large ones it 's possible to be a hundred pounds or so out , and an overdose could be dangerous for the animal . |
| 23 | The best you can do is be as careful as it 's possible to be . ’ |
| 24 | It 's sure to be a full house for this very popular Company 's lively version of Roald Dahl 's ‘ Fantastic Mr Fox ’ , so book early . |
| 25 | If it 's happening anywhere , it 's sure to be happening in Brighton & Hove . |
| 26 | Then it 's sure to be true . |
| 27 | I expect she kicks herself for giving him those special facilities now , because it 's sure to be one of those jaw-breaking pieces of unreadability Americans produce . |
| 28 | With help from Frank McKeown , it 's sure to be a year all will enjoy and remember . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's terrible to be accused of something you have n't done . |
| 30 | It 's terrible to be getting old and forgetful . ’ |