Example sentences of "it be [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had it been broad enough to have included the purpose of the great organised movement its contribution could have been of historical value . |
| 2 | Neither had it been able properly to exploit marketing arms such as BBC Enterprises which was heavily skewed towards London-based programming . |
| 3 | Has it been alright today ? |
| 4 | In Braque 's Still Life with Musical Instruments , painted in the autumn of 1908 , the neck of the mandolin is bent round to an exaggerated degree , so that the top and underneath of it are visible simultaneously . |
| 5 | The meanings of morse are borrowed from the meanings of , say , English and messages encoded in it are meaningful only when they are interpreted , that is , decoded . |
| 6 | I caught myself wondering how I would feel if I knew I was being transfused with the blood of someone of 85 : would it be strong enough ? |
| 7 | I thought , would n't it be good though if they , if what they did is on that day we went they pick everyone who wanted like the jobs yeah |
| 8 | If it 's good enough for my mates , why should n't it be good enough for me ? ’ |
| 9 | Would it be far-fetched then to see Susan , if she were at home ringing up the Gay Byrne Radio Show to tell him what she saw ? |
| 10 | Thanking Donal for his kindness , and giving him a friendly hug , she dutifully took the road he indicated — and then Ellie , being Ellie , decided would n't it be nice just to have a peek at the Wicklow mountains ? |
| 11 | This is because when there is an actionable nuisance the law provides a legal remedy by way of injunction or damages and this it is not prepared to do in respect of every odour found to be annoying or objectionable ; neither would it be practicable especially since odours are notoriously subjective in nature affecting some individuals and not others and causing a variety of symptoms . |
| 12 | So would it be feasible then one two three four five six , would it be feasible that er you 'll have had six assignments to have done that week ? |
| 13 | ‘ If Henry laid an egg , would it be hot enough to hatch it ? |
| 14 | In such circumstances , would not it be impossible thereafter for Members of Parliament with Scottish constituencies to sit in Departments as Ministers , administering those Departments — |
| 15 | Will not it be wrong yet again on the training and enterprise councils ? |
| 16 | How long do I want it to last my child and will it be sturdy enough to take the punishment a toddler metes out without keeling over ? |
| 17 | Can it be controlled/ Here 's what Claire thinks |
| 18 | Yeah but it did n't seem as though it were freezing though did it ? |
| 19 | However , a real particle close to a massive body has less energy than if it were far away , because it would take energy to lift it far away against the gravitational attraction of the body . |
| 20 | It were nice just to relax and I started smoking again and I packed up last Sunday . |
| 21 | Told ya , I know when I were in hospital I had that stuff on me you know it were terrible even though it was |
| 22 | She squinted through the darkness at him , wishing it were dark enough to hide the hard gleam of his muscles , the masculine perfection of him . |
| 23 | If you know that distance , you can work out what the red shift would be if it were due entirely to the expansion of the universe . |
| 24 | not all , but it were dead actually |
| 25 | He only became as it were conscious again when he realised that she was on to another topic . |
| 26 | We know that the School is not large enough to become a comprehensive unit itself , and even if it were large enough , we would not wish to change its character completely in that way . |
| 27 | It were open that much you see |
| 28 | he I should of thought it were big enough for them but he said |
| 29 | I thought it were funny anyway . |
| 30 | In the winter , if it were cold enough , there would be magnificent slides in the playground . |