Example sentences of "[noun] it be [adj] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course any rod bag will do but with the price of some of today 's rods it is false economy to make do . |
| 2 | So developed did the cult of personality in Northern Nigeria become that even in dealing with rude and warlike pagans it was bad form to stoop to securing their acquiescence in the will of the government by resort to force . |
| 3 | And I feel that it , it is a difficult bala in practice it is difficult balance to achieve , to be polite , but to be firm at the same time erm but and there are times when that has to be done . |
| 4 | But you see if you take a car it 's eight pound to park a car . |
| 5 | After explaining a benefit it is sound practice to ask the buyer ‘ Is this the kind of thing you are looking for ? ’ |
| 6 | Since transmission is largely on a foal-to-foal basis it is good policy to avoid using the same paddocks for nursing mares and their foals in successive years . |
| 7 | When preparing statistics on guest spending power , room sales and length of stay of guests it is common practice to use averages . |
| 8 | If you are steadily catching 4lb and 5lb bream it is wishful thinking to hope that the next one will be an 8-pounder . |
| 9 | To avoid ambiguity it is good practice to complete the comments section even if the current version is required . |
| 10 | In the light of this kind of development it is high time to drop the distinction between ‘ education ’ and ‘ training ’ and to refuse to use these words as part of our educational vocabulary . |
| 11 | And er process was er match-guising so it was You know they were list They listened to three different people well th th they thought it was three people it was one person doing three ac the three accents er dialects sorry . |
| 12 | When it became clear by the end of the month that the EEC would not be able to concur on the financial arrangements for the common agricultural policy , the French Foreign Minister , Maurice Couve de Murville , whose turn it was that month to chair the Council of Ministers , abruptly terminated the session despite the objections of the other ministers . |
| 13 | During this initial phase of hospital admission it is common practice to administer prophylactic antiarrhythmic drug therapy , usually lignocaine or procainamide , for 36–48 h . |
| 14 | Of course it is one thing to state baldly that modern Christians are often ineffectual in their witness and live in a privatised world , cut off from the mainstream of social life , but it is quite another thing to make out a case that it is so . |
| 15 | But of course it is one thing to argue for change , and to explain ( as preceding pages have tried to do ) the readiness and degree of involvement of para.professional colleagues and groups ; it is quite another to analyse in helpful detail the types of learning systems and units that might be relevant , and their implications in terms of planning and organized provision . |
| 16 | However , in that case the defendants had been aware of the plaintiff 's medical evidence and to avoid possible objections at trial it is good practice to amend to plead any substantial changes to the plaintiff 's claim . |
| 17 | [ In a competitive proposal situation it is good practice to market our track record . |
| 18 | For a building steeped in so much history it 's present condition saddens those who would like to see it restored . |
| 19 | While this may be acquired partly through acquiring delegated tasks it is little use choosing someone who feels totally inadequate when faced with new responsibilities . |
| 20 | Sentencing had been adjourned from an earlier date during which time it is alleged Marriner committed other offences . |
| 21 | The grounds for arrest It is one thing to identify the crimes for which an arrest is now possible ; it is another to say when such arrests may lawfully take place . |