Example sentences of "[verb] it be [adj] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus in the European feudal societies it was not the conflict between lord and peasant which was decisive in bringing about change ( only in the twentieth century has it been possible to organize peasants in effective revolutionary movements ) , but the emergence and growth in those societies of an alien incompatible element — the bourgeoisie . |
| 2 | By focusing on wage profiles it is possible to show contrasts between different segments of the labour market . |
| 3 | Canada and Australia maintained it was unwise to observe elections only in south Korea ; France and Syria abstained . |
| 4 | For others of the six original problems mentioned it is possible to create stages to effect change in exactly the same way . |
| 5 | He says it 's perverse to refuse applicants with beards . |
| 6 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp shares have been soaring on the hope that it will be able to raise its charges , and the company says it is keen to raise rates on all inter-city telephone calls including those from pay phones , but has not decided when to apply for permission from the Ministry to do so . |
| 7 | She says it is impossible to give guidelines on how to avoid TSS because it is so rare and everyone is different . |
| 8 | Lou Macari , the West Ham manager , was reported to have said it was impossible to control players once they had taken the field . |
| 9 | I only hope that those youngsters who may believe it is cool to take substances like this will take heed of Rachel 's terribly sad case and think again . |
| 10 | Your people do not believe it is right to offer cows to his family . |
| 11 | The decline of traditional industries , and the development of the service sector — which realises it is necessary to use women 's experience to get ahead — eg new opportunities , development of new business , women 's purchasing power and Courtaulds . |
| 12 | Although we know it is important to teach children that the roots of their culture are in the village , and in the preservation of values and the importance of agriculture , if you look at the primary and secondary level , we find that these aspects are not much stressed . |
| 13 | Really the only reason I could think of when it 's you know it is important to put things on paper are really like the last three bits that we talked the last three things we talked about which detailed information would need to be there so people can read it when you know it 's got to get to a lot people not all in the same place at the same time or when it 's you need a copy . |
| 14 | Absolutely no interest in politics whatsoever you know all they 'd done it 's you know it 's sad to see things the way they are but it seems to be that with the world over at the moment so . |
| 15 | ‘ You know it 's busy getting things straight before harvest . |
| 16 | We took a couple of cops with us to prevent a breach of the peace and I heard one of them saying it was pointless putting rules and regulations on the wall because most of us could n't read ! |
| 17 | I used to believe it was possible to make forecasts — market forecasts in particular — which were likely to be accurate . |
| 18 | For example , if you order a customized machine , be suspicious if you 're offered next-day delivery ; most manufacturers feel it 's necessary to keep machines running for at least 24 hours — a process known as burning in — to check for any possible faults before sending them out . |
| 19 | Technological change may mean it is inappropriate to use results for which the ‘ sell by ’ date has expired — that is , the reflating of older values may be inaccurate . |
| 20 | Newsround felt it was worthwhile to give readers information about the efforts that are being made by the Council to ensure its views on reform are known and presented as effectively as possible . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's possible there could be conflicts between them so we felt it was important to have discussions now . ’ |
| 22 | I gather it 's safe to touch things now . |
| 23 | There is a question of powerlessness , on the other hand there is the question that , you know , even if you 've got power do you constantly want to be having to police your own bodily boundaries , as it were , and I do n't think it is right to ask women to be doing that . |
| 24 | I discovered spots in places where I did n't think it was possible to get spots . |
| 25 | They want to use condoms — nine out of 10 agreed it was sensible to carry condoms ‘ just in case ’ — but half those surveyed said they would be to embarrassed to buy them . |
| 26 | I do have slight vegetarian principles like I think it 's disgusting to use animals for luxury things like cosmetics or fur coats but food is a different matter ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ There are too many people around who think it 's easy to make sandwiches and will set up in a garden shed , almost , ’ said Jim Winship , director of the British Sandwich Association . |
| 28 | ‘ If they think it 's OK to become lovers , then it will be OK . |
| 29 | I think it 's difficult to make friends |
| 30 | Erm I I think it 's difficult to quote examples off the cuff here er the er British Aerospace for example , I know that erm er the company has planned to introduce cellular manufacturing techniques for some components which will reduce the number of man hours that are devoted to the manufacture of that item an and given a level of throughput will do the job a lot more efficiently . |