Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [is] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If parents and nurses would only realise how much easier it is for the child to bend to the social and moral laws in later life , when trained from infancy , how much sorrow might be saved . |
| 2 | Funny it 's on the tip of my tongue |
| 3 | And it also tells me how high it is in the sky . |
| 4 | If the meme is a scientific idea , its spread will depend on how acceptable it is to the population of individual scientists ; a rough measure of its survival value could be obtained by counting the number of times it is referred to in successive years in scientific journals . |
| 5 | Well for eighty teabags Typhoo one fifty six it is in the shop . |
| 6 | Control of the rhythm of the lesson will depend partly on the structure of the program and how easy it is for the teacher to use . |
| 7 | Ten-thirty to three she 's at The World Turned Inside Out , daring the clientele to muck up her clean floor . |
| 8 | AT 1.15 I call the AA to ask can I borrow a patrolman for the afternoon , and at 1.45 he 's at the door with sewn-in trouser creases and a shiny van , packed tight as an egg with tools and spares . |
| 9 | ‘ There is a sick Jewish problem of voting for a black man no matter how unfit he is for the job , ’ he said . |
| 10 | I 'm sure she 's on the move , for it , you know |
| 11 | By 5.15 she 's in the canteen where she works until 7.15 when she clocks off to go home and get her children to school . |
| 12 | That will depend on how good he is on the day . |
| 13 | After all he 's in the yard . |
| 14 | We are going to a tribunal on Tuesday to buy a keeper with a lot of potential — but that 's all he is at the moment , a lot of potential . ’ |
| 15 | That 's all it is in the kitchen . |
| 16 | One of the first to bring global warming to international attention , Hansen says the effects of the Philippines eruption underline how sensitive the atmosphere is to small changes in heat balance and how vulnerable it is to the greenhouse effect . |
| 17 | The ‘ Megatop Phoenix ’ era finds Mick wrestling with poor returns , but with the inception of BAD II he 's on the track once more , wearing daft hats and running with the oldest , coolest street gang in the business . |
| 18 | Defender Steve Bruce added : ‘ The more good players we have the better it is for the squad . |
| 19 | In 1992 it is in the midst of recession , but the Conservatives carry on . |
| 20 | I mean the closer it is to the theatre the better |
| 21 | As a rough guide , the blacker it is , and the older it is , the closer it is to the source . |
| 22 | Look at bar ten it 's at the end of that statement un peu movemente mais tres peu You 'll see you 've got the note heads given . |
| 23 | We have seen how important it is for the retailer to choose the right place and the right product . |
| 24 | For all its graphs , diagrams and photographs and highly technical text , I was glad to see that the practical matters were not neglected and the author was keen to emphasise the personal touch and how important it is for the stockman to treat his cows with confidence , affection and respect . |
| 25 | The conversion also shows how important it is for the planning authority to be flexible about change of use so the right scheme does not get blocked prematurely . |
| 26 | Just how important it is for the mountain goat to be footsure is summed up by Doug Chadwick , an American biologist who lived with goats for several years : |
| 27 | You ca n't be casual any more it 's against the law . |
| 28 | Blake says how pleased he is with the firm 's improved performance , acknowledging the considerable efforts and progress it has made . |
| 29 | ‘ Have you seen how far it is to the bathroom ? ’ |
| 30 | With Seve you 're sticking your neck out telling him how far it is to the green . |