Example sentences of "[be] fair [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the question remains whether , in practice and in theory , it would not be fairer to retain several separate qualified defences which labelled the circumstances of each mitigated killing more accurately . |
| 2 | It may be fair to give third parties seats in Parliament in proportion to their votes in the country , but it is quite a different matter when the implications of this situation are considered in terms of the follow through to governmental power . |
| 3 | I know but it 's just , waste of time in it ? they 'd been better spent to finish the order that they did have , and inject that , ha oh be fair to do that to use though , no doubt they will , pick out all the things we did n't do right bloody should done too many of this or not enough of that |
| 4 | ‘ It would n't be fair to ask Irish League lads to train an extra night . |
| 5 | ‘ It would n't be fair to ask Irish League lads to train an extra night . |
| 6 | So having said that I thought that there were more important issues for the council to discuss , I do n't think it 'd be fair to let this second debate on the subject pass without actually making a few er er a very short erm a few short remarks cos I think we need to be clear about the issues . |
| 7 | Yes , I , I think it would be fair to say that , but you wondered how he came to be the kind of man that he , she found him . |
| 8 | But , yes , I , I think that 'll be fair to say that . |
| 9 | Okay , so would it be fair to say some people would want to put that down ? |
| 10 | ‘ I think it 'd be fair to say this is the best day of my life . ’ |
| 11 | You had the same problem as Malcolm , so , would it be fair to sign that or would it be more sensible to leave it blank ? |
| 12 | But would it have been fair to point all this out as they nuzzled one another on some Anglian plage and assumed I was n't noticing ? |
| 13 | I think that it is fair to say that , if hon. Members on either side of the House had realised 10 years ago that we would be debating a sum of almost £2 billion , none of us would have recommended the one-track community care solution that has been adopted . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , it is fair to report that , once more , we have pleased with our pupils ' performance . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think it is fair to expect this lady to pay for a new lock . |
| 16 | I think it 's fair to say that with this new computer erm the box office that we 've got a lot of information can be stored on that and in future we 'll be using a much more erm sophisticated in a scientific way for instance if you came here and book that seat that your sitting in tonight we would know on that computer what type of show that your discouraging coming to erm we can say to you we can send you out a leaflet saying the kind of er things that you 'd like to see are on at the playhouse on such and such a date and we could even say to you would you like the seat that you normally sit in . |
| 17 | I think that 's fair to say that , do you not ? |
| 18 | it 's , it 's fair do all together anyway I ca n't see me ever painting a car again |