Example sentences of "[subord] it [is] [adj] [verb] this " in BNC.
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1 | The term ‘ story ’ becomes an important indicator of what Federman might write , although it is impossible to take this at face value . |
2 | Although it is impossible to maintain this condition all the time , it is important to keep the impedances involved similar in magnitude . |
3 | The point I am labouring at such length is that there is a large and complicated repertoire of non-verbal behaviour without which it is impossible to communicate meanings through the medium of spoken words and although it is tempting to regard this non-lexical repertoire as something which can be painlessly removed without any significant loss of meaning , the experience of reconstructing talk from a medium in which the representation of this aspect of speech is so poor is a salutary reminder of its importance . |
4 | A store address is not required by a shift instruction , so it is normal to use this portion of the instruction to specify the number of bit positions to be shifted . |
5 | The airborne branch has long since been covered in its own thorough MAA 139 , so it is welcome to see this new and interesting study of the LFDs — in much greater and more specific depth , and well illustrated . |
6 | The impact on Third World policy makers is likely to be large if Earthscan 's outreach is utilised , so it is important to review this new departure critically . |
7 | One benefit of this over similar units is that the groove retains the semi-circular wedge , so it is hard to separate this moveable part from the nut . |
8 | Therefore could you please tell me if it is feasible to fit this engine and will it prove to be too powerful for the IIA gearbox and overdrive . |
9 | If it is sensible to ask this question it has an answer — even though we have not the faintest idea what that answer is — we simply label it ‘ God ’ . |
10 | And I 've no way of knowing if it 's normal to worry this much about food and weigh yourself this many times a day . |
11 | I just want to know those three things — the extent of the damage , the location of this ticking noise and to see if it 's possible to remove this atom bomb or whatever , which I 'm convinced in advance is impossible . |
12 | While it is possible to soften this blow by having different tax rates below and above the poverty line , or by having a social dividend that is smaller for those in than those out of work ( the two-tier case ) , once the simplicity and universality of the system is lost , so are most of its advantages . |
13 | Thus to consider a professional-client relationship when relating professionalism to teaching is made even more difficult since it is impossible to view this relationship in personal terms . |
14 | However , whilst it is important to recognize this trend , we should not forget that the family unit still performs most of the caring functions for the majority of older people in modern society . |
15 | I would like to know what the charge would have been , whether it is legal to do this , and whether I am within my rights to address mail to my grandson under his old surname . |