Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've got certain rules that say all children must sit certain exams at certain times , it has n't been possible to do it in the labs |
| 2 | The wall opposite the sink and the window was covered with an oak dresser , very old and probably valuable , if it had been possible to remove it from the wall without its collapse , and the original row of bells still hung over the door each with its Gothic script ; drawing room , dining room , study , nursery . |
| 3 | As you will have realised by now this is not a fish for the person with a small community tank , but as long as you are prepared to provide it with the correct conditions , it is perfectly feasible for the novice to keep and breed the fish successfully . |
| 4 | ’ These people are willing to do it at the beginning of the night when they 're sober ’ she says . |
| 5 | They are content to leave it to the building society , or they rely on their own judgement . |
| 6 | And they 're glad to share it with the visitors : |
| 7 | They 're liable to confiscate it for the further entertainment of customs officers . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ If you want a power-sharing executive , you are likely to blow it with the council , I said . |
| 9 | A number of nurseries are offering it now , and you are likely to find it on the plant stalls of plantsmen 's gardens open to the public . |
| 10 | Only 40% are likely to pass it to the child . |
| 11 | The hairs are long to protect it against the bitter alpine nights . |
| 12 | Regulation is an option , but creates additional problems of its own , which are unlikely to commend it to the authorities except in exceptional circumstances ( e.g. as part of a privatization programme involving natural monopolies ) . |
| 13 | Everything that happens to you has been chosen by your spirit so there must be a reason , even If you are unable to see it at the time . |
| 14 | She was so devoted to the principle that beauty is a frivolity and a sign of sin that she would have been ashamed to have it in the house . |
| 15 | I have never been able to see it with the naked eye ( as some observers claim to have done ) , but it is not hard to find with × 7 , and it is easy with × 8.5 . |
| 16 | Sir I commend to you the expert evidence relating to the historic character and I hope sir when you visit this site , although it may look very different at this moment from the way it would have done had you been able to visit it after the originally scheduled date of this enquiry , when the daffodils were out , |
| 17 | Trapped in the revolving world of afternoon TV , this is a man who would have quite happily recorded the LP from the comfort of his bed had they been able to fit it in the studio . |
| 18 | In the absence of other voices making the same moral argument sufficiently loudly , we should perhaps be grateful to hear it from the very heart of the establishment . |
| 19 | If there was no shot in or among the human remains , in the cavities of the skull for instance , would it be possible to find it in the soil , among the sand and gravel and pine needles ? |
| 20 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |
| 21 | I really think , although I would not be prepared to put it to the test , that you could go out in the streets of London in your nightdress and nobody would notice . |
| 22 | Negotiations continue but no clear way forward has yet presented itself , the Cooking Centre is zoned for housing and there is little prospect that the Region would be prepared to acquire it at the residential land value — £150,000 . |
| 23 | The desiderata for a good background at this point were that it must be perceived by the measuring instrument as significantly darker than the subject , it must be cheap and readily available , and it must be easy to mould it to the growth boxes , fix it to the wall , etc . |
| 24 | He should understand that ‘ the story of Christ is simply a true myth : a myth working on us in the same way as the others , but with this tremendous difference that it really happened : and one must be content to accept it in the same way . ’ |
| 25 | It may , in fact , be better to organise it for the day after you move , because being certain that everything will run according to plan on the day of the move is almost impossible , so it is better to do without your cooker overnight and schedule this for the next morning when you know you are definitely going to be there . |
| 26 | It might be prudent to put it to the test . |
| 27 | If it is not , and the root ball crumbles , you are not going to be able to plant it in the ground without disturbing the roots . |
| 28 | Er and to be able to pick it off the machine at the end of the day you know , as a first class , simple object at , at a competitive price . |
| 29 | And might be able to do it before the weekend perhaps |
| 30 | You 'll be able to borrow it from the office downstairs and view it in the library . |