Example sentences of "and it be [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake , and it 's great fun to catch a ride on the old paddle steamer , the Franz-Josef . |
| 2 | ‘ They were close brothers and it 's terrible news to hear for any family . ’ |
| 3 | It is one thing to draw money from the public in terms of council tax and it 's another thing to spend it in the way you intend to do it . |
| 4 | Do n't hand down shoes from one child to another , and it 's false economy to buy a size too big for kids ‘ to grow into ’ . |
| 5 | JC : And it 's wonderful stuff to sing . |
| 6 | We 're doing refreshments and it 's twenty pence to come in . |
| 7 | We have been pushing for more effective action from the NIO for years and it is utter nonsense to say otherwise , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Engine management gauges are few ( oil temperature and pressure plus a rev counter ) and it is good practice to allow such small vintage power units sufficient time to thoroughly warm up before committing one 's future prospects to them . |
| 9 | There are many ways of allocating overheads — numbers employed , payroll , space occupied , gross fees — and it is good practice to choose the basis most suited to each type of cost involved . |
| 10 | Therefore , under normal circumstances , the effect of drying can supplement the use of a disinfectant and it is good practice to combine disinfection with drying . |
| 11 | Practice varies , and it is good practice to find out from the beginning in order to avoid unpleasant surprises at a later date . |
| 12 | Their values may be depicted on an Argand diagram and it is normal practice to denote zeros by drawing circles and poles by marking crosses at relevant points . |
| 13 | Tradition demands that the cowls should be painted white and it is common practice to spray their surfaces with glass-fibre to improve durability . |
| 14 | Egyptian bureaucracy is slow and it is common practice to circumvent officialdom whenever possible . |
| 15 | Stead argues that only constant inquiry ( for which I could substitute ‘ inside ethnography ’ ) can prevent such an unacceptable trend , and it is some comfort to see a probationary policewoman , such as Cressida Dick ( 1985 ) , pointing out the political compromises such autocracy can produce , but which few of the chief officers seem willing to admit or even acknowledge . |
| 16 | In any case , the more pleasing the aroma , the more likely we will relax into the experience of aromatherapy massage — and it is this ability to let go which is the key to the art of true healing . |
| 17 | And it was one thing to lie , and another to blush . |
| 18 | Er it were in paper about this er this woman she 'd gone to the hospital and she must have been there longer than she thought , and so she 'd got her car clamped and it was thirty pound to have it off but |
| 19 | And it was this ability to get straight to the point and to turn conventional wisdom on its head that earned him the respect of so many staff and others with whom he regularly had to confront thorny questions of Amnesty strategy and its relations with governments . |
| 20 | And it was this concern to avoid amy sectarian connotations which seems to have been uppermost in the minds of the organisers . |