Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Only with the end of capitalism , the domination of the world market , would it be possible to attain national independence :
2 Would it be possible to have another look at the last provision that the Minister mentioned , which imposes on local authorities a duty to provide sites for travellers ?
3 For how much longer will it be possible to maintain this position ?
4 Would it be practical to retain all airline reservations for posterity ( Campbell-Kelly 1993 : 266 ) ?
5 Would it be best to accept another cup of tea before trying to climb the stairs ?
6 Would it be helpful to give some order of magnitude here , James ?
7 Also , would it be advisable to install another pump in the first pool to avoid the build up of waste ?
8 However , if it were possible to keep careful watch over a longer period , you would discover two interesting things .
9 The findings from the investigation , as given above , caused both the client and the analysts to review the situation and concentrate first on the general organisation of the filing system as a whole , to determine if it were possible to achieve some degree of commonality as a prerequisite to the development of a computer support system .
10 So , far from it being appropriate to assimilate inner perception to outer perception , as Locke does , we must acknowledge that mental phenomena are ‘ the only phenomena of which perception in the strict sense of the word is possible ’ .
11 Entrepreneurs feel they have earned their freedom , their power over their little kingdom , through their hard work and willingness to take risks — it 's galling to have that freedom curtailed by someone they do n't respect .
12 It 's better to control that reaction in a playback session where the focus is on other aspects of learner performance .
13 However if you want to stay true to the layering principle and have the greatest possible versatility , it 's better to have separate fleece and windproof layers .
14 it 's better to have this hall accessed though is n't it ?
15 It 's better having more money than living in rags .
16 Department or the County Treasurer 's Department is not considered to be relevant to the needs of erm , the County Council , the people of Lincolnshire , and I think it 's reasonable to ask that question , and to hope that erm future conservatives speakers in this meeting , on this paper will give a clear indication as to what will be the effects of a budget reduction .
17 It 's possible to give some help to the poor and needy of the world without having to give the dedication that Janet Lacey did .
18 The Last Honeymoon by Shelley Weiner Constable , £13.99 SET IN the uncompromisingly suburban surroundings of Golders Green , Shelley Weiner 's new novel proves that it 's possible to satirise Jewish family life with a touch more subtlety than the British Telecom commercials .
19 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 .
20 Ms Li said : ‘ I do n't know if it 's possible to have less confidence in the future than people already have , but I 'm certain it will decrease confidence in the British Government . ’
21 It 's illegal to feed untreated food to a pig and move it without a licence .
22 It 's illegal to feed untreated food to a pig and move it without a licence .
23 Well , no security is one hundred per cent , it 's impossible to make any area completely secure , but it 's as tight as it possibly can be and I 'm quite happy with the security at the present time .
24 It 's small wonder that this plateau has claimed lives , since in the weather that I experienced it 's impossible to have any sense of direction at all without the constant use of a compass and map .
25 The balance of this er well the community groups we do n't feel it 's right to spend that money at this point in time until we 've sorted out er where the other four hundred odd thousand pounds is actually going in that budget before we start throwing even more money .
26 I also went on to say that while that policy would be continued , the council always had and always would reserve it 's right to challenge any decision that it believed was legally flawed .
27 It 's nice to say this year its come back home to Shrewsbury , literally a stone 's throw down the road .
28 It 's nice to have good news about speedway at the moment and Nielsen 's a bit of a favourite , is n't he , with the crowds ?
29 It 's nice to know that junk food does n't just put weight on , you know on , on everybody else , I do n't know , you eat junk food , and there you are as skinny as a rake , it 's not on sometimes , but there you are .
30 ‘ I think it 's essential to have some kind of interaction , ’ he told me .
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