Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why has it been necessary to have endless debates about developing phase 2 of Kilroot as an oil or coal-burning plant , which is the expensive and the dirty option ? |
| 2 | Would it be possible to re-use old programs written for conventional machines , or would users have to start from scratch and throw away their existing investment in software ? |
| 3 | How will it be possible to develop educational practices that will build on existing multicultural and antiracist initiatives , but move beyond them ? |
| 4 | Would n't it be better to let sleeping dogs lie ? ’ |
| 5 | However , would it be realistic to define legal problems as those with which the private practitioner normally deals ? this definition involves the combination of two factors — the selection of appropriate problems by potential clients and , on presentation , their acceptance by the solicitor as appropriate for him or her to handle . |
| 6 | Thus the euro-dollar market 's survival depends on it being able to offer competitive rates of interest on dollar deposits . |
| 7 | It 's preferable to obtain pot-grown plants , making absolutely sure they are well-rooted , and at the same time it pays to inspect for any visible signs of disease or disorders . |
| 8 | but a lot of those were tiddlers , that that that maybe it maybe it 's better to use experienced investigators , and and because they can do that work so much more quickly anyway , I I do n't know , I feel a bit uncomfortable with this one year contract . |
| 9 | The uPVC pipes can be joined in the same way as uPVC waste and soil pipes — that is by solvent-welding or by ring seal ( push-fit ) joints — but it 's better to use push-fit joints for flexibility . |
| 10 | Cutting along the side of the hedge with a spade helps check lateral roots , but it 's wiser to grow adjacent plants that tolerate poor , dry soil or shade . |
| 11 | ‘ It is simply wrong for the Government to suggest that on the basis of these raw figures it 's possible to make valid comparisons . ’ |
| 12 | And with ‘ perfumed strips ’ now impregnated into the pages of so many magazines , it 's possible to try new scents for a single day without venturing further than your friendly newsagent . |
| 13 | It 's nice to have new owners who do n't think we are down among the dead men . ’ |
| 14 | It 's such quality and there 's no doubt about , it 's nice to have nice things but the trouble with them is she wants everything does n't she ? |
| 15 | Unlike now , when it 's easy to buy Black dolls , then it was very difficult . |
| 16 | The graphics are bold , colourful and it 's easy to recognise various objects too . |
| 17 | It 's all helped cut accidents at work and stress claims . |
| 18 | It 's useful to hold regular meetings of non-teaching staff not only to reinforce the message but to look for ways of improving the school . |
| 19 | I still do n't feel it 's necessary to wear scruffy clothes to be an actor . |
| 20 | It 's simpler to obtain large amounts of it and one hopes that if one finds out something of the mechanism through this enzyme one would be able to apply it to other enzymes dependent upon the same coenzyme . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's good to see real bands on Top Of The Pops , ’ adds John . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's good to see real bands on Top Of The Pops , ’ adds John . |
| 23 | It 's best to use white eggs for this . |
| 24 | Expecting people to know it 's wrong to mug old ladies does n't seem unreasonable to me , but I 'm just a copper . |
| 25 | How else do we explain to Plant Managers and to Governments that it 's right for the Corporation to purchase products from non-European sources , but it 's wrong to supply European components to the United States because the US divisions would n't like it ? ’ |
| 26 | One of the problems is sometimes the balloons become infected , because it 's hard to keep little hands away from them , but I 'm hopeful this year we may be able to get a good result . |
| 27 | " It 's hard to learn new tricks , " said the Collector smiling doubtfully , " especially when you reach my age . |
| 28 | Well actually , it 's easy to write songs ; it 's hard to write good ones . ’ |
| 29 | Delicatessen managers say it 's vital to maintain clean practices from the moment supplies come to the store . |
| 30 | Bill : I do n't know if anybody feels they have , but this is a thing which I felt was central to the gay movement of the seventies and I think I would go so far as to say that I assume that most of my close friends feel , like Mark , that it 's fine to have special relationships but it is n't fine to have ones where you are n't allowed to have anything else and also that there 's nothing more deadly to a relationship when you are trying desperately not to have it off with anybody else because you feel guilty about it . |