Example sentences of "it be [adj] [verb] two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is n't it strange that men never seem to wonder whether it 's possible to love two women at once ? |
| 2 | Do you think it 's possible to love two men , in two different ways ? ’ |
| 3 | They can also tell you whether it 's safe to take two types of medicine at the same time . |
| 4 | If it is particularly important to record the language of two or more people in a group ( for example , a teacher and a pupil in a classroom ) , then it is better to use two radio microphones transmitting on different frequencies and with the two signals fed through a sound mixer before being recorded . |
| 5 | However , if control is very poor in spite of a satisfactory diet with a single daily dose of c.50 units of insulin , it is better to consider two injections rather than increasing the dose . |
| 6 | If it is necessary to create two modules which are very closely related ( usually providing the same user interface ) , then the loose coupling relation VARIANT-OF should be used in both modules : |
| 7 | To measure internal reliability , it is necessary to compare two sets of test items . |
| 8 | In concluding this chapter it is necessary to mention two pieces of EEC law which will be of vital significance in relation to consumer contracts : the General Product Safety Directive ( 92/59/EEC ) and the Unfair Contract Terms Directive . |
| 9 | For manipulations on 9th day or older embryos , which have to be done in a Petri dish it is necessary to introduce two bends over a microburner , similar to those described for solid needles ( Table 13 ) , although the exact angle of the bends will depend on how the micromanipulator is set up ( Figure 8 ) . |
| 10 | It is necessary to distinguish two issues here : whether a trust has been created ; whether it is actionable . |
| 11 | To convert national income into real output per capita , it is necessary to make two adjustments : ( i ) national income must be deflated by an appropriate price index to convert it to real terms ; ( ii ) the figure must then be divided by the population to convert it to per capita terms . |
| 12 | It is useful to distinguish two elements in his view of knowledge and its philosophical elucidation . |
| 13 | For our present purpose , it is useful to distinguish two kinds of chemical reaction , according to whether the reaction releases energy or requires it . |
| 14 | It is useful to consider two types of objectives ( Kennedy et al. , 1980 ) . |
| 15 | To achieve this it is helpful to use two words , a verb and a noun , to describe each function . |
| 16 | To achieve this it is helpful to use two words , a verb and a noun , to describe each function . |
| 17 | First , by emphasizing that preferences are displaced away somewhat from the familiar , it is possible to explain two facets of the data from humans that would otherwise have seemed incompatible . |
| 18 | Q I would like to know if it is possible to join two tanks of 36″ x 15″ x 12″ to make a single 72″ x 15″ x 12″ tank . |
| 19 | As David Hencke points out , it is possible to take two views of this . |
| 20 | It is possible to win two bouts if your opponent is disqualified for injuring you , but after the second win the referee will withdraw you from further competition for your own safety . |
| 21 | As we saw in Chapter 1 , it is possible to distinguish two categories of temporary worker supplied via an intermediary — " agency workers " and " employees of works contractors " . |
| 22 | It is possible to distinguish two phases in the development of natural law , the earlier phase based on religion and the more recent secular phase . |
| 23 | Although some NMR studies have shown that it is possible to bind two actinomycin molecules to the tetranucleotide GCGC [ 29 ] , binding of the second molecule is highly anticooperative and it is generally believed that the exclusion site size for actinomycin , under normal conditions , is at least 4 base pairs [ 1 ] . |
| 24 | It is possible to record from more than one subject at a time on a single EEG machine , so that it is common to have two bedrooms equipped with headboards ( into which the electrodes are plugged ) — for instance as in the Department of Human Sciences at Loughborough University — or to have two headboards and beds in a single bedroom , as in Hull . |
| 25 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that many people inside and outside the House , while recognising that it is important to spend two days debating the future of Europe , wonder why the House is not debating , even for a short time , the fact that a war is raging in a European country — Yugoslavia ? |
| 26 | However , it is important to note two things . |
| 27 | It is important to note two points regarding this story : |
| 28 | However , in the present context it is important to make two points of continuing concern . |
| 29 | For this reason it is desirable to have two specifications : |
| 30 | I start the first brine shrimp culture when the fry become free swimming , and it is ready to harvest two days later , when the fry are ready to feed . |