Example sentences of "it be [adj] [verb] that [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's odd to realise that Albert Barnes , the cantankerous Pennsylvanian who amassed one of the greatest collections of Matisse , Picasso and Cézanne , went to school with both William Glackens and John Sloan . |
| 2 | Clear seems to be all the rage in the US these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsico pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp being right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe . |
| 3 | Clear seems to be all the rage these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsi Co pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp is right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe . |
| 4 | But when times are hard , when you 're upset by things that er are wrong with patients or by things that have happened to you , then it 's nice to know that God 's always there for you . |
| 5 | When everything 's going well for you it 's easy to forget that God 's there with you , because life 's so busy and so much fun . |
| 6 | Without going over all the ground again it 's necessary to state that Siporax is a sintered glass material with a massive external and internal area for bacteria and therefore a remarkably small quantity should be able to filter a vast pond . |
| 7 | These pickups have plenty of bite and it 's good to see that Ibanez have kept their sensible switching system at this end of the range . |
| 8 | With a career spanning seventeen years and almost as many albums , it 's hard to deny that Motorhead have earned a bit of a breather , but those that feared the sun and the swimming pools of their self-imposed LA exile might dilute the band 's full-on thrust can finally rest easy . |
| 9 | With a new film , The Hard Way , now showing at the cinema , it 's hard to believe that Michael J Fox resolved last year to give up being a film star and spend more time with his wife , Tracy Pollan , and their son , Sam , who 's three this week . |
| 10 | Striding over this beautiful coastline , it 's hard to believe that Belfast and its atrocities is just an hour 's drive away . |
| 11 | IT 'S hard to believe that Damon Hill is still in his first full season of Formula One . |
| 12 | It 's sufficient to say that Clyde thanks you for saving his family , but then finds out there 's one Demon left . |
| 13 | Perhaps it 's sufficient to say that Diana , herself a Romanian , was deeply shocked and did not realise that children were living in such awful conditions in her own country . |
| 14 | It 's important to remember that Caspar helped us to escape . |
| 15 | So erm , it it 's important to remember that Freud 's theory explains both of these tendencies and both the tendency for the group to make people better than they might normally be , but also that the tendency for the group perhaps to make them worse and of course either can happen and presumably a lot depends on the , on the leader , the leader or whoever is playing the , the leadership function presumably has erm some responsibility for this . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's true to say that Linford was less than overjoyed ! |
| 17 | Branch recruitment is of key importance , and it is good to report that Flt Lt C Harris , RHKAAF , has volunteered to help in this area . |
| 18 | It is good to know that God 's telephone never breaks down . |
| 19 | It is good to know that God has chosen QP to share in the work of the Collicts and the Meikles through the BMS World Mission Link . |
| 20 | It is good to know that God has chosen QP to share in the work of the Collict and Meikle families through World Mission Link . |
| 21 | If Jones has never heard of Tolstoy or read any of his books , it is meaningless to assert that Jones either likes Tolstoy as a writer or does not like Tolstoy as a writer . |
| 22 | It is nice to know that Buffallo are still around and in fact have updated their foot-assisted trowel design into a really superb stainless steel version . |
| 23 | Finally , it is fascinating to discover that Pijnenborg and colleagues are not able to define LAWER as murder or medical practice . |
| 24 | But no entry is given by Meude-Monpas for ‘ Batteur de mesure , and it is relevant to note that Meude-Monpas 's stated purpose was not to be academic about things , but to write for the ordinary reader . |
| 25 | But it is sobering to reflect that Bowes could devote so much time and energy to assembling his huge collections , a task that preoccupied him for many years , without apparently caring that a main source of his wealth , coal , was blighting lives and blighting the countryside . |
| 26 | It is worthwhile noting that Liverpool have spent a colossal amount rebuilding Anfield in addition to their outlay on linguistically-challenged scandinavian defenders . |
| 27 | Of all the classical deities it is surprising to find that Hercules was the most popular in Britain , if this can be gauged by the 17 dedications listed in the RIB Index , although most of these are military . |
| 28 | But it is absurd to suppose that Lewis had nothing to gain from Minto 's company , or that all thEir time was spent discussing domestic trivia ( much as she and Lewis both enjoyed such discussions ) . |
| 29 | It is impossible to hold that Campbell or Turnbull & Co. are unaffected by such pressure and ignorance . |
| 30 | Given its immediately appealing lyricism and lucid textures , it is extraordinary to report that Nagano 's is the first recording since the composer 's own ( made in 1966 and part of the Sony Classical Complete Edition ) . |