Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , it would be easy enough to find out what the police had done about it , and it would be tidier to do so . |
| 2 | Most visitors , however , will come to Palazzo Grassi to see a marvellous display of drawings by Leonardo , and they will be right to do so . |
| 3 | The first is that since the person against whom the powers are being improperly exercised is entitled to resist such use , he is in principle entitled to know sufficient to enable him to make a judgment about whether it would be right to do so . |
| 4 | I do n't think it would be right to do so . |
| 5 | Was it because he had n't spotted it , or because he felt it would be dishonest to do so , or because he never expected criticism ? |
| 6 | It would be absurd to think so . |
| 7 | I know that my hon. Friend is anxious for a conclusion to be reached for next year , and I hope that it will be possible to do so soon . |
| 8 | The Committee , however , declined to recommend any statutory definition of non-consent on the ground that it would be impractical to do so . |
| 9 | It would be possible to extend our framework to distinguish between these possibilities , but I do not believe it would be profitable to do so . |
| 10 | Whilst , however , it clearly follows that we have jurisdiction to entertain this application , it is a good deal less clear that we should be prepared to do so . |
| 11 | But though none might be prepared to go so far as that , all British parties would quickly realize that apparent discrimination against women in their lists would do them a lot of harm . |
| 12 | However , it would be unrealistic to do so in replying to the debate . |
| 13 | ‘ But why should you be willing to let so gross an injury pass ? |
| 14 | ‘ . When the signatories said that he or she would be prepared to enter into a deed to formalise the situation , they were not postponing the legal effect of the document or reserving a final view but merely saying that they would be willing to do so if required , ie record in a more formal way the transactions which had already been made . |
| 15 | If Sir Geoffrey were to ask you to carry on for a bit longer , would you be willing to do so ? " |
| 16 | That has never been seen as a constituent of self regulation , and I doubt whether any government would be willing to divert so many responsibilities already assigned to other existing bodies ( for example , the Medical Research Council and the Committee on Safety of Medicines ) — better qualified to carry them out — and concentrate them in the GMC alone under the sole control of the profession . |
| 17 | ‘ I suggest you would be sensible to do so . |
| 18 | Several times in the two meetings observed lawyer A pointed out to the children that they could seek alternative advice , and that they need not be embarrassed to do so . |
| 19 | It seems to me that parents as well as their children have rights , so if you do not feel comfortable about letting the couple share a bedroom in the family home , you should be free to say so . |
| 20 | It has been said of him that he would rather live in his native country , and not be allowed to publish , than go elsewhere and be free to do so . |
| 21 | In addition , companies would not be required to join trade associations but would be free to do so if they wished ; members would be bonded to the management of the fund for a prescribed percentage of turnover on non-ATOL packages ; and they would also be able to bond at lower levels than those bonded to other bodies . |
| 22 | The terms of the reference for the visit , agreed under the auspices of the United Nations , specified that all those wishing to make contract with the parliamentarians should be free to do so . |
| 23 | Whilst , then , as the committee 's report states , ‘ it would not be the duty of counsel to cross-examine the defence witnesses or address the jury if he was of the view that it would not be proper to convict , ’ he would be free to do so if the prosecution view changed , perhaps after hearing the defendant 's evidence . |
| 24 | But , as I told the House on 20 November , if Britain needs to act on its own , it must be free to do so . |
| 25 | De Gaulle 's proposals for a " French Community " included a provision that any colony which wished to break all ties with France would be free to do so , simply by voting no in the constitutional referendum . |
| 26 | Prohibiting the purchase of shares The Model Code applies equally to own-share purchases ( the Yellow Book , Section 5 , Chapter 2 , para 44 ) and so the company should not purchase any shares during any period when the directors would not be free to do so on their own account . |
| 27 | Mr Kelman believes that the net result of the Law Commission proposal will be to increase the risks to companies because hackers who often tell their ‘ victims ’ about their insecure systems will be afraid to do so . |
| 28 | If you do n't know the answer , do n't be afraid to say so . |
| 29 | Ask to see the book , sign it yourself , and if you 're rich , famous , or both , do n't be afraid to say so ! |
| 30 | He should remind himself that he has a duty of confidentiality to his client and he should not be afraid to say so to the police . |