Example sentences of "[vb base] it [adj] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I consider it legitimate to require that officers have such information when dealing with individuals on the pavement or in cars . |
| 2 | Mathematicians find it useful to assume that a tiny part of the circumference of a large circle can be regarded as straight . |
| 3 | Perhaps they just find it comforting to think that this one earthly life is not the beginning and end of it all . |
| 4 | Some find it simpler to say that Jesus was human and leave it at that . |
| 5 | Plowman J stated at p596 : The arrangement in my view must be looked at as a whole , and looked at in this way , I find it impossible to say that the Respondent did not provide the trustee with an income … in the sense in which the word " provided " is used in [ what is now TA 1988 , s663 ] ; that is to say , as importing an element of bounty . |
| 6 | I find it impossible to accept that this was Parliament 's intention . |
| 7 | I find it impossible to believe that the Director would contemplate sending an official to interview a defendant during his trial , even if there were anything to be gained from such a course , which is hard to see , given that his answers would not be admissible . |
| 8 | ‘ I have known Alain all his life and I find it impossible to believe that he would commit suicide . |
| 9 | Though I know that the struggle is taking place somewhere , as a housewife I find it harder to believe that there is a part in it for me . |
| 10 | However , given that such maps exist , I find it hard to believe that distances could be estimated by a method analogous to using Pythagoras ' theorem . |
| 11 | I sincerely hope that it has been picked up by accident and that I will be re-united with it soon , as I find it hard to believe that such an incident could lead to its deliberate theft . |
| 12 | I find it hard to believe that the answer lies in reciprocity or disguised selfishness in any simple sense . |
| 13 | I find it hard to believe that so fundamental a process is not governed by principles just as elegant and universal as those uncovered in relation to molecular genetics . |
| 14 | I find it hard to believe that someone can really care for me |
| 15 | People who hear themselves for the first time on a tape-recorder often find it hard to believe that the stranger talking is actually them . |
| 16 | Now , even those who sincerely hate capitalism find it hard to believe that the example of the third world will save us all . |
| 17 | I find it hard to believe that my paintings now sell in London and many other places ! |
| 18 | I find it hard to believe that this amount would be likely to deter someone from participating in a tournament . |
| 19 | I find it hard to believe that such a plain omission was not deliberate , but here maybe is a matter for consideration by Lautro , S.I.B . |
| 20 | I find it , find it hard to believe that you 're not gon na be told th the valuation of your house , in as |
| 21 | Looking back I find it hard to believe that I did n't keep abreast of all the war news ; but the war had been going on for so long that I , like almost every girl of my generation , had lost interest in it . |
| 22 | I find it hard to believe that all you need is a big faith for mountains to be moved . |
| 23 | Kersey said : ‘ I find it hard to believe that anybody , even a nut , would murder after thirty years of procrastination . ’ |
| 24 | Many theologians find it hard to believe that the gospel which is called Matthew 's gospel was written by the apostle . |
| 25 | In the letter it said , ‘ I still find it hard to believe that such an order could be processed at such rate and standard . |
| 26 | As we saw in Chapter 2 , many people find it hard to believe that something like the eye , Paley 's favourite example , so complex and well designed , with so many interlocking working parts , could have arisen from small beginnings by a gradual series of step-by-step changes . |
| 27 | ‘ I must admit I find it hard to believe that you do n't have someone waiting for you . ’ |
| 28 | I find it hard to believe that an attractive man like you lacks feminine company . ’ |
| 29 | But they should know that anyway , or I made that point yesterday , so er th the point they quoted was that erm erm rang up the team and got told no you 've got ta put it on a fax , find it hard to believe that that was if that was the manager on the phone but it 's just important that the people on the team know who the senior managers are . |
| 30 | Some people find it hard to accept that Jesus would utter such a cry of despair . |