Example sentences of "[vb infin] it [adj] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As such , I do not consider it necessary to report this application to the Regional Council 's Planning and Development Committee . |
| 2 | He did not consider it necessary to establish Japanese defence forces to reinforce the American presence . |
| 3 | ‘ My mother is a keen gardener , but she would consider it cruel to lift these ferns from their sheltered positions and subject them to Wellington winds . ’ |
| 4 | But , if there is a further " selecting " qualifier , such as only , and if the speaker sees the latter as focusing on the property of the adjective , then it is quite reasonable that he or she may also feel it necessary to mark this focal adjectival property as one to be explicitly assigned , rather than being an ordinary part of the identificatory bundle . |
| 5 | Sir , — My first reaction on reading the reader 's question , ‘ No tea with the taxman ’ ( ACCOUNTANCY , October , p 80 ) , was one of hilarity that a member should feel it necessary to complain that for a meeting lasting as long as ‘ about two hours ’ the member and client were not offered refreshments . |
| 6 | At high rates of interest , people may feel it worthwhile to put some of their income in a savings account on pay day and draw it out again as they need it later in the month . |
| 7 | ‘ You always did believe it possible to cure other people 's unhappiness , ’ he said . |
| 8 | And now , my dear Sir , having said this much on behalf of this deserving Youth , I must beg to assure you that however zealous my wish to be the means of serving him and his poor Mother , I do not wish , on that account , to influence you — Quite the contrary — I know that in similar cases , your benevolent views have been disappointed , and , perhaps , you have consequently made arrangements for the Future which may render it ineligible to take any youth in the same way as proposed to his Brother — even if you have at present — or are likely in course of a year or two — to have a vacancy . |
| 9 | Coran Brothers FC have their ground on the outskirts of Watley and as the train goes through the middle of the town you may think it impossible to see any of Linekar Avenue but this is not so . |
| 10 | I consider this is the equivalent of a residence order through the back door , and do not think it appropriate to make that order when Parliament has specifically denied the right to grant ex parte applications for residence orders : see also the provisions of section 9(5) of the Children Act 1989 . |
| 11 | We do not think it necessary to give special attention to marinas ( see comment under 2.13 ) . |
| 12 | Why did I think it necessary to take such drastic measures ? |
| 13 | Somehow she could not help but suspect that he would think it immoral to squeeze extra wages out of his stepfather , only to hoard them beneath the floorboards . |
| 14 | Who would think it sane to use nuclear weapons against a new Hitler ? |
| 15 | Erm , I find myself agreeing with what Mr Courcier said , er , about Hambledon , I do n't think it realistic to expect existing settleme , villages within the area of search to form a nucleus for a new settlement , they 're simply too small and would be swamped by any development , and also the er I stand by the statements made yesterday about the environmental quality of the settlements , about there form , settings , and characters , and I really do n't think that they could form the nucleus of a new settlement . |
| 16 | But from next month , new laws will make it illegal to sell old-style foam-filled furniture . |
| 17 | Whilst that may work well enough in a small firm ( though even then the theory may need some adjustment , if only for example to permit decisions to be taken while partners are on holiday ) , the complexity which attends the affairs of all solicitors ' practices of any size will make it impossible to give each of the partners such degrees of freedom or power . |
| 18 | Also patching the good eye of a child whose lazy eye has an acuity of 6/24 or less may make it impossible to manage normal school work . |
| 19 | The position for the international station chosen by Baxter would make it impossible to provide any route between Thameslink and the east coast main line . |
| 20 | Such diversity may make it impossible to establish common psychological ground within a category like ‘ working-class older lesbians ’ . |
| 21 | Resource limitations may make it impossible to follow one project with the next one on the list , and projects must then be resourced in an order that makes efficient use of the resources available . |
| 22 | Resource limitations may make it impossible to follow one project with the next one on the list , and projects must then be resourced in an order that makes efficient use of the resources available . |
| 23 | ‘ The Act does not make it criminal to use offensive or disgusting behaviour whereby a breach of the peace is likely to be occasioned . |
| 24 | Changes to any part of the system may make it necessary to change other seemingly unrelated components . |
| 25 | The cables from the all-purpose I/O and drive controller card stretch across two slots and would make it awkward to fit any tall cards in either of them . |
| 26 | Measuring 14.5 cubic feet , the boot in the Mercedes is very wide ( up to 58 inches ) but considerably shorter and the sill height of around 31 inches could make it awkward to load heavy cases . |
| 27 | You could make it all seem better than it was by reminding yourself of the spirit of Sharon Lines and the apparent contentment of Old Ape and the cigarette cocked jollily in the corner of Mrs Slewy 's mouth and the way in which Miss Lavant had learnt to live with her passion . |
| 28 | In association with Museums and galleries , it will make it possible to mount new kinds of displays and to make the usually unseen collections accessible . |
| 29 | Yeah , but would n't that make it possible to take that out , and then it would n't make sense , 'cos it would say , as I missed the train which went in an hour 's time if you put another comma , 'cos if you , if you put two commas you could n't take it out . |
| 30 | This , it is hoped , will make it possible to devise new ways of understanding ‘ artisanal production , ’ 'pre-industrial society' and the place of ‘ popular culture ’ in the process of industrialisation . |