Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's when I brought the kids in — I 've never been afraid to do it before and I wo n't hesitate to do it again if it is best for the club . |
| 2 | No conviction is truly our own unless we are prepared to hold it even if all men are against it . |
| 3 | That 's have some more people from here who are prepared to go it locally and essentially say , ‘ I 'm ’ and prove it , by their record , that ‘ I can talk sensibly about these , these matters ’ . |
| 4 | Do n't use ordinary kitchen foil unless you are willing to replace it seasonally , since it tends to tarnish . |
| 5 | This popular hotel has been such a success with Club 18–30 that we 're delighted to feature it again as our Club Choice for summer ‘ 90 . |
| 6 | I do n't think we 're likely to meet it here to be honest with you but yes you do get it . |
| 7 | And they 're all saying it now on telly , often . |
| 8 | And I would say to you that really there 's little point in making any major changes there until you , you 're able to assess it properly . |
| 9 | I think we 've erm we 've erm obviously learned that opting out is not for the Oxfordshire people — I 'm delighted about that and I just hope that as a result of this we do not see too many problems for Banbury School , both in the fact that the exercise has been somewhat divisory and I hope that they 're able to bring it together quickly afterwards . |
| 10 | Yeah you 're wise to lock it really . |
| 11 | In the same area the Dart Sailing School not only teaches but offers charter boats from 28 ft to 60 ft when you 're ready to go it alone . |
| 12 | In this , his value always exceeds Boswell 's ; Johnson the writer has no need to grind the axe of his ego , and thereby feels no qualms in conveying how confusing he finds the native Scots , who , decisive and firm in their answer to his first question , are likely to contradict it entirely in answering the second question . |
| 13 | If you pay good money to a psychiatrist or counsellor for advice you are likely to take it seriously . |
| 14 | One further point of possible confusion : because venture capital from investors looking for capital gains is not available to co-operatives , they are likely to find it more difficult to raise the larger sums of money needed to start capital-intensive projects . |
| 15 | Plans are afoot to divide it equitably between farmers , who want its waters for irrigation , and conservationists , who seek to protect its wading birds . |
| 16 | ‘ The operation was carried out in Britain a number of years ago but failed and doctors here are unwilling to try it again . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ People pay a £2 deposit for their glass and are unlikely to throw it away , ’ she said . |
| 18 | ‘ What are you waiting for ? ’ hissed Cardiff , tearing the tie loose from his collar , realising that he still had the automatic in his other hand but had been unable to use it again . |
| 19 | When asked , many designers are either unaware that they are performing any creative activity or are unable to describe it rationally . |
| 20 | It does n't mean that your regional accent is going to be bullied out of you , so that you are unable to use it ever again — on the contrary , your accent may in all probability be your most interesting and valuable possession . |
| 21 | Occasionally they are unable to leave it behind . |
| 22 | Change in classroom practice is often talked about as if it were easy to effect and impatience expressed towards teachers who are unable to accomplish it overnight . |
| 23 | The treatment time was chosen because patients are able to tolerate it well and variable early expulsion is avoided . |
| 24 | The program is menu driven but one of the best features is the ability to input new data at practically any stage , i.e. if you are entering an invoice and the product does not exist you are able to create it there and then without exiting to the previous menus . |
| 25 | She had been reluctant to put it away , wishing she had no other commitments so that she could continue with the next chapter and looking forward to getting down to work again the following morning . |
| 26 | He should have been able to see it sooner , see it instantly . |
| 27 | But there was a purpose and he was reminded of it , a purpose which seemed to Mr Dass to be so petty that he had n't at first been able to take it seriously . |
| 28 | The king himself had strongly favoured the Auld Alliance with France , particularly as he had been able to use it so much to his advantage , and had certainly upheld the Catholic church . |
| 29 | We have been trying for years , centuries , to establish this and it is only because of help from outside that we have been able to do it now . |
| 30 | I have often looked for it with binoculars , but I have never been able to glimpse it even with × 20 , though my 76-mm refractor brings it out unmistakably , and with my 39-cm reflector I have no trouble in seeing the central star . |