Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] it [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the Crown is not bound to take the advice of a particular Ministry to put its subjects to the tumult and turmoil of a series of general elections so long as it can find other Ministers who are prepared to give it a trial . |
| 2 | The potential gain if one was ‘ exceptional ’ , however , and qualified for an early release is so powerful that few men are prepared to forego it The result is a shabby , futile process that Probation Officers feel makes subsequent work with inmates more difficult , that exasperates prison officers who see the time and energy in compiling reports as wasted , and infuriates prisoners for whom the probable refusal of parole , with its tiny element of uncertainty , makes prison life even harder to bear . |
| 3 | you 're supposed to give it a good bees waxing once a year ! |
| 4 | If we 're able to use it the cold may win us a few days in which to withdraw to bed and grieve gently for ourselves ; if not at least we can weep openly at work , blowing our nose and wiping our eyes , and get a little consideration and sympathy from others for our sad lot . |
| 5 | Researchers in this area are likely to find it a useful entry to the literature , and a source of ideas on research needs . |
| 6 | By 1800 hours we are able to call it a day . |
| 7 | Only a handful of people , it had been established , had been near enough to the leading car of the funicular to have been able to give it the fatal extra push that had sent Woodleigh and Jilly Jonathan tumbling down the steep hillside . |
| 8 | She was lucky she 'd been able to keep it a secret all along . |
| 9 | ‘ I might be prepared to give it a try . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ All right , Seb , I 'm willing to give it a try . |
| 11 | I do not know whether it would be proper to extend it a little beyond the army , but I am very concerned in particular about the ex-pilots in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force and the RAF Volunteer Reserve , because , according to a parliamentary answer on 14 June 1991 , only 10 ex-RAF pilots are in these organisations . |
| 12 | It would not be appropriate to make it a condition of sale , as is required by new clause 4 , that new companies should participate in the existing pension scheme . |
| 13 | Let the pie rest for 5–10 min before serving , or wait until it is cold , but be sure to serve it the day of making or the meringue may begin to weep . |
| 14 | So you , you 'll be able to do it every Monday , but you 've planned for it on Monday , you know who 's going to do it , and they , you know , it 's set up . |
| 15 | So I should be able to make it every day . ’ |
| 16 | I enclose the Constitution of this Association , in the hope that The Prince of Wales Charities might , at some point this year or early next , be able to award it a small donation . |
| 17 | I enclose the Constitution of this Association , in the hope that The Roval Bank of Scotland might , at some point this year or early next , be able to award it a small donation . |
| 18 | I enclose the Constitution of this Association , in the hope that The Trust might , at some point this year or early next , be able to award it a small donation . |
| 19 | Will you wait here and guard my sack ? perhaps it would be wise to remove it a little from the public view … ’ |
| 20 | You were right to give it a miss , my friend . |
| 21 | They were prepared to compromise because they I 'm sure that you know you ca n't imagine them not being really but because they 're such erm they were outraged at this machine but they were prepared to give it a try but the way it was bulldozed through that once the machine was there there was no choice then and almost you know get going boys get more and more and more slate you know greed they felt the employer was being greedy at the expense of quality . |
| 22 | Even those who did not endorse the company 's claim to produce ‘ The Best Car in the World ’ were prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt . |
| 23 | Connoisseurs who heard tape copies were also suspicious of the vocal mannerisms ; but engineers at the National Sound Archive were able to declare it a forgery the moment they heard it , for an unassailable technical reason . |
| 24 | He 's still a little wobbly on his feet , but he 's prepared to give it a go . |
| 25 | Her end product may be a highly decorative seat where once a junk shop kitchen chair stood , but it is also functional art , and the fact that it is three-dimensional gives it an element of involvement that is often missing from a flat canvas . |
| 26 | Moreover British Telecom 's interest and experience , in using fibres for telephony and data transmission , is likely to guarantee it an option on providing optical trunk lines between the switch points of star networks . |
| 27 | No matter what container you use , it is advisable to give it a thorough scrubbing with clean water . |
| 28 | Is ‘ disagreement ’ a source or sign of weakness and what is necessary to make it a strength ? |
| 29 | Nevertheless it is correct to call it an experience inasmuch as this concept of understanding has some kinship with other concepts of experience . |
| 30 | But insiders say he is keen to make it a national obsession . |