Example sentences of "it [adj] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I mean , is n't it possible to say that Chatterton definitely could n't have done it ? ’ |
| 2 | This makes it possible to believe that God can relate to us , and that he can reach out to us and transform our nature . |
| 3 | Some find it simpler to say that Jesus was human and leave it at that . |
| 4 | A day of celebration and a day of tragedy , one superimposed upon the other , so that Amabel , who did not even wish to be rational , found it easy to believe that Ben Braithwaite had broken not only Linnet 's heart , but Gemma 's . |
| 5 | The first is that we may find it hard to suppose that facts can cause anything ; surely they are too inert to affect the way the world goes , even where that world is the merely mental world of beliefs . |
| 6 | Some people find it hard to accept that Jesus would utter such a cry of despair . |
| 7 | When Peter Adamson wrote the NI 's first editorial back in 1973 he would have found it hard to believe that things could get much worse in the field of trade — but they have . |
| 8 | I found it hard to believe that Flora could suffer like other people from minor humiliations , personal relationships . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Everyone began to listen carefully to the news bulletins on the wireless and to buy newspapers as soon as they were printed , yet people found it hard to believe that war could really happen . |
| 11 | Similarly , I found it hard to believe that Neil Morrissey , as Danny in the Comedy Playhouse pilot Stuck On You , was a sports journalist when he seemed able to fulfil all his professional obligations without leaving his flat . |
| 12 | She found it hard to believe that Julius would actually carry out his threat to tell the press about that letter , but she could n't be absolutely sure he would n't do it . |
| 13 | It m appreciated that authority , responsibility and delegation are critical aspects of an organisation structure , and are significant factors in determining the efficiency with which an organisation operates . |
| 14 | Finally , we have found it salutary to remember that teachers will use the program in quite different ways and it is they who will manage and build the total activity . |
| 15 | Was it insulting to assume that mothers still raised their children ? |
| 16 | Is it any wonder that Canadians worry ? |
| 17 | Is it any wonder that Miss Lewis sought refuge with a man like Mr Jason Donovan ? |
| 18 | Is it any wonder that men regard them as half-wits ? ’ |
| 19 | Note : Is it fair to add that Gustave 's journal offers a different version of the story ? |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , but my tongue runs away with me and I find it difficult to realize that Matt is dead . ’ |
| 21 | Practical and ethical problems make it difficult to prove that viruses cause cancer in humans . |
| 22 | The individual himself may be perverse or oversensitive ; the reviewing court itself is capable of an Olympian detachment and impartiality , and it thus may find it difficult to believe that others are ever tempted and swayed . |
| 23 | I find it difficult to believe that intervention is of necessity harmful . |
| 24 | The Chinese seem to find it difficult to believe that foreigners have arm- and leg-muscles the same as themselves ! |
| 25 | Even with structured A4 records , computerised recall and repeat prescribing , and a relatively vigilant team , we still found it difficult to ensure that women who had stopped the pill because of a rise in pressure did not resume it , even when they and practice staff were apparently aware of the risk . |
| 26 | The imprecision in definition of core services will make it difficult to ensure that people will have access to appropriate , locally-based services , regardless of where they live . |
| 27 | But to accept this does not make it necessary to deny that A-X and B-X associations may be formed and that X could thus act to mediate generalization between A and B , perhaps outweighing the effects of differentiation . |
| 28 | I consider it legitimate to require that officers have such information when dealing with individuals on the pavement or in cars . |
| 29 | Was it correct to assume that women were invisible in the public domain because their interests as ‘ partners ’ in the family were adequately and fairly represented there by men ? |
| 30 | ‘ How far is it true to say that VIETNAM became a quicksand that sucked the USA into an unwanted war ? ’ |