Example sentences of "it be [adv] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's already won international acclaim with a Grand Prix for the Best European short film … and has just clinched the prestigious Golden Gate award in the United States . |
| 2 | Where he comes from , it 's probably considered insulting not to . ’ |
| 3 | It 's best run full screen , as well , since running it in a window seems only to give you a partial view of the full-screen image , and no scroll bars appear to allow you to see what 's happening in the bits that are n't shown . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's best left alone . |
| 5 | Morley refused to discuss the incident , saying : ‘ I do n't want to say anything — it 's best left alone . |
| 6 | I know that whenever I 've tried to put paint on any cars that we 've ever had , it 's never looked right has it ? |
| 7 | It 's never worked proper |
| 8 | It 's now announced new measures to speed the process up . |
| 9 | So it 's now sold subject to contract ? |
| 10 | While there is no regulation that specifically excludes due diligence work on a listed company , in practice it is rarely undertaken due to the rules on equality of information to be given not only to all shareholders but also to offerors or bona fide potential offerors . |
| 11 | When dates for particular artefact-types are given it is rarely made clear whether that date is one of manufacture of the artefacts , its period of use or the context in which it was found . |
| 12 | However , nowhere in the world ( and Gewürztraminer is widely grown ) does it reach such dizzy heights as in Alsace , where it is generally vinified dry , the rosy-skinned grape producing dark- hued white wines packed with alcohol . |
| 13 | Traditionally , there are restrictions on using " I " : some teachers forbid it , as an example of inelegant intrusion by the author ( though nowadays it is generally thought permissible to use " I " occasionally , to emphasise a point which you wish to show is personal rather than general ) . |
| 14 | It is generally considered good to manipulate the controls of a machine but bad to manipulate election results . |
| 15 | Although it is possible to make connections to iron pipe , it is normally considered advisable to replace it with copper or plastic when a new copper hot water cylinder and plastic water cistern are installed . |
| 16 | Therefore it is best labelled democratic feminist socialism . |
| 17 | The joint is in this condition when it is finally judged ready for the table . |
| 18 | It is also made aware , by this ability to feel at a distance , of the movements of other fish swimming alongside it , an important ability for those species that form shoals . |
| 19 | It is also considered indecent for couples to be seen to be intimate in public because sex should be a private affair , only between man and wife . |
| 20 | It is also considered unlucky to pay the whole of a doctor 's bill , a superstition which may prove important as the years go by , considering what some people say is happening to the NHS . |
| 21 | An extremely varied and immensely pleasing exhibition , it is undoubtedly rendered substantial by still-life oils by David Donaldson . |
| 22 | As in any ongoing business things can change ; it is often thought reasonable that at least the more general warranties should be qualified as to materiality . |
| 23 | Compaction by mechanical processes involves movement by slippage between grains and the breakage , or fracture , of individual grains ; as such it is sometimes termed brittle compaction . |
| 24 | It is sometimes thought paradoxical that , when part of the rationale for emancipating the serfs was the elimination of disorder in the countryside , the legislation of 1861 increased it . |
| 25 | It is still considered necessary to have centres for the active treatment of the mentally disordered and for the long-term care of chronic cases . |
| 26 | The Marxist position on the alternative to bureaucracy under socialism , in so far as it is ever made explicit , is still largely based on the lessons derived from the Paris Commune and from Trotsky 's critique of Stalinism . |
| 27 | In the State of Kerala on the Malabar coast , it is popularly considered good fortune to have a Cobra living in the garden . |
| 28 | It was thus made clear that there was no connection with the consecration of bishops who were anointed on their heads . |
| 29 | And it was soon made clear to me that their shopping , far from being a simple necessity , was very much a serious business . |
| 30 | While neither the National Union nor the peers could have a direct say in the choice of leader it was nevertheless thought desirable , if only for reasons of tact , to know their views . |