Example sentences of "it be at [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I think it 's absolutely scandalous the local authority can use government money to the extent of nearly half a million pounds to provide a site for about sixteen caravans , and I do n't think it 's at all necessary . |
2 | ‘ I will , of course , be happy to go in a week or two 's time , but if it 's at all possible , I very much want to be in London in July . |
3 | Do you think it 's at all possible that anybody who has this number , like presumably your agent has it or friends have it , is it at all possible anyone would have given it out to somebody ? |
4 | My Lords , erm i legislation is complex and I agree that we should do what we can to keep a clear er , er to keep it clear and simple if it 's at all possible and erm er I agree though that one needs a fully up-to-date text of the nineteen sixty four Police Act in order to decipher every last dot and comma . |
5 | Well , I 've spoken about how we remember you but I know you have far more memories of being here those years ago and I know you 're really itching to get up off your seats and go and have a good look round to see where you were stationed and if it 's at all possible to see the huts , the billets or anything where you were . |
6 | We do try not to use er the disabled sticker if it 's at all possible , because we actually want to behave just as anyone else behaves , in a , just an ordinary member of the community , and so do the children . |
7 | If not , then the cause may be ill-fitting boards or defective joists , which must be inspected by lifting a floorboard here and there if it is at all possible . |
8 | And , if it is at all possible , the number of changes which could occur at any one time is better curtailed and staggered . |
9 | The father of the demented son pleaded , ‘ But if it is at all possible for you , take pity upon us and help us . ’ |
10 | According to Gandhi , if it is at all possible for man to describe this power then it ought to be called Truth ( Satya ) , which is a derivative of Sat , which literally means that which is or exists . |
11 | The report was published for all the world to take note — a case illustrating why aircraft accident reports should always be published if it is at all possible . |
12 | Therefore , if it is at all possible , I should prefer nothing which would upset the group to emerge for another week . " |
13 | If it is at all possible a teacher should preview the place to be visited , though this may not always be possible with places at a distance . |
14 | We 've got accountants working on it to see if it is at all possible . |
15 | We 've got accountants working on it to see if it is at all possible . |
16 | But there is in us another level of being which lies deeper than knowing or acting , and it is at that further depth that the genuine religious impulse arises and lives . |
17 | Lastly , the success rate at Harvard in the national board examinations has always been extremely high ( as it is at most American medical schools ) . |
18 | Are rich , it is at this dear cost — |
19 | The seven items outlined above thus form a very important part of the design stage of a program , as well as in its implementation , as it is at this initial stage that the appropriate facilities and practicalities are planned . |
20 | Dreaming is ideal for such sites ; if the dreams of Earth can be dreamt anywhere , it is at these sacred waters . |
21 | It was at that precise moment that James became aware of PC Charlton . |
22 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
23 | It was at that precise moment the killer pack picked up their trail back in the woods , having arrived hotfoot in answer to the summons of the ultrasonic whistle . |
24 | Perhaps it was at that same party that Marevna , who stayed until dawn , saw Modigliani and Beatrice fighting ferociously until Modi grabbed her and flung her through a closed window . |
25 | They played golf every Saturday if it was at all possible . |
26 | ‘ Where are we heading now ? ’ she asked in an effort to salvage something from the day if it was at all possible . |
27 | ‘ And so do I. Before he was born I decided he would come first and that , if it was at all possible , I 'd be at home with him throughout his early years . ’ |
28 | Well , it 's something er I mean obviously a lot of people like the idea of going over to the Swindon Oasis , now er we 've had at the back of our minds , if it was at all possible to er put something similar at Didcot , obviously nothing as grand as the Oasis , but something quite similar , and obviously they would come to Didcot and not bother to go over to Swindon . |
29 | Then those who felt attracted by the idea of emigrating discussed it among themselves to see if it was at all feasible for them — there would be their affairs in Cork to liquidate , there might be family ties to take into account , there was even the question of whether they could endure the change of climate . |
30 | When the strawberries were in season , especially if it was at all wet , there would be a procession of them making their way across the road to Strawberry Fields . |