Example sentences of "it 's [adj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's immoral to give a reward but murder is immoral . |
| 2 | With the introduction of more and more technically advanced machines by companies such as Black & Decker , it 's surprising to test a machine that first appeared on the d-i-y market some 10 years ago . |
| 3 | When using slabs as treads , it 's usual to allow a slight overhang of not more than 25 to 50mm ( 1 to 2″ ) : this stops you scraping your heels on the tread behind as you descend the steps , and also casts a shadow on the step below , defining each step that much better . |
| 4 | It 's usual to make a choice from the classical and modern repertoire . |
| 5 | It 's awful having a set of bells there which are almost in working order but ca n't be used . |
| 6 | And few people ar , a couple of suggestions have come up th th th , say that it , things will only change when men actually decide they 're going to change , when men feel that 's it 's intolerable to live a society where the kind of things which have been discussed , whether it 's the th th pornography or the the various abuses of women are seen as as just not being acceptable any more . |
| 7 | And it 's preferable to have a golf course rather than agricultural land which might be heavily dosed with chemicals six times a year , which is more than the average course . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It 's better to remain a maid , than to wed the wrong man . ’ |
| 9 | Lipstick Lip pencil leaves a hard , obvious line , so it 's better to use a brush . |
| 10 | But sometimes it 's better to keep a low profile . |
| 11 | So when you see a pair of horses move round and so that you do get them separated as they are , or any animal , not just horses , any animals really , get them separated , er or any , any object really , it 's better to have a little bit of separation . |
| 12 | It 's better to have a private dentist . ’ |
| 13 | Then it 's , it 's better to have a two-timer from |
| 14 | It 's better to make a new will then they do n't know what you had in before and nobody 's there to argue or question it . |
| 15 | She says many things can go wrong at birth and it 's better to find a new mother for a lamb than to have to hand rear it . |
| 16 | Yes but it 's worse having a hell of a lot of time in there cos that 's what you 're |
| 17 | We think it 's reasonable to implement a ban for just 60 days a year . |
| 18 | It 's reasonable to hope a wife could manage to overlook a casual , brief dalliance . |
| 19 | It 's possible to use a normal setup , with amplifier , Power Tool and speaker cabinet , introduce an external preamp into the sound at the same time and DI the sound from the Power Tool direct into a mixer ( that 's possibly a bit over the top , but it can be done ) . |
| 20 | It 's possible to use a game as a way of demonstrating to children how they can begin to take responsibility for their own learning . |
| 21 | That is a form of typewriter , whereby it 's possible to generate a letter and , unlike an ordinary typewriter , if you make a mistake it is very easy to make the corrections because the word processor gives you the opportunity to have a look at the letter on a television screen before it is finally typed on paper . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't think it 's possible to like a sadist , do you ? |
| 23 | Mrs Young , intelligent besides comforting , asked , ‘ Do you mean it 's possible to uncouple a car while you 're actually on the train ? |
| 24 | It 's possible to draw a comparison between York and the National Parks : some countryside campaigners feel that the city has over-promoted itself in terms of business opportunities and pleasant surroundings . |
| 25 | By paying a fee of £25 ( or more , if so directed by the Registrar ) it 's possible to expedite a registration ; in such a case , if a survey is n't required and no Land Registry requisitions are necessary , registration normally takes place within 14 to 21 days . |
| 26 | It 's possible to keep a few goldfish in an unfiltered pond , as they are hardy enough to tolerate less than perfect conditions . |
| 27 | Good afternoon , erm I wonder if it 's possible to book a table for high tea on er Tuesday the twenty first , that 's er Easter Tuesday |
| 28 | I 'm going to investigate , see if I ca n't do a conv I do n't think for one minute I will but it 's possible do a conversion er into erm the box type . |
| 29 | It also has V42 error correction and V42bis/MNP5 data compression , so it 's possible to get a 2,400 bps modem handling data at four times that rate . |
| 30 | Now it 's possible to get a licence to grow some varieties of the plant to make paper and linen . |