Example sentences of "but it [verb] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it sounds doubtful to me . |
| 2 | We attempted to have the case tried in a Crown Court with a judge and jury but it seemed apparent to us , at our first appearance at the Magistrates Court , that every attempt was made , including the dropping of a crucial charge , to keep the case at that level . |
| 3 | I do n't know why , but it seemed important to me to establish that we have n't any fuse-boxes ( and indeed we have n't ) , but she would n't allow this and was quite stern with me about it as if I were deliberately lying to her . |
| 4 | But it seemed important to her that I be there . ’ |
| 5 | His business contacts were being checked , but it seemed unlikely to Azadi that any of them would have been in a position to spirit the shipowner away at a moment 's notice . |
| 6 | But it remains essential to a stable cash flow . |
| 7 | This recalls the sequence at several civitas capitals , including Cirencester and Exeter , but it remains unique to date at the small towns . |
| 8 | But it remains prone to generalizations : ‘ we share a common root as women … capitalism , imperialism and racism are symptoms of male supremacy — sexism ’ ( 1970 : xxix , xxxix ) . |
| 9 | At £20 , Mr Seth 's novel is a more expensive treat but it remains true to the saga genre , spanning three generations and chronicling the lives of four Indian families . |
| 10 | It had been easy to agree to Sniffy 's request from the safety of the office but it felt different to be taking the orders of a stranger from Sniffy 's brutal underworld . |
| 11 | You might exhibit quite a lot of judging behaviour , but it feels peculiar to you an and you know it 's an effort . |
| 12 | I would defend the system by saying that it is not inadequate in that it certainly guarantees quality and safety in this country , but it leaves much to be desired in that it is diverse and scattered throughout hundreds of different local authorities . |
| 13 | I 'll probably wish I 'd never mentioned the matter , but it seems necessary to me at the moment , so there it is . |
| 14 | Some might think this a rather idiosyncratic approach to a primarily theoretical topic , but it seems appropriate to this book . |
| 15 | The total number of people who specifically have addictive disease is known and the total number of people whose lives are significantly affected by addictive disease of one kind or another in someone else is also unknown but it seems unlikely to be less than 25% of the total population . |
| 16 | Bhilai 's workers were organised by AITUC , the trade union of India 's Communist Party , but it proved indifferent to the conditions of casual labourers — the majority . |
| 17 | It 's not the greatest gig ever and resembles a scene from Casualty , but it shows Lush to be a band full of spunk and I think Freddy would have been proud . |