Example sentences of "it [adj] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I actually found it I know me and you have discussed this earlier on and I , I , I did n't find it I found it confusing to be honest with you . |
| 2 | IS IT POSSIBLE to be too nice to be a television presenter ? |
| 3 | Somehow he thinks it remote from morality to face the facts ; somehow he thinks it possible to be good without being wise . |
| 4 | Although the US , or at least the State Department , ‘ frankly [ had ] no solution of problem to suggest ’ it was obvious that the US was at this stage hoping for a negotiated settlement , a settlement in which their further hope was that France would find it possible to be more than generous . |
| 5 | It is appropriate in this case that there should be an interim residence order , and there should be directions attached to that order that A. be returned forthwith to the care of his father and that G. , R. and M. remain in the care of their father and that there be an inter partes hearing with service of the application as quickly as the Portsmouth County Court can make it possible to be heard , which means within a matter of days not a matter of weeks , because it would be quite wrong for this matter to die down once the child is returned . |
| 6 | I ca n't help feeling that such a position , though logically sound , would have left one feeling pretty unsatisfied , and that although atheism might have been logically tenable before Darwin , Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist . |
| 7 | It consists of a long gentle curve of slightly shelving sand which often makes it possible to be only waist deep in warm , crystal clear water several hundred yards out . |
| 8 | He could not remember how long it was since-his wife had leaned on him , and he found it pleasant to be the one in charge of the situation . |
| 9 | I hate that is n't it awful to be obvious . |
| 10 | Is it preferable to be a rat or a mouse — a long-tailed , snaggle-toothed , terror-inspiring rat or a little grey domestic pest ? |
| 11 | Was it usual to be stood off if you did something wrong for the ? |
| 12 | If he took no interest in gardening before his illness , he may find it refreshing to be outdoors looking at the different colours and shapes of the plants , smelling their fragrance , and watching the insects and birds they attract . |
| 13 | " The same to you , my lord , and I am pretty well , thank you , " replied the farmer , quaking with fear but thinking it wisest to be polite . |
| 14 | How self-sufficient is it sensible to be ? |
| 15 | Is it proper to be excited about , to anticipate and enjoy sexual relations with one 's spouse ? |
| 16 | Some might nonetheless think it justifiable to be fearful of the merely speculative dangers of a long-term reduction in the body 's oestrogen levels . |
| 17 | She also found it distasteful to be discussing Nora 's lover in this way . |
| 18 | Was n't it OK to be racist these days ? |
| 19 | Thus a boy with a reputation for challenging the authority of his teacher in school , or with a record of resisting the restraints of the police , might find it easier to be accepted in the aggro-leader role . |
| 20 | She guessed he found it intriguing to be able to talk about his consuming interest in the sport with a girl who not only knew what he was talking about , but could actually offer opinions that were interesting . |
| 21 | Nor was it easy to be thrust together with some grandmothers . |
| 22 | And remember that some of us are ‘ larks ’ who find it easy to be bright and efficient early in the morning but need to go to bed relatively early at night . |
| 23 | Make friends with someone who finds it easy to be spontaneous . |
| 24 | Now there is no knowing when you may be needed and not everyone finds it easy to be on hand to talk or listen when required . |
| 25 | And today he 'd made enquiries , of course , and had found it easy to be put in touch with someone who would sniff around in search of the wallet , someone like Archie . |
| 26 | And the children ca n't find it easy to be so far away from their mother . |
| 27 | Hynes catches adroitly the flavour of poetry and politics in a period when even poetry found it impossible to be politically neutral , and he writes perceptively of the underlying links between such disparate writers as , for example , Isherwood and Greene . |
| 28 | ‘ You made it impossible to be just friends . |
| 29 | Try as she might , Kate found it impossible to be completely unaware of the sexual magnetism of the man . |
| 30 | By all accounts Saturday 's display ( it was not desertion of the cause but prior engagements which made it impossible to be there ) from the mighty Quakers was slightly better than the previous innocuous effort . |