Example sentences of "is very [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | It is a large subject , much in demand , and is very cheap to teach . |
2 | U is under the tree , in the shade , under which it is very nice to sit . |
3 | It is very nice to see new faces on that Prize List this year and hope that it will be an incentive to others to follow their example . |
4 | Sandy said : ‘ It is very nice to see regular clients but we would love to welcome some new faces as well . ’ |
5 | To be honest , I 've found the other paths to be much quicker to use , but it is very nice to have a fine tuning tool like this included in the package . |
6 | ‘ It is very nice to have been allowed into people 's homes and to chat with them . |
7 | In fact , if they do have a complaint , it 's that they would probably like me to go back full time — which is very nice to know ! ’ |
8 | It is very nice to offer pupils at school such cultural knowledge , and to hope that many will take the opportunity to learn ( as they are sure to ) . |
9 | It is very striking to note the way Pope John always claimed paternity of the idea of the Council . |
10 | It is very sad to report that the entire actuarial staff of the Society was in bed before midnight and that everyone appeared with rosy complexion and clear eyes the following morning … |
11 | Ranking means nothing and it is very sad to see Andre having such poor results in tournaments and rather puzzling in view of his amazing results in Davis Cup ; one wonders if he gives too much to that at his own expense ! |
12 | ‘ It is very sad to see up to three million people on the dole while we can not get applicants for good jobs in our industry , ’ he added . |
13 | Coun Griffiths , former Brymbo steelworks convenor , said : ‘ It is very sad to see a profitable works shipped off to China . |
14 | Coun Griffiths , former Brymbo steelworks convenor , said : ‘ It is very sad to see a profitable works shipped off to China . |
15 | Coun Griffiths , former Brymbo steelworks convenor , said : ‘ It is very sad to see a profitable works shipped off to China . |
16 | It is very sad to lose a good friend . |
17 | It is very sad to think that after Anna tragically committed suicide under a train , only a few people are grieved and the rest of society regard it ‘ as such a woman deserved to end . |
18 | And here on his desk , just under his hand , was another message from Jean to bear out this thought : Chief Inspector Salter is very anxious to see you . |
19 | Now the present British government is very anxious to give the Russians our financial expertise rather than practical help to promote a market economy . |
20 | Thomas Cockburn , a young Berwickshire man serving at Madras , requested his freeholder father to approach his member of parliament to seek letters of recommendation to the governor , Lord Macartney , for as the father pointed out , ‘ every thing goes by interest , and he is very anxious to have Letters of Weight ’ . |
21 | To those of us working at this particular neurotic coal-face , it is very cheering to know that ( at least in a number of prize-winning cases ) advertising does work . |
22 | ‘ He does pick things up very quickly , and he is very keen to do it . |
23 | What I can say at this stage is that the Government is very keen to use BT3 as a chance to extend wider share ownership . |
24 | Now , erm my Right Honourable Friend is very keen to see these alterations which we ha which he has proposed erm become erm to take effect , because he thinks that they are right and because a great deal of effort has gone into get it right . |
25 | Where a government is very keen to press on with its programme , and where it can foresee that it would otherwise be frustrated by pressure of time , it can move that a timetable be adopted for a particular measure and , if the House so resolves , the Business Committee of the House will arrange a programme for a particular Bill , setting aside a specific number of days for each stage . |
26 | He is very keen to ensure each gets a proper reply so letters are sent to the relevant department . |
27 | He is very keen to ensure each gets a proper reply so letters are sent to the relevant department . |
28 | Gentler salute President FW de Klerk 's government is very keen to present a modern progressive image , to dispel any nagging doubts the rest of the world may harbour about what a deeply repulsive ideology apartheid really is . |
29 | Mr Reynolds is very keen to find their new location . |
30 | and he , he is very keen to try and change the law so that people like you and I who is |