Example sentences of "it is all [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I suppose it is all right to talk ? ’ |
| 2 | Part of the task of the modern tobacco promoter is to make the smoking habit appear clean and healthy , and to imply that it is all right to smoke if we take plenty of exercise . |
| 3 | The Treasury Select Committee will have fun discussing the precise significance of that measure , which is another attempt to talk up the economy and persuade consumers that it is all right to spend now . |
| 4 | We must face the problem of possible rejection and realize it is all right to show our true feelings and that it is all right to be rejected . |
| 5 | Facing the realities of the background that has moulded their early life and finding forgiveness and understanding for those who , in the name of love , have moulded this type into submission , and learning that it is all right to show feeling and emotions will ultimately bring release and freedom to follow as their hearts dictate . |
| 6 | Perhaps the Minister could clarify the impression given by the Hon. Member for Tayside , North ( Mr. Walker ) , who believes that it is all right to buy from the public purse something for £2 million and then to sell off a fraction of it for £4 1 million a fortnight later as long as the proceeds of the sale go to buses . |
| 7 | Stay in your chair until you are told it is all right to get up — the camera may still be on you . |
| 8 | Caller : Well , I just wanted to ask the manager if it is all right to bring my poodle with me ? |
| 9 | They are going to give the children the idea that it is all right to change the facts to suit your way of thinking . |
| 10 | It is all right to tell a whopper on an answering machine ( ‘ We 're sorry that we can not answer your call right now ’ is either a lie or a statement of the obvious ) , but no one will forgive you for not ‘ getting back ’ to him later . |