Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [adv] [adj -er] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you overdo it , the model will merely slip sideways , which is much easier to control than a tail down reversal into the ground . |
| 2 | it 's even harder to try and get by on your pay packet and to get all the Christmas presents . |
| 3 | To its credit , however , it 's initially simpler to use than both the Carvin and the Marshall . |
| 4 | And er it , it 's much pleasanter to work and to look at a pleasant environment than something that , that is n't . |
| 5 | you make your sound and you carry on and on and on , I 'm gon na keep on taping different people 's make their sound and then we 're gon na see what it feels like you 're in hospital , okay , now it does n't matter if somebody 's got the same sound as somebody else , it 's no big deal , alright , because eventually they 'll all blend into each other , but as soon as I 've tapped you , make your sound , alright patients , come on where 's the machines ? okay , stop , now when did it start becoming out of hand ? , at one stage we did n't really know where we were to , once , once I say ten people , okay , and that was also due to the fact that we had perhaps too many erm patients moaning , alright , it was good in one respect because why , it made obvious that we were in a , a hospital well something like , but erm when you 're in smaller groups and you 're making your sound machines , obviously it 's much easier to control and to make the overall sound more realistic , do n't you think ? , so , mm , what we 're going to do is we 're going to get into different groups , into groups of four , five , no big deal , you 're welcome to only if you want to , and , you 're going to , each group is going to choose er a profession , okay , you can be brick layers , you can be er musicians , er you can be er gardener , I mean absolutely you can be factory workers , you can be absolutely anything , and what you 're going to do is you 're going to choose , each person will choose a sound which is represented of that particular person , er profession , okay , and you 'll going to make your sounds simultaneously so that as for the audience who are simply listening to you can just close our eyes cos we wo n't , you wo n't be acting you 'll be making these sounds and using , we 'll close our eyes and we 'll know exactly where we are , okay , and then after that once we 've done that just , before you choose your profession to know what this is going to lead onto , after that we 're going to put movements to that profession , so when , if you were in a factory going er putting bottles on , on top top of bottles , you would have the movements going and you would have the sound going and I want you to build up , up , the sound machine which becomes the movement machine as well , so you 're almost robotic so you , shh , shh , or whatever , however your sound , and each person does their thing in the factory or where ever they are and we will be able to see from listening and looking at the movements and obviously remember just because you 're not an example it does n't mean you ca n't talk , there might be for instance there would be a doctor going stand back , stand back , you know , er , in , in the you can use voices , but also obviously very , very effective to have sound voices , shh , shh , to create that part of it , have instruments , but this is how they actually started lay down sound tracks for movies , people specialize |
| 6 | And it 's much easier to try and control it on the clutch . |
| 7 | It 's then easier to use and easier to print out . |
| 8 | It 's now easier to check if the house you are planning to buy is ‘ green ’ , thanks to a new rating scheme launched by the National Energy Foundation . |
| 9 | On the other hand , it 's certainly better to row than to use sarcasm , or to deny your feelings verbally , but express them in your body language . |
| 10 | Oil is available throughout the country , so it may be a viable alternative to gas if this is unavailable ; it 's certainly cheaper to use than lpg ; and installation costs are similar . |
| 11 | Though there are a few anomalous features in this framing ( and the sceptic is well aware how often unscrupulous dealers have altered or exchanged such items for the sake of a sale ) it is nevertheless easier to believe that it is original than to contrive any coherent explanation . |
| 12 | The dunnock probably has no conscious awareness of its long-term best interests , so it is even easier to understand that its nervous system might find certain kinds of stimulation irresistible . |
| 13 | He explains : ‘ It is probably better to wait and see what happens with age-related rebates . |
| 14 | There is something rather incongruous about a helicopter performing a roll , yet , given a suitable model , it is probably easier to do than a loop . |
| 15 | It is also simpler to construct than a linked list mixed-method . |
| 16 | It is also easier to assume that you have someone 's undivided attention when you talk to them on the ‘ phone . |
| 17 | Gently — and a little inexpertly — he gave her his first love in return , and that joining of soul to soul and body to body convinced her that in love it is indeed better to give than to receive . |
| 18 | An environmental change can ease this : it is much easier to say that you do n't have any sweets in the house than to say ‘ no ’ to a child who knows that they are in the cupboard . |
| 19 | It is much easier to read than the earlier ‘ Gene Expression ’ series . |
| 20 | It is much easier to vanish than most people realise , particularly if you 're a woman and ready to cut yourself off from family and friends — most of which Mina had already done by coming West . |
| 21 | It is much harder to say if the ruling merchant employer class was affected adversely , in the same way as its rural counterpart , by the need to pay higher wages , or by a reduction in markets for the commodities which they produced at a time of population decline . |
| 22 | It is sometimes easier to hear that two words have the same pattern . |
| 23 | ‘ It is always safer to assume that people are more subtle and less sensitive than they seem . ’ |
| 24 | With a net return of 12 per cent easily attainable from building society and bank high interest accounts , it is still cheaper to borrow and keep your savings on deposit . |
| 25 | In fact , although this passage sounds rapid and colloquial it is still easier to analyse than a full-speed conversational interchange . |
| 26 | It is far better to like and admire something that is wrong , or to like and admire for the wrong reason , provided we do so sincerely , than to follow slavishly the dictates or ideas of some other person . |
| 27 | Remembering always that it is far better to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Funeral Service ’ to a person who may seek information regarding a memorial , than to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Memorial Service ’ to a person who requires information regarding funeral arrangements . |
| 28 | It is far better to recognize that external circumstances have changed , or simply that one made a mistaken series of assumptions about one 's own relative strengths , rather than to plough on in a situation where plainly the goal you have set yourself is unattainable . |
| 29 | However , if you know exactly what you need to be eating it is far easier to ensure that your body gets what it needs . |
| 30 | It is far harder to argue that it is fair to create an electoral system that will put the centre parties into a governmental position where they will be likely to hold an almost permanent balance of power between Labour and Conservative . |