Example sentences of "[pron] be [adj] [prep] [noun pl] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | A particular , and not infrequent , problem arises when mental infirmity leads old people to behave in ways which are difficult for neighbours to tolerate . |
2 | This is a comprehensive slide collection of illustrators ' work , which is open for clients to visit and from which they can select the illustrators ' work , which is open for clients to visit and from which they can select the illustrators they consider to be most suitable for a particular job . |
3 | This is a comprehensive slide collection of illustrators ' work , which is open for clients to visit and from which they can select the illustrators ' work , which is open for clients to visit and from which they can select the illustrators they consider to be most suitable for a particular job . |
4 | We had our ‘ author-friendly contract ’ , which was easy for authors to understand , and we signed the Minimum Terms Agreement fairly early on . |
5 | Firstly , it would make it easier for users who are unfamiliar with keyboards to communicate with the computer by using their normal handwriting . |
6 | Mr Waite , who was involved in negotiations to win the freedom of captives in Lebanon , was himself held for nearly five years . |
7 | Mr Waite , who was involved in negotiations to win the freedom of captives in Lebanon , was himself held for nearly five years . |
8 | Sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our courses but we are happy for students to arrange sponsorship if they wish to do so . |
9 | Here cycle tracks may be taken from road space , but as they are delimited only by markings they are available for cars to pull into when they need to pass oncoming traffic . |
10 | As has already been mentioned , young children are particularly at risk , and they are dependent on adults to protect them from the potential dangers in their home environment . |
11 | In the present context they are important for attempts to relate transition to turbulence to transition to chaos , a matter we shall be considering in Section 24.7 . |
12 | As soon as the banks reopened everybody was short of cruzeiros to spend . |
13 | According to the Council Regulations agreed by transport ministers on 22 June 1992 , total free trade in air services between and within countries must wait until 1997 ; only then will it be possible for airlines to operate freely within particular countries , the so-called ‘ cabotage ’ rights . |
14 | ‘ Would it be lawful for workers to refuse to handle imports from South Africa ? ’ |
15 | It 's immoral for lawyers to take advantage of people 's grief this way . |
16 | 40 windsurfers share with 30 dinghy sailors and non-sailing friends , in this flexible resort where it 's possible for windsurfers to sail in Toppers or Lasers , and where the dinghy sailors can easily dabble in a little windsurfing . |
17 | You must get used to waiting in this sport as it 's so dependent on weather conditions — it 's unsafe for beginners to fly in wind speeds over 15mph . |
18 | A study 's to be carried out to see whether it 's feasible for trains to travel along the Great Western line at a hundred and fifty miles an hour . |
19 | And it 's crucial for children to get help as early as possible . |
20 | We do n't think that it 's unreasonable for players to enjoy a drink not necessarily an alcoholic one . ’ |
21 | They say it 's good for children to grow up with pets around them . |
22 | With the housing market still struggling to recover , the Bonners may not be moving in the very near future — but it 's rare for follies to come on the market , especially ones you can live in — so it may not be long before a buyer comes along keen to take up residence in Enoch 's Tower . |
23 | The point is , we 've cleared up the area and it 's safe for children to play and people to go about their business . |
24 | it 's not easy to recognise solvent misusers and it 's hard for shopkeepers to know whether a young person will use a product for sniffing rather than for its legitimate purpose . |
25 | It 's okay for Australians to bang on about the risks they get a summer . |
26 | You certainly were n't faithful to her today — unless you believe it 's OK for men to have double standards ? |
27 | David Jenkins , spokesman for RoSPA , said : ‘ It 's unfair for stores to blame the users for accidents . |
28 | We also use those homes as centres for day care , and the financial effects of that are estimated and taken out of these calculations , but I think it 's important for members to remember that your residential homes are n't purely and simply providing only residential care , they are also centres for day care in that particular area . |
29 | We 've attempted , Chairer , to assess this proposal and then to set a criteria I think it 's important for members to understand that currently there is a consortium that er , is in operation , fully operational that is carrying out the tasks erm , that are identified in the consultation document mainly erm the consultation document itself does erm show exactly what the health authority is doing erm , the proposal now before you is to extend that erm to one merged unit of health authority with one executive board erm based with three local health clinics erm , to provide the service . |
30 | The council initiating the scheme says it 's important for residents to have someone who is n't official to talk to . |