Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [noun] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the services it is offering to attract the self-employed is an introduction to financial and legal consultants who are prepared to offer union members especially favourable fees for their advice ( see Financial Times , 31/3/87 and 30/4/87 ) . |
| 2 | When Britain 's pound joined the ERM , the British should have consulted their partners about its chosen central parity of DM2.95 ; and when sterling came under pressure , they should have been prepared to raise interest rates sooner than they did . |
| 3 | With the autocue , your hands and head are free to communicate body language more powerfully . |
| 4 | Indeed , very few employers are willing to provide work experience instead of full employment . |
| 5 | They 're all taking leg stump instead of middle . |
| 6 | ‘ But they 're inclined to find country life rather dull , ’ he pointed out . |
| 7 | Until this happens MIS departments are likely to remain cost centers rather than become the result centers they could be . |
| 8 | Gordon Brown , Tony Blair and Robin Cook are likely to back Mr Smith rather than stand themselves . |
| 9 | As hardy as Timberlands , motorbike boots are likely to warm pedestrian feet too this winter . |
| 10 | I think it would have been better to get community work instead of prison — something to do . |
| 11 | Billy Bingham 's search for new talent , particularly consistent goalscorers , is proving elusive and realistically they are unlikely to beat Peter Schmeichel too many times tonight . |
| 12 | Here , however , the appeal of empirical and semi-empirical methods is stronger , as they are able to handle valence levels explicitly , without the need to include core levels . |
| 13 | Juliet had managed to grab a cup of coffee and a sandwich , but had been reluctant to leave Wendy Target virtually alone on the ward , so she had hurried back after ten minutes . |
| 14 | in recent years and that efficient councils such as Wandsworth have been able to provide nursery education fully to all the children in their areas ? |
| 15 | In this way , it should be possible to evaluate policy options more carefully than hitherto by identifying the sorts of factors which are likely to intervene between a national-level change and its actual effects ‘ on the ground ’ in different areas . |
| 16 | IPSWICH team boss Mick McGiven is hoping that Clive Baker will be fit to face Manchester City tomorrow and avert a possible goalkeeping crisis . |
| 17 | I also asked him if it wouldn ‘ t be better to sell David Rocastle instead . |
| 18 | The question still remains — will The Hinnies ever be able to order delivery pizza again ? |
| 19 | ‘ Perhaps after lunch , Madame , ’ Mr O'Hara suggested , ‘ you and I might be able to persuade Miss Milligan otherwise . ’ |
| 20 | Children should be able to use junk materials freely . |
| 21 | The final area of regulation is through Recognised Investment Exchanges ( RIEs ) and Recognised Clearing Houses ( RCHs ) , through which securities transactions are carried out in order to be able to monitor investor protection more effectively . |
| 22 | Given the wide scope of the charge to CGT , a large number of exemptions from this tax bite are granted to make the system fair and workable , A company may be able to avoid CGT liability even though it has made gains of a capital nature , by means of various reliefs and allowances . |
| 23 | Kit Cars ' Lifeline Soon you will be able to buy kit cars fully built |
| 24 | At national level they may be concerned to shift land policies more towards production than consumption purposes . |
| 25 | It could be that support from the 13 Ulster Unionist MPs likely to be elected on Thursday would be enough to see Mr Major home . |
| 26 | Were it not for the prospect of seizing the Swiss money , it is doubtful whether the Philippines would be ready to allow Mrs Marcos home this year or any other year . |
| 27 | HOUSEWIFE Ivy Ashworth , 46 , of Oldham , Lancs , and daughters Beverley and Rachel were all awarded university degrees yesterday . |
| 28 | However in other circumstances , especially when the seller has a degree of power through being able to meet buyer requirements better than competition , the seller may be able to trade concessions from the buyer . |
| 29 | Here , similar classes were emerging but only about 10 per cent were able to employ wage labour regularly and only 20 per cent provided it regularly . |
| 30 | It was because of this that Europeans were anxious to keep US troops permanently on the continent , almost as ‘ hostages ’ , the logic being that the Senate was bound to declare war on an aggressor if US soldiers were killed in Europe . |