Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [adv] [conj] they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are willing to do so because they expect to be paid back , and because they expect to profit from the transaction through the interest they charge on the loan — it would be a strange world if they did n't ! |
| 2 | They are willing to do so because they expect to be paid back and because they expect to profit from the transaction through the interest they charge on the loan — it would be a strange world if they did n't ! |
| 3 | But I have more friends who are willing to admit publicly that they know me ! |
| 4 | Are you supposed to wait here till they find you ? ’ |
| 5 | If there are two parties each putting forward programmes which they are pledged to carry out if elected to government , and which they are able to carry out because they possess sufficient internal cohesion , then the electorate in choosing a programme ( and a programme at that which has been drawn up to appeal to their interests ) mandates a party to carry out its programme and holds the party accountable for its adequate fulfillment at the next election . |
| 6 | Men and women whether single or married who have been unable to work regularly because they have had to stay at home to care for children and/o-r a disabled or elderly person may be able to safeguard their pension by claiming Home Responsibilities Protection . |
| 7 | There may not be any suitable places to use , or your attackers may all be equally fit and able to stick together while they chase you . |
| 8 | But because of the bureaucratic necessity to generalize and disregard distinctions too fine for large-scale enforcement and administration , some people are able to do better if they refuse to acknowledge the authority of this law . |
| 9 | They not only have to be able to get there but they have to be able to get their words and pictures out . |
| 10 | It is worth spending some thinking time even on such apparent contradictions , but it is also worth examining problems to see whether they are difficult to solve simply because they demand the satisfaction of opposites at the same time . |
| 11 | Oh , I know what your opinions are , they 're different from mine and Richard 's , but people are entitled to think differently if they want to , I 've never said anything else . |