Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [noun prp] [modal v] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was clear that OPEC would be unable to spend much of its new revenues and would lend massively on international financial markets . |
| 2 | As a kitchen maid who had regularly to dress fowls , and probably to wring their necks , it is again doubtful that Leapor would be squeamish about hares . |
| 3 | Englishmen were afraid that France might be able to dominate Europe and were determined to hold her in check . |
| 4 | George was insistent that Tamar must be ignorant of the man 's presence . |
| 5 | So basically if Lincoln draw tonight then they 'll finish top and Mansfield will be second , if er Lincoln win they 'll be top and Mansfield will be second . |
| 6 | Although she had made some photocopies to study later , it was possible that Adam might be able to clear the matter up in a few moments . |
| 7 | I would be grateful for your written confirmation as soon as possible that LDU will be able to progress the project at this pace . |
| 8 | Some were impatient of disarmament talks which never resulted in the abandoning of a single weapon ; some were appalled by Civil Defence pamphlets which advocated spending your last four minutes on earth whitewashing your windows and by planners who talked blithely in terms of ‘ megadeaths ’ ; some were convinced that Armageddon would be next week : the immensely influential film of On the Beach showed the last survivors , in Melbourne , waiting for death in 1963 . |
| 9 | To Sir Thomas Fanny is socially acceptable and both Fanny and Edmund will be secure when it comes to finance . |
| 10 | He was rather glad that Araminta would be some way removed from him , and reflected that cold water might be no bad thing . |
| 11 | It was unthinkable that John could be dead , but it had been unthinkable that he would be held for this long and it had happened . |
| 12 | ‘ We are so lucky that Oliver will be fine and can now move his arms and legs , ’ said Caroline . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sure that Jim will be able to get her some sort of job but , to begin with , she can treat it like a little holiday , until she sees if she likes it . ’ |
| 14 | We were sure that Justine would be free after the trial , because nobody could believe that she was a murderer . |
| 15 | It was reasonable that Hester should be surprised , but her attitude was definitely hostile . |
| 16 | As far as one can assess the merit of Levin 's text in relation to its subject , it seems somewhat implausible that Debord can be all the things for which he is proclaimed . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not sure if Bernie will be ready but we will have a laugh and joke after the game . |
| 18 | The Miyazawa government , conscious of recent regional criticism of the behaviour of imperial Japanese troops in occupied south-east Asia , however , was concerned that Akihito might be embarrassed by questions or protests relating to Japan 's conquest of large portions of China between 1931 and 1945 , and to the millions of Chinese civilians who were killed in this process . |
| 19 | Following the decision of the House of Lords in Hazell v. Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council [ 1992 ] 2 A.C. 1 that all such transactions were ultra vires the local authority concerned and void ab initio , the banks claim the return of the above-mentioned sums on a restitutionary basis on the footing that the consideration for which the respective agreements were concluded has wholly failed ; that the payments were made under a mistake of fact so that it is unjust and unconscionable that Glasgow should be entitled to retain them ; that the sums are money had and received for the use of the banks ; that the sums are held by Glasgow on implied or resulting or constructive trusts of the bank ; and that the banks are entitled to trace them . |
| 20 | I was happy that Lili would be bored by my sin . |
| 21 | Only one player a year from List One , and just two in any five-year period , can be signed on by a county making it unlikely that Athey would be able to move . |
| 22 | Heywood was unsure whether SSDs would be able to make use of it fully as they are overwhelmed with the amount of present legislation and have ‘ homophobic views ’ to overcome . |
| 23 | Now Rocky is in , things 'll be more fluid and Brian will be able to work his way into the whole picture . |
| 24 | And the Society 's sales director , Tony Nowell , who is responsible for issuing the ‘ V ’ seal of approval , is optimistic that Marlow will be able to find alternative sources of albumen . |
| 25 | It was very uncertain whether Henry would be able to retain the crown he had seized . |
| 26 | It is surprised that Kinnock would be able to afford such a house on his £30,000 back-bencher 's salary . |
| 27 | But Miriam had noticed the slight intake of breath ; she had been perfectly aware that Louise might be shocked by her words but she had spoken them anyway , partly because she felt too weary not to say what she meant , partly because , though she liked Louise , she sometimes found her sweetness and prudish innocence rather cloying and it gratified her to offend them . |