Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adj] [prep] [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His data bank should be invaluable in attempting to assess the following factors in relation to new product development activity . |
| 2 | The Council also says that taking legal action should be possible without having to send a solicitor 's letter first , as seems to be general practice at the moment . |
| 3 | This might be of benefit in the construction of the meaning of the sentence , or it might be useful in helping to decide where to look next on the page . |
| 4 | In considering which strategies might be useful in trying to improve outcome in phenylketonuria it would be helpful to understand the mechanisms involved in the damage . |
| 5 | Either would be preferable to continuing to try to muddle through with neither . |
| 6 | The former England forward is one of the game 's best headers and Kendall will be unhappy at failing to find a target man to bring out the best in Mo Johnston . |
| 7 | To know how to live for oneself and for the present when a choice involving sacrifice for others or the future does not arise will be indispensable to learning to make such choices in sufficient awareness . |
| 8 | The British experience of a quasi-partnership with Chrysler , and Chrysler 's failure and eventual withdrawal from Brazil in 1979 provide testimony that both developed as well as developing countries can be disappointed by failing to judge the strength of the partner by international criteria ( Stopford and Turner , 1985 : p. 230 ) . |