Example sentences of "to be [adj] [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It therefore seems to be necessary to look carefully at the contract terms before deciding whether or not there is redundancy . |
| 2 | In short , for it to be appropriate to allocate equally between A and B , should equal . |
| 3 | People who did not know how to be useful dropped out of Good Neighbour schemes . |
| 4 | Compromises:the Purchaser to be obliged to consult fully with Vendor and take its ( reasonable ) recommendations into account ; |
| 5 | There did n't seem to be much to get up for . |
| 6 | Individual moral decision although capable of exemplification has , because of its circumstantial and often impulsive nature , been shown to be impossible to pin down for classification . |
| 7 | It seemed to be impossible to straighten both at the same time ) and thrust out his chest . |
| 8 | It seemed to be unable to stay underwater without bobbing back to the top . |
| 9 | They needed the worker to care about them , to be willing to sit down with them and help solve a problem and be a good listener . |
| 10 | Terry Eagleton of Oxford made the comment , er oh I think a year or two ago , in the Sunday Times that er there is too much established in the name William Shakespeare for anyone to be willing to fool around with it . |
| 11 | They are reported to be willing to contribute up to $2 million for the South Pacific leg of the cruise . |
| 12 | The RCM seemed to be prepared to go along with this , until they discovered that Willy was also in trouble with his employer , a Jeweller who caught the boy pocketing a silver cigarette case . |
| 13 | The creative way of handling tensions is to be prepared to forgive right from the beginning . |
| 14 | but you , you ca n't make that public and you are still worried that it can go too far to the left and therefore you , you , you 've got a range of , of erm quite moderate proposals which come in which , i if they were implemented , would restrain and would maintain the su the support of the ninety percent , th that you are still only seeking to antagonize really those , those landlords who are not going to be prepared to come back within the system . |
| 15 | I told them , as I tell alumni wherever I meet them , that the best thing you can do for the University is to remember its strengths , and in your normal professional and daily lives to be prepared to speak up on the University 's behalf when you think it is appropriate . |
| 16 | It also believes that if the Church wants better music and musicians , it will have to be prepared to pay more at least for its music leaders . |
| 17 | In order to make a success of your business career you need to be prepared to work hard at oral skills . |
| 18 | Her courage flooded back ; but not sufficiently for her to be ready to talk directly to her mother . |
| 19 | Why was she making excuses anyway ? she scoffed , as a flick of a glance to the small and feminine watch on her wrist showed she should leave her room to be ready to go down for when the taxi arrived . |
| 20 | And even if Gazza fails to make his mark in Italy , there will be no shortage of interest in him , with his hometown club Newcastle last night reported to be ready to step in at the end of the season . |
| 21 | ‘ People need expertise in language to be able to participate effectively in a democracy . |
| 22 | We therefore dispute van Maanen 's view that researchers on the police have to be male ( 1981 : 480 ) , in order to be able to participate fully in the masculine occupational and leisure culture of the police . |
| 23 | All pupils should pursue the programmes of study and attainment targets if they are to be able to participate fully in adult life and employment . |
| 24 | To be able to live fully in the here and now one must first learn how to honour the past , appears to be the message . |
| 25 | Yet party leaders did not want direct control , in case TANU was banned : they wanted the paper to be able to continue even in the event of this happening . |
| 26 | You going to be able to turn out for the polo team ? ’ |
| 27 | A small town fire crew needs to be able to turn out within 8 to 10 minutes . |
| 28 | He would have to break out of his semi-catatonic state to be able to deal properly with his family responsibilities , let alone all the media attention . |
| 29 | Where competing firms are small they may wish not only to help regulate competition in the product market by joining together , but also to protect themselves against a marked inequality in bargaining power , since they are too small to be able to deal effectively with the trade unions unaided . |
| 30 | The interview , then , is a most valuable tool for the researcher worker and to be able to deal competently with potentates and experts is of the greatest importance . |