Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In four days time , Karen King was due to go to her Aunt Jane 's on the Isle of Man , still hoping to persuade Jessica to join her on the boat . |
| 2 | And if we did if we were to consider that you we 'd refuse you on the grounds that it was done without permission , you 'd have a perfect legitimate right to appeal above our heads and the Department of the Environment would rule against you could rule against us as they did with Mr Crendon |
| 3 | Shower and bath gels , face masks and deodorants bought by women are also favourites , although men are too lazy to shop for their own . |
| 4 | However , without exception , all the women had to make some economies because their wages had been an essential part of the household economy and their benefits were too low to compensate for their lost earnings . |
| 5 | That case involved a solicitor who was a salaried partner in the first of the firms involved in the case and an employee in sole charge of a branch office of the other firm giving undertakings to a bank to pay over certain funds which were shortly due to come under his firm 's control to the credit of individuals who were seeking loans from that bank , the undertakings being accepted as security for the loans . |
| 6 | And the meeting should be held in a place where it is possible to work in our situation . |
| 7 | Against the need for a society in which persons are free to go about their business unmolested might be weighed other considerations such as the importance to be placed on freedoms of speech and assembly . |
| 8 | Every time a Labour MP pairs with a Tory , leaving that Tory MP free to go about his other business commitments , most of them highly paid , that MP abstained from taking part in opposing this government 's policies . |
| 9 | Because they would be still free to go to their parties and they they would n't be affecting neighbours in that way . |
| 10 | In our own case , if we were free to plant beyond our parish boundaries , we should already have done so . |
| 11 | Years ago , Shrewsbury Diocese offered to support any woman considering contemplating an abortion if she was prepared to continue with her pregnancy . |
| 12 | Yes , but , if he was willing to drive in his spare ta time , he would have his name down surely ? |
| 13 | When we first came here you were afraid to go outside your garden — but now look at you . |
| 14 | The right hon. Gentleman also knows that we have provided more additional resources in this Parliament than he was even prepared to promise in his last election manifesto . |
| 15 | Some of these parents may also wish , through adoption , to protect children against the social order , but they are ‘ real ’ parents in that they are prepared to go beyond their own concerns and hold the child 's interests as their priority . |
| 16 | My heart was pounding and realisation sank in when I saw the needle being prepared to go into MY arm . |
| 17 | Reiner 's ( 1989 ) interviews with thirty-nine chief constables in England and Wales revealed that most regarded their authority as ‘ useful sounding boards ’ , but were prepared to go against their recommendations if it suited them . |
| 18 | ‘ It will be up to you how much you participate , just as it will be up to you how far you are prepared to go in our health and safety campaigns . ’ |
| 19 | Such a company must be prepared to invest in its ability to produce economically , if it is to remain competitive . |
| 20 | The rich , as everywhere , are prepared to invest in their children 's future , so fees for good schools are going up and education is a growing business . |
| 21 | Despite his shyness and natural modesty , Hobbs was willing to capitalize on his fame . |
| 22 | Interesting to compare as our players no better or worse than yours . |
| 23 | More than half a million people are treated for sexually transmitted diseases each year — and many more go untreated because they either do not recognise symptoms or are too embarrassed to go to their doctor . |
| 24 | He will not be free to indulge in his hobbies of gardening , fishing , photography and some gentle camping but promised to go and see his friends from time to time . |
| 25 | They also remarked with astonishment a sort of combat between God and her without being able to determine whether God was more occupied in seeking in the secrets of his wisdom the means of exercising her by suffering than she was disposed to suffer for his love ; for she showed an incredible avidity for crosses and an invincible patience over her trials and over every affliction which Almighty God sent to exercise her love and fidelity . |
| 26 | To achieve that abroad , they need not only to find suppliers willing to work in their way , but also to build a commercial relationship in which each is dependent on the other . |
| 27 | Everyone associated with the game will know of the numerous titles won by Fred Daly , but possibly many will be interested to know of his achievements in The Open . |
| 28 | ‘ The man in the field must be prepared to work on his own and work conscientiously . |
| 29 | In Britain , comments like those of Admiral Lord Charles Beresford were typical : ‘ I put it to the men who play cricket and football that we must now all be prepared to stand by our country and to suffer for our country . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Not particularly , and I 'll thank you in the future not to be telling men it 's OK to come into my room . |