Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mourners claim grass is so high it is now hiding relatives ' gravestones |
| 2 | If this is not possible she is best removed . |
| 3 | Once your water is soft it is easily acidified using peat filtration . |
| 4 | It costs around £40 for a replacement bin and police say tenants should take steps to make sure theirs is easily identified . |
| 5 | We need to make sure it is well used . |
| 6 | The association also welcomed the duty of care placed on people who produce waste to make sure it is properly disposed of . |
| 7 | If you leave it in the aircraft in the hope of a fine day , make sure it is fully charged . |
| 8 | Concrete is a good choice , but make sure it is fully cured to avoid chemicals leaching into the water and seal it with a polypaint sold for ponds . |
| 9 | Because the knot lies flat it is often used in bandaging . |
| 10 | Although theft is illegal it is often regarded as normal and acceptable practice when an individual ‘ borrows ’ materials from his or her place of work for personal use — such as stationery , or makes 'phone calls on an office telephone . |
| 11 | When a report is long it is sometimes split into two volumes , one with factual findings and a second whose contents deal entirely with discussions and recommendations . |
| 12 | Eugene Zamyatin 's anti-utopian We is neatly dissected to show at its core two contradictory imperatives , a commitment outside self , and self and wholeness . |
| 13 | The provision is so cumbersome it is rarely used ( see p73 ) , and in any event it can be availed of only where " all reasonable care " had been taken to avoid such misunderstandings . |
| 14 | However , if the winds are strong it is better left till last until the flysheet is pegged out . |
| 15 | For Sheila to be committed to the partnership and agreement it is vital it is openly negotiated and freely entered into . |
| 16 | It helps one understand how difficult it is just to eat , to pick things up or to dry your feet . |
| 17 | The air-filled Parafoil has long been established as a stable single line kite so its development as a steerable stunter for two ( or more as we shall see ) lines came initially as a surprise knowing only too well how difficult it is sometimes to get a Parafoil started . |
| 18 | They do n't wish it to happen , but it becomes an impossibility almost for them to stand up to their rights , and Mr talks about rights and no rights is in abstract and we all know how difficult it is then to stand up as a minority when you 're surrounded by that majority , but I 've had personal representations |
| 19 | Try and think , work out how heavy that tree would be and how difficult it is actually to get a large tree into a lounge , living room , dining room , call it what you will ! |