Example sentences of "[adj] to [pron] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following the meeting a revised order was issued which , while not complying with all of the islanders ' requests , was considerably more acceptable to them than had been the original directive . |
| 2 | ‘ One is subject to it when increasing . ’ |
| 3 | Why else should so many be high out of sight of the congregation , only sharply visible to us when using a telephoto lens ? |
| 4 | If exercise is to be effective it must become as natural to us as breathing , eating , or cleaning our teeth . |
| 5 | Enjoying my fishing , including the enjoyment I would have derived from seeing a friend catch , is more important to me than compiling a longer list of big fish than anyone else . |
| 6 | If you want to live a long , long time in sturdy health you ca n't go wrong in forming the habit of long vigorous walking every day … until it becomes a habit as important to you as eating and sleeping . |
| 7 | Edmund reports to Gloucester how , Since it is all , in truth , Edmund 's ‘ suggestion , plot , and damned practice ’ , the inversion is so apparent to us as to make him seem cheeky . |
| 8 | And there are still just as many options open to them when looking for a loan . |
| 9 | She did n't want him to go ; irascible and unpredictable though he was , he had become as necessary to her as breathing . |
| 10 | ‘ Dying on your partner ’ , he said ‘ is much fairer and more financially beneficial to them than divorcing them . ’ |
| 11 | On the other hand , traders buying sterling with dollars will be prepared to trade in the forward market at a rate that is also less attractive to them when compared with the expected future spot rate ( in this case f t will be less than ) . |