Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] 's [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ex-England prop will play Lord Chancellor at Bath 's Theatre Royal , where he 's sure to have a ball ! |
| 2 | Specialist suppliers may also provide a cold-weld compound to seal joins where it 's impossible to lay it in a single sheet . |
| 3 | I got on my bike and went back to the house a bit recklessly , shooting through puddles on the path and taking the Jump — a bit on the path where there 's a long downhill on a dune and then a short uphill where it 's easy to leave the ground — at a good forty kilometres per hour , landing with a muddy thump that nearly had me in the whin bushes and left me with a very sore bum , making me want to keep opening my mouth with the feeling of it . |
| 4 | But this is a flexible and convenient resort where it 's easy to dabble in windsurfing for a day or two , and easy to choose between local culture , local sailing , or long day cruises . |
| 5 | On this page we just talk about Dinghy Sailing , but this is a very flexible centre , where it 's easy to mix in some windsurfing — see page 27 . |
| 6 | This is one of those channels where it 's hard to find a bad sound ; everything set on 5 is about right , full-bodied but still jangly , exactly how it should be . |
| 7 | As far as I can make out , we 've already passed where it 's supposed to have stopped . |
| 8 | She then admits she does n't know the difference between the head line and the heart line , although she 's able to identify the little crinkle at the side of the hand that tells you how many children you 're going to have . |
| 9 | And I would be very surprised if that ‘ lovely woman ’ of yours does n't know a little more than she 's prepared to admit — even to you ! ’ |
| 10 | Of the three action sample carers , two had moved towards a preference for home care : Mrs Cummings ' daughter-in-law , though appearing ambivalent , said she was happy for Mrs Cummings to remain at home now that the project , and the services it had generated , had made caring for her mother-in-law so much easier ; and Mrs Cowan 's son-in-law said : ‘ she likes her own home so she 's entitled to stay there ’ . |
| 11 | As for her head injury , the immediate danger 's past but her sight and balance have to be checked once she 's able to get up , which will be today , I think . ’ |
| 12 | Although it 's confusing to get to grips with , WinMaster is a well thought out , useful program . |
| 13 | Although it 's illegal to use these snares it is n't illegal to make , sell or buy them . |
| 14 | Although it 's easy to operate , getting the best colour output from the 550C is n't so simple . |
| 15 | ’ Family commitments , possibly , ’ said Tom , ’ although it 's hard to see how she could fit any in , the hours she works . |
| 16 | Although it 's interesting to hear the difference between these amps with a signal source as stable as the A2 , there was n't one where I could n't produce the desired sound simply by tweaking the combo 's own EQ . |
| 17 | Volume shipments will start in July , at $1,231 apiece for quantities of over 10,000 — although it 's difficult to conceive of any third party able to forecast that it will ship 10,000 machines during the lifetime of the chip , and even the most optimistic parallel processor builder could hardly hope to ship that many nodes in any foreseeable time-frame . |
| 18 | He is closely connected to both the lovers so , in this book too , we have a chance to see the situation from both sides , although it 's harder to get involved with the main characters and really understand their thoughts , feelings and motivations . |
| 19 | The album contains all the hallmarks of Lindsey 's distinctive electric guitar style , although he 's quick to point out that his playing owes as much to the acoustic as to the electric guitar . |
| 20 | Pardoe is delighted by the prospect of going to market , although he 's reluctant to undercut the small shops who for years have kept the organic movement going . |
| 21 | You feel there 's always more going on underneath the surface than he 's prepared to let on . |
| 22 | And the police wo n't give Mr wisson their address , so he 's unable to launch a private prosecution against their parents . |
| 23 | There is n't much body under the feathers , so it 's vulnerable to rain and damp , though the feathers are a good protection against the cold . |
| 24 | Clear seems to be all the rage in the US these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsico pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp being right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe . |
| 25 | Clear seems to be all the rage these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsi Co pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp is right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe . |
| 26 | I had n't realised that Katabatic had beaten us six times so it 's nice to reverse the placings . ’ |
| 27 | I also work as a lunchtime supervisor at the school so it 's nice to watch some of the children who went to playgroup grow up . |
| 28 | ‘ So it 's nice to have reminders of the places we enjoyed going to . ’ |
| 29 | You may not believe this and then so it 's nice to have Adam here to say yes , that 's right . |
| 30 | Flagstad gave the songs their première , so it 's intriguing to hear her successor bring the same kind of broad sweep , sincerity of purpose and rewarding breath-control to them . |