Example sentences of "and to [be] [adj] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You see , I 'm pretty hard-up these days , and to be honest with you I 'm certainly not going to say ‘ no ’ to any insurance money that might be pushed my way . ’ |
| 2 | He said this kind needed gentle handling ; he seemed to know a lot about barometers , and to be delighted with his purchase . |
| 3 | Moralists are , by definition , inclined to deal in absolutes and to be uncomfortable with pragmatic accommodation , but political leadership in the United States requires bargaining skills and , ‘ calls for actions such as compromise , renunciation , face saving of oneself , which are morally ambiguous or even downright immoral to people with morally rigorous standards . |
| 4 | It is necessary to both study and understand the facilities available , and to be familiar with the calculations and preparations involved so that once a pilot can maintain a performance in IFR conditions within the prescribed limits and under stress — he must also be in a position to make full use of the facilities available to comply with the traffic patterns and procedures required . |
| 5 | It was perhaps these reservations which seem to have persuaded the British government to play down its enforced involvement in the Conference on Political Union and to be economical with information about its stance therein . |
| 6 | It is much better to try a simpler design and to be thrilled with the results rather than try something more complicated and then feel despondent because it did n't work . |
| 7 | We tried to help Shanti to be pleased with her colour , to choose clothes that suited her , and to be co-operative with her over make-up and hair styles . |