Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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31 Dr Kenneth has warned me I wo n't be able to go out until the spring .
32 Also , not to be able to take part in things and not to be able to go out in the evening I find difficult .
33 Over and above that , obviously this is where the advantage to the policy holder comes in because obviously if they get a gearbox problem that 's going to cost , say , a hundred and eighty pounds in six months time , they 're not going to be able to go back to the dealer and say look I want you to put this right for me , because obviously it is outside the statutory guarantee .
34 ‘ You 'll be able to go back on the streets , ’ she said .
35 and that , that 's why their er you know , Shaun , erm , Amelda brought erm Moyra down with the babies , you know she was up there and she could help her down , but Shaun is coming down now wi , this weekend in the car and of course they 'll be able to go back in the car , erm there 's , there 's gon na be a party for erm , of course should warn the girl Of course that 's the awful thing about it is n't it ?
36 As to the artists themselves , they will be able to take out of the country an unlimited number of their works unless , of course , they are considered to be an integral part of the national heritage .
37 Publishers must be able to reach out to the widest possible audience .
38 The view expressed by Lawani & Bayer , that self-citations are used as an ego-enhancement , can not be tested in the present case , and should be rejected in the absence of evidence , because it is essential for an author to be able to refer back to the unpublished parts of theses .
39 erm how long this system will go on for , well in order to be able to refer back to the nineteen nineties , who knows we might , neither of us might be here
40 Mr Gray said : ‘ On that basis , it is very alarming that £75 million is being top-sliced from the level of consents and only if these sums are achieved will local government be able to spend up to the figure of £628 million . ’
41 A little bit more , just a little bit , and surely she would be able to hang down over the edge and drop gently into the water below .
42 The temporary monopoly provides , before the fact , the assurance that if the search for a new discovery is successful the inventor will be able to cash up after the fact .
43 ‘ I 've knitted you a tracksuit , dear — now you 'll be able to jog down to the shop when I need more yarn . ’
44 She should be able to move in by the end of next week , and I 'll never be so happy as when I wave her goodbye at the front door .
45 Yes , I c I was fortunate to be able to carry on at the same place .
46 The Minister warned : ‘ He may be able to carry on in the job but he can not do so effectively .
47 Otherwise you would n't be able to carry on behind the Führer 's back .
48 I wo n't be able to wake up in the morning !
49 That demanded constant attention , and yet the Prime Minister must also be able to stand back from the pressure of events and think about the future .
50 Would I be able to change back to the old registration plates ?
51 Northern Ireland people will now be able to check up on the levels of ozone , nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide from data compiled in monitoring stations throughout the province .
52 RESIDENTS in the Rock Ferry area of Birkenhead will be able to check up on the latest developments in health care at a special health awareness day .
53 Richmann stood his ground , certain he would be able to jump out of the .
54 At first you will only be able to crouch down on the board , but as you get used to pulling down on the booms to pull yourself up again , you will be able to get lower .
55 She could have hired a team of professionals to do the work , of course , but she 'd wanted to be able to look round at the end of it all and know she 'd done it .
56 I want to be able to look out of the window and see other people .
57 If she could make her way along to the right ladder , she would be able to climb up to the painted clouds high overhead .
58 Yellow looks like being this year 's colour — the banana does not seem to be able to stay out of the headlines .
59 He was delighted to find the house still a blaze of light ; that meant the part was still in full swing , which meant Gerard would be busy … and that meant that he should be able to creep in through the kitchen door .
60 A young wildebeest is able to run almost as soon as it is born , for it must be able to keep up with the other wildebeest when they flee a predator .
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