Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter Wood relinquished the Chairmanship of RBIC , and RBIS , to Chris Pearson , Director of Private and Offshore Banking and Director , South of England in October 1992 when the rapid growth of Direct Line made greater demands on Peter 's time ; Norman , who had been due to retire at that time , was asked to stay on for two years to see the restructuring process completed . |
| 2 | For various reasons , it has not been possible to arrange for this sub-committee to meet . |
| 3 | An impressive set of performances , then , though at a total playing time of less than 57 minutes it should surely have been possible to fit in another item . |
| 4 | Melts that had frozen within this subconscious lithosphere would enrich it in the same elements that are enriched in the crust , so it has not been possible to distinguish between these theories . |
| 5 | Chapter 10 explained that although the four macroeconomic objectives listed earlier are each related in some manner to the level of demand , the relationship is by no means uniform or in the same direction . |
| 6 | We are therefore looking to YOU — Perhaps you are prepared to help in some way ? ? ? |
| 7 | Disintermediation may still occur as customers turn to institutions such as finance houses which , by specializing in longer-term loans , are prepared to operate with less liquidity . |
| 8 | Reflecting on this , one issue for all churches desiring to grow is whether they are prepared to bring through such people into leadership . |
| 9 | Obviously Devlin Parnham had been prepared to agree to any sort of conditions to get the count to accept this mission . |
| 10 | You are free to cancel at any time . |
| 11 | However , he knows that several countries , including Britain , are willing to help in that process . |
| 12 | It is envisaged that , if the Friends are willing to help in this way , properly trained volunteers , who would have to be members of the Friends organisation and who would have their approval , could help with special events and special projects , where existing staff do not have sufficient time to carry out the work . |
| 13 | But I am prepared to play in any position the manager might ask me . ’ |
| 14 | I am prepared to pay for such information and pay well . |
| 15 | Nottingham , the holders , outbowled by Cumbria in the quarter-finals , had been fortunate to survive to that stage . |
| 16 | Mis-recognitions and errors of spelling are impossible to distinguish from each other , given the nature of the data output from the pattern recogniser , however they should be detected and corrected if possible . |
| 17 | Machines are easy to use in this coalfield because the seams are fairly thick ; at seven different levels in the pits they vary from 1 m to 2 m in thickness . |
| 18 | Combined subject degrees are easy to implement under this scheme . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , only diatomic molecules are easy to study in this way , as larger molecules almost invariably fragment on excitation , but a vast amount of information has been obtained for atoms and diatomic molecules . |
| 20 | Since the early 1920s , therefore , it has been impossible to talk about any aspect of British cinema without drawing unfavourable comparisons with Hollywood . |
| 21 | Unfortunately , in the time period available , there was considerable shortfall due either to delays in the courts or the file having been impossible to trace for some reason . |
| 22 | And if you if you compare those diagonal markings with the sorts of markings on on er some of these other stones , these these are a bit diagonal but if you look carefully they go there 're some going in that direction and some are going that direction . |
| 23 | ‘ We 're willing to experiment in any area outside of heavy metal , ’ he admits . |
| 24 | ‘ We 're willing to experiment in any area outside of heavy metal , ’ he admits . |
| 25 | Still to come , 8 men are found guilty of one of Britain 's biggest ever drug trafficking operations , and rail unions warn they 're prepared to strike over this year 's pay claim . |
| 26 | ‘ You 're supposed to look after this place . |
| 27 | ‘ You 're welcome to come by any time . ’ |
| 28 | and they 're all waving at this helicopter and |
| 29 | We 're all fascinated by this kind of stuff if we 're honest . ’ |
| 30 | They 're all sitting round this table , like they 're going to start eating any moment . |