Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wo n't be sorry to get back to a little sanity , ’ he added in an undertone . |
| 2 | ( e ) Limited contracting-out It may still be possible to contract out of the implied obligations owed under supply contracts . |
| 3 | There is , however , a further problem here : even if the required ‘ nationalisation ’ of possession were accomplished , it would not be possible to opt out of the international division of labour with other capitalist economies . |
| 4 | ( On most types of training glider it will be possible to get down to the pre-stall buffet and continue with either a slight rocking of the wings or a very gentle inner wingdrop . ) |
| 5 | ‘ We must be prepared to put up wi' a bit of discomfort , ’ Ernest said . |
| 6 | If he 's done anything really wicked I do n't think HMG would be prepared to go out on a limb on his behalf . |
| 7 | This ensures that they would not be prepared to renegotiate back to the original agreement . |
| 8 | but you , you ca n't make that public and you are still worried that it can go too far to the left and therefore you , you , you 've got a range of , of erm quite moderate proposals which come in which , i if they were implemented , would restrain and would maintain the su the support of the ninety percent , th that you are still only seeking to antagonize really those , those landlords who are not going to be prepared to come back within the system . |
| 9 | I told them , as I tell alumni wherever I meet them , that the best thing you can do for the University is to remember its strengths , and in your normal professional and daily lives to be prepared to speak up on the University 's behalf when you think it is appropriate . |
| 10 | Darlington council 's town twinning officer , Michelle Le Neveu , approached a dairy wholesaler asking if milkmen would be willing to help out with a door to door collection . |
| 11 | Although the right had advocated foreign withdrawal they were well aware that the retention of some American troops was needed to prevent communist domination — ‘ Under Shtikov 's proposal , [ a ] strong Korean Communist Army in [ the ] North of Korea would be free to sweep down on the virtually unarmed south and quickly over-run it . ’ |
| 12 | If your conscience allows you to say that you really are stuck at some point do n't be afraid to pass on to the next paragraph . |
| 13 | Banks that lent for property at the top of the market would be wrong to bail out near the bottom |
| 14 | Nevertheless , practically all the rules have exceptions and readers may feel that the rules are so complex that it would be easier to go back to the idea of learning the stress for each word individually . |
| 15 | It may be appropriate to end up with a net present value ( NPV ) calculation for all types of investment , but obtaining the correct decision may depend far more on recognizing the differences , in nature and importance , of the underlying factors which will affect the projected cash flows . |
| 16 | Mike had managed to smuggle her out of the hotel yesterday evening , but , as he had pointed out to her , it would be impossible to get out of the country at the moment without alerting the Press . |
| 17 | They may be content to put up with a certain proportion of customer complaints for a given volume of business . |
| 18 | Erm will you be glad to move out of the flats ? |
| 19 | And then I expect you 'll be glad to get back to the Vicarage . |
| 20 | I know I shall be glad to get back across the Atlas . |
| 21 | I think I 'll be happier to get back to the traditional gold and yellows and browns on wallflowers . |
| 22 | It would be rude to look out of the car windows |
| 23 | Last ‘ O ’ The Bunch may be hard to peg back in the Martell Aintree Chase ( 2.20 ) ; Propero can spring a surprise in the Martell Aintree Hurdle ( 3.5 ) and Errant Knight is fancied for the Chivas Regal Chase ( 4.55 ) . |
| 24 | Rowdy customers will be hard to throw out through the double pressure doors of the air-lock , but at closing time Daedalus will reverse the pumps and take the pressure up above atmospheric . |
| 25 | The men who lived at the graphite pits in 1898 — 9 were the same persons who would be likely to get up in the middle of the night to help take stolen cattle five kilometres to the next relay team , thereby earning a little money and easing the tedium of village life . |
| 26 | It would be great to bounce back from a temporary aberration and get into the Third Division . |
| 27 | But if you can not afford to leave , might it not be better to put up with the treatment that you have received rather than becoming unemployed ? |
| 28 | At one time he tried to assemble his thoughts in some way ; would it be better to go back to a law-office stool , with prospects of promotion , such as he had thankfully left to go to Glasgow , to Oxford , then to London ? |
| 29 | I remember wondering if it would be better to go back to the West End , for another fare , or go on to Liverpool Street . |
| 30 | It struck me as I fumblingly dialled the number that it would be better to go out to a kiosk , where I would be more sure of privacy , but having come to this decision I only wanted to hurry , hurry — every minute 's delay seemed dangerous . |