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

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1 ( e ) Limited contracting-out It may still be possible to contract out of the implied obligations owed under supply contracts .
2 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 .
3 ( 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 . )
4 This ensures that they would not be prepared to renegotiate back to the original agreement .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 . ’
8 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 .
9 Banks that lent for property at the top of the market would be wrong to bail out near the bottom
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 Erm will you be glad to move out of the flats ?
13 And then I expect you 'll be glad to get back to the Vicarage .
14 I know I shall be glad to get back across the Atlas .
15 I think I 'll be happier to get back to the traditional gold and yellows and browns on wallflowers .
16 It would be rude to look out of the car windows
17 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 ) .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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 ?
21 I remember wondering if it would be better to go back to the West End , for another fare , or go on to Liverpool Street .
22 It would probably be better to drop in at The Times ' party , see who he could find to have dinner with and take pot luck in a town not noted for its restaurants .
23 At the same time speculative builders will be reluctant to slide back into the nightmare of the late Eighties , when they had huge land banks which were decreasing in value by the month secured on loans that were costing more .
24 If it rains , do you think that doll will be able to sit up under the hood of the pram ?
25 You going to be able to turn out for the polo team ? ’
26 Rev Eric Shegog , Director of Communication for the Church of England , said that he hoped the working party would be able to report back in the autumn of 1992 .
27 By holding on to that possession , the people of this country would be able to hold on to the banners of freedom .
28 That I may be able to go down into the Saxon crypt of a cathedral , a tiny , exquisitely rude little chapel , where a thousand years ago my forefathers knelt in prayer , is a draught of pure oxygen .
29 From there she 'd be able to go down to the lakeside if she chose , or else pick up one of the shore paths that would take her further into the valley .
30 erm but , but certainly the , the er er the period has given the Communist Party er quite a large number of trained cadres which will be able to go out into the villages in a way that they had n't been able to in because it would , that was all too soon .
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