Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early PC-based software was both expensive and fairly awful ; Studio Software , who produced the first desktop publishing program for the PC recently went to the wall as a direct result of being unable to keep up with the new leaders . |
| 2 | Many spoke of being unable to get on with parents , often a step-parent , leading to constant arguments or violence . |
| 3 | Today 's motorists like the idea of being able to drive in without an appointment , see menu pricing and have the job done quickly in the evening or the weekend . |
| 4 | Have the flexibility of being able to shop around for the best possible deals and get the best professional advice ; |
| 5 | There are , of course , compensating advantages for urban-fringe farmers — proximity to markets and consumers , the possibility of grafting on lucrative recreational facilities for horse-riding , fishing , shooting , and so on , and not least the prospect of being able to sell out at development value . |
| 6 | I think I got it because of my local knowledge and the that gave him the facility of being able to carry on without interruption . |
| 7 | There were few potential trouble spots , in which British forces were likely to be involved , that were not reasonably close to the sea ; and naval forces had the advantage of being able to lie out of sight over the horizon during periods of tension . |
| 8 | You would have to know my typewriter to appreciate fully the luxury of being able to hop about in a text making alterations , counting the words at a touch of a button and running off endless perfect copies . |
| 9 | But why anyone would want to carry a bike up a mountain on their shoulder for the pleasure of being able to bump about on it for tiny , short stretches of flat ridge was completely beyond me . |
| 10 | And you must have a way of being able to get on with people . |
| 11 | There is nothing like the thrill a week or two later of being able to get back into clothing that you thought had been discarded forever . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I wo n't be winning many races , but I 'm reasonably confident of being able to keep up with any wounded snails I might encounter . ’ |
| 13 | Er , and all in all , it was quite er it 's quite it was quite an experience , er er to have seen er this this er this police er er baton charge , er and er we were fortunate enough in in being able to get out of the way . |
| 14 | People who did not know how to be useful dropped out of Good Neighbour schemes . |
| 15 | There did n't seem to be much to get up for . |
| 16 | Individual moral decision although capable of exemplification has , because of its circumstantial and often impulsive nature , been shown to be impossible to pin down for classification . |
| 17 | They needed the worker to care about them , to be willing to sit down with them and help solve a problem and be a good listener . |
| 18 | Terry Eagleton of Oxford made the comment , er oh I think a year or two ago , in the Sunday Times that er there is too much established in the name William Shakespeare for anyone to be willing to fool around with it . |
| 19 | They are reported to be willing to contribute up to $2 million for the South Pacific leg of the cruise . |
| 20 | The RCM seemed to be prepared to go along with this , until they discovered that Willy was also in trouble with his employer , a Jeweller who caught the boy pocketing a silver cigarette case . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Why was she making excuses anyway ? she scoffed , as a flick of a glance to the small and feminine watch on her wrist showed she should leave her room to be ready to go down for when the taxi arrived . |
| 24 | And even if Gazza fails to make his mark in Italy , there will be no shortage of interest in him , with his hometown club Newcastle last night reported to be ready to step in at the end of the season . |
| 25 | You going to be able to turn out for the polo team ? ’ |
| 26 | A small town fire crew needs to be able to turn out within 8 to 10 minutes . |
| 27 | Yes , I c I was fortunate to be able to carry on at the same place . |
| 28 | You used to be able to go along to a pottery , say , and say , ‘ What was going on here at about eight o'clock this morning ? ’ … |
| 29 | She … she wanted to provide me with something to be able to go off with Emma where he could n't get at her . |
| 30 | Also , not to be able to take part in things and not to be able to go out in the evening I find difficult . |