Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [conj] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fear that the Secretary of State was not right to claim that the Bill is universally welcomed . |
| 2 | Zuwaya were not prepared to accept that the law is embodied in a person or office , for then it acquires authority , a hierarchy of instances of control and review . |
| 3 | He told him of his experience and was interested to know that the phenomenon is by no means unknown and the other went on to relate another incident involving footsteps that he heard outside the office , but when he opened the door to investigate no one was there . |
| 4 | These applications are not regarded as a mere formality by most courts which may require the originating application to state the grounds in proper detail , for example that the lessor may require to occupy at the expiration of the lease ; that the premises are temporarily surplus to the needs of the lessor ; that the lessee has indicated that he only requires the premises for a limited period ; that there is to be development at the expiration of the term ; that the lessor is only prepared to grant if the section is excluded ; that exclusion of the section has been taken into consideration in negotiations for the rent , or possibly that the premises form part of other premises which brings the provisions of management of the whole into question if the section is not excluded . |
| 5 | Even if the person or family have had little contact with a religious organisation a minister may be willing to visit while the person is dying . |
| 6 | Women politicians and government ministers are prone to remark that the family is the foundation-stone of society " and should be strengthened but at the same time realize , as Dra . |
| 7 | [ … ] It is perhaps no coincidence that only when one is prepared to recognize that the firm is based on authority do issues of power come to the fore in the theory of the firm . |
| 8 | Having chosen the tree pattern and the beach , one must then be careful to ensure that the sky is not cloud-filled . |
| 9 | As has already been suggested , so pervasive has the term ‘ permissiveness ’ become that there are few , if any , commentators who are prepared to argue that the term is one that mystifies rather than elucidates . |
| 10 | The groups themselves need very careful organising if the work is to be anything more than structured play . |
| 11 | → I 'm afraid to say that the pickup is probably duff and will need attention by your local guitar repairer , or a pickup rewinding specialist . |
| 12 | Test holes have been bored to see if the land is suitable for building but no reply has been received . |
| 13 | It is a problem only afflicting women and only after puberty , so it is easy to see that the condition is connected with our hormones . |
| 14 | The pump is easy to spot as the handle is green . |
| 15 | This is usually fairly easy to arrange if the prize is a holiday or a large piece of equipment and if the prize structure is fairly small . |
| 16 | Having taken the plunge and opened the package I was delighted to find that the software is n't copy protected — no problems running it on my hard disk systems here , or so I thought . |
| 17 | ‘ … we are delighted to find that the Voyage is productive of a high state of enjoyment to yourself and likely to be the means of re-establishing Mrs. Gould 's health . |
| 18 | Here it is of course crucial to know whether the disposition is a trust or not ; for in those circumstances only a trust can be valid . |
| 19 | It 's a beautiful and interesting country , easy to reach and the weather is good . |
| 20 | A basin will be easy to fit if the bedroom is next to the bathroom . |
| 21 | Yesterday , Sangster said : ‘ It had to come and I 'm delighted to hear that the government is committed to its introduction before long . |
| 22 | Unlike our southern ring road , the York road is single carriageway width and it is impossible to overtake when the road is anything less than quiet . |
| 23 | Firstly , it is crucial to understand that the crisis is composed of both material and ideological elements , and we have consequently tried to organize Figure 1.2 accordingly . |
| 24 | At first it is easy to believe that the child is engaged in an equal dialogue with a machine intelligence , so apposite are some of the replies . |
| 25 | The impact on financial reporting is not easy to assess because the exercise is more concerned with rationalizing the SSAPs to fit current reporting practice ( as determined primarily by the law ) than it is concerned with changing current reporting practice by implementation of SSAPs . |
| 26 | Small areas , finishing touches and a few stitches in a different type of yarn are easy to add once the knitting is completed . |
| 27 | It would be arrogant to suggest that the West no longer tells the story , but I think that it is not untrue to say that the Devil is not as central to that story as he was . |
| 28 | The reunification of Germany looks set to happen before the year is out after the Conservative Alliance victory . |
| 29 | Accordingly , the draftsman should so far as possible ensure that the plan is accurate . |
| 30 | I am glad to see that the Minister is fine and fit , because it was reported that he was ill . |