Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] is [adj] accept " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think this shows a wonderfully sensitive and unselfish attitude in Patsy that she is prepared to accept this relationship . |
| 2 | But he rails in such a disgusting way against the play 's characters that it is difficult to accept his view of human life . |
| 3 | Thus for him the male has a lesser role , simply preparing the matter contributed by the female , so that it is ready to accept the soul . |
| 4 | Each candidate will indicate on the nomination paper that he is prepared to accept nomination , and no candidate will accept more than one nomination . |
| 5 | Moreover , the whole business of disclosing interests is a nonsense , since a dishonest man will disclose every interest except the relevant one that he is prone to accept a large bribe . |
| 6 | We have all gone through the same system ( which seems not to have harmed us ) , and it is difficult to accept that current students should be taught differently . |
| 7 | Weigh up the pros and cons ; decide if it is better to accept such invitations or to spend the time doing your own thing , perhaps sharing a mutual interest with one friend . |
| 8 | But he is ready to accept the need for air power to be brought into play against the Serbs to enforce the UN no fly zone over Bosnia . |
| 9 | Of course no experience is self-authenticating , but it is reasonable to accept claims made on the basis of experience ( *b and c ) unless sufficient reason is produced ( *a ) for not doing so . |
| 10 | But it is impossible to accept that he acted alone in such an amateurish manner . |
| 11 | But it is easy to accept Brown and Harris 's cautious suggestion that this same factor may make it difficult for the woman to get treatment . |
| 12 | It is obvious that a horse will run from a stick , spurs or fear of the rider , but it is hard to accept that he will try to pull on the bit if that very action increases the pain . |
| 13 | This is not wholly untrue , but it is difficult to accept the view that the French and Germans were decisively more humane in the Dark Ages than Italians , Spaniards or Englishmen . |
| 14 | These may be triggered off by someone who tries unwisely to hurry the widow into the full realisation of her loss before she is ready to accept it . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , it is not clear from current Marxist criticism and theory , which in the rainbow coalition is often buttressed by Lacanian ideas of the decentred self , whether it is prepared to accept any form at all of a personal , subjective or affective response , or whether all that must wait until after the revolution . |