Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | It would be awful to sit around in pitch black . |
2 | He had enjoyed the workmen 's company but he would also be grateful to get away from the noise of the machines , especially the incessant throbbing of the jackhammers . |
3 | I sha n't be sorry to get home to Blackstone Rd , it worries me to think of the damp and the dirt , I hope you did what I said and aired all the rooms and linen like I said and got a good cleaning woman in like I said the same as with you , I hope . |
4 | I wo n't be sorry to get back to a little sanity , ’ he added in an undertone . |
5 | He would n't be sorry to get out of this house . |
6 | No modification is required to the bulkhead so it would be possible to replace either before or after the engine replacement . |
7 | It may not be possible to spend less on promotion and to increase the market share . |
8 | Because of the difference in height between the Arun and the casualty , and the prevailing weather conditions , Second Coxswain Barnes decided that it would not be possible to go alongside without causing damage . |
9 | ( e ) Limited contracting-out It may still be possible to contract out of the implied obligations owed under supply contracts . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | In theory it would be possible to rely simply on the professional background and training of corporate managers to act as a self-imposed limit on their discretion . |
12 | In light winds the situation is far more critical than in windy weather , when it may be possible to land ahead from 500 feet or more , even on a relatively small site . |
13 | ( 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 . ) |
14 | No longer would it be possible to travel home on the bus with your favourite artiste . |
15 | As we 've in fact transferred to oil , those coal heaps in many cases have actually been cleaned up and build on , so as oil runs out it perhaps will not be possible to reconvert back to coal use in some factories simply because the space for storage wo n't exist . |
16 | Moreover , some of the new units will be designed for one or two persons , so that it may be possible to come closer to a one for one replacement on cleared sites than would be expected by past experience . |
17 | Thinking she was free of him and that it might be possible to keep out of harm 's way until Peter returned , she hurried up the steps into the hall . |
18 | ‘ Would it be possible to stay here for a few days ? ’ |
19 | In the case of sails , spars , standing and running rigging it will be possible to apply UP TO one-third deduction from the new replacement cost to allow for deterioration due to use . |
20 | ‘ Looks like we 'll be eleven sitting down to dinner . ’ |
21 | It may therefore be profitable to look further at techniques for strengthening positive actions with positive words and deeds . |
22 | ‘ We remain ready for talks at any time and I hope the Chinese side will be prepared to settle quickly on the arrangements for such talks , ’ Mr Hurd said . |
23 | You 're saying that I 'm pretty hopeless at everything , but somebody might , just might , be prepared to put up with my teaching . ’ |
24 | This is really scraping the bottom of the barrel , selling off the defence related industries of our country and I do n't believe the people of this country will be prepared to put up with that . |
25 | ‘ We must be prepared to put up wi' a bit of discomfort , ’ Ernest said . |
26 | ‘ Would you be prepared to move home for work ? ’ |
27 | The most reliable data gives its size as 60cm ( 2″ ) , so do n't consider a tank of less than 4′ , and be prepared to go up to 6′ as the fish matures . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | I 'd be prepared to go along with that as well . |
30 | 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 . |