Example sentences of "to be [adj] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For a long time the courts have , without objection from Parliament , supplemented procedure laid down in legislation where they have found that to be necessary for this purpose . |
| 2 | ‘ For a long time the courts have , without objection from Parliament , supplemented procedure laid down in legislation where they have found that to be necessary for this purpose . |
| 3 | It did n't look as if that particular conversation was going to be necessary in this case . |
| 4 | He said he wanted to be pleased at this news , but had been unable to confirm whether it was true or not , since Susan had not requested assistance in the boy 's upbringing , nor did she intend to call on him for support . |
| 5 | She supposed she ought to be pleased at this fresh evidence of Luke 's sensitivity . |
| 6 | ‘ Nobody 's going to be pleased about this . |
| 7 | Shelley decided to be honest with this girl , who was so close to Miguel Rafaelo . |
| 8 | I have n't done the ball to be honest on this one . |
| 9 | It is wise to be alert to this , and to stand your ground if asked to work in an area which is beyond your present capabilities . ’ |
| 10 | I do n't want to be cynical at this stage , but years of experience that show that the health authority has no intention of doing that . |
| 11 | She ought to be grateful for this lesson in investigative technique , Loretta thought as Tracey rang off . |
| 12 | Look , do n't hold out too much hope that you 're going to be successful in this . |
| 13 | If it is to be successful in this objective it needs to articulate much more clearly the rival communitarian philosophy which one senses underpins its practical proposals . |
| 14 | It was hoped in this way to reduce the high refusal rate which is a hazard in sociolinguistic surveys , and indeed the method seemed in general to be successful in this respect ; altogether , out of 40 addresses visited , only 8 refusals were recorded . |
| 15 | conversely a candidate who is registered for 71638 Music Making : Solo 3 ( Woodwind ) but is unlikely to be successful in this module may have the registration adjusted to 71631 Music Making : Solo 2 ( Woodwind ) . |
| 16 | That Daaé girl is going to be sorry for this ! |
| 17 | ‘ You 're going to be sorry for this , ’ said Rohmer in a quiet , tight voice . |
| 18 | I have already indicated why I consider these rates not to be appropriate at this stage . |
| 19 | Two people who think they are disagreeing may , in fact , be talking about different things and would n't disagree if they were talking about the same thing , but it 's important to recognise that when the university and colleges talk about what they want to do about sexual harassment , they certainly imagine that a range of different forms of response are going to be appropriate to this range of different forms of behaviour , ranging from on the one hand education , encouraging people to think they have a right to protest and answer back , to giving them access to erm people who may mediate and persuade another person who they 're not making an impact on that their behaviour is unreasonable , to the most extreme disciplinary procedures against someone who 's behaving in a way which is generally thought to be unacceptable and who 's not prepared to desist . |
| 20 | Banks tend to be tiered in this market according to their perceived creditworthiness which determines the overall cost of a bank 's funds . |
| 21 | Never mind the title , you ca n't afford to be reckless in this brain-bending game . |
| 22 | A person does not need to be acting involuntarily ( see Chapter 4 ) to be guilty of this form of manslaughter . |
| 23 | I think it 's going to be nice for this weekend . |
| 24 | But the man himself seemed to be unconcerned about this . |
| 25 | All those smug fellows in Charlotte Square have far more reason to be alarmed by this cogent , lucid Leftism than the silly Red Romance of a world run between the DHSS and Lothian Regional Council . |
| 26 | I do n't want to be picky about this but but I mean they are government based . |
| 27 | We 've got to be pro-active about this , it 's no good simply sitting back and waiting for whatever government is in power , to impose certain regulations , certain restrictions , certain proposals . |
| 28 | ‘ Try to be professional about this ! ’ |
| 29 | However , the specialist team is distinguished by a particular approach , featuring high throughput of cases , and it has to be uncertain at this stage whether this is a consequence of its specialism or of an underlying distinction in the conception of social work that it may represent — what we have called a ‘ deep ’ structure . |
| 30 | Jack Foley 's eyes rarely left Nan 's face , but she seemed to be unaware of this and talked as if all three of them were equal partners in the conversation . |