Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] is [adj] accept " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But it is impossible to accept that he acted alone in such an amateurish manner . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |