Example sentences of "[adj] to [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , just as the latter might be thought to have an intuitive grasp of affairs automotive which ought to be taken into account by anyone prone to theorising about the motor car , so it is conceivable that the way theoretical physicists regard the objects of their study might be a factor to be taken into account in assessing their significance . |
| 2 | On account of this it may be somewhat less prone to stealing , or consuming inedible objects such as stones . |
| 3 | Irresponsible cleaning material suppliers may play on this fear and even the more responsible are prone to overstocking their customers . |
| 4 | She is wary of platitudes and would never use the magazine phrase ‘ biological clock ’ but , like Captain Hook , she is prone to hearing a fateful ticking . |
| 5 | They are prone to picking up camcorder machine and handling noise and are not very good at recording speech if the source is more than a metre or so away from the camera . |
| 6 | A small quibble is the metal zip pullers , which are stylist and natty in design , but prone to digging into the flesh when under a rucksack waistbelt or climbing harness . |
| 7 | He was a bachelor with ( largely ) homosexual instincts , melancholy and prone to drinking bouts , but with an enormous capacity for new interests and enthusiasms . |
| 8 | The paths of waves representing energy prone to scattering ( that is , the shorter wavelengths ) as it travels from sun to Earth are shown . |
| 9 | Charles had a mountain of worries at present , with Lucy 's pregnancy , and Chester 's imminent crisis … never renowned for his brilliant memory , her brother was slightly prone to flapping under pressure . |
| 10 | Top-end SMP suppliers such as Sequent and NCR — which are trying to high-tail it down to the low-end — will be more prone to experiencing such hiccups than those coming from below , like Compaq 's SystemPro and AST 's Manhattan . |
| 11 | If we are prone to hyperventilating during panic attacks , and otherwise at times of increased anxiety , we must learn techniques which help us to breathe more slowly and deeply , from the stomach rather than the chest , and we may also need to rebreathe our own air , breathing into and out of a paper bag , or cupping our hands close to our mouth to catch and rebreathe the exhaled air . |
| 12 | This is particularly welcome : the 911 had so much weight concentrated over its tail that it was prone to locking front wheels in the wet . |
| 13 | While extremely hardwearing , they are n't a good idea if you 're prone to dropping things — the tiles wo n't break , but whatever you drop will . |
| 14 | Double-flowered petunias are also prone to rotting in wet summers . |
| 15 | He assured me that , although prone to grazing when young , once the wild gladiolus reached a certain height they were largely ignored . |
| 16 | The behaviour of some modern gliders during take-offs and landings is very different to most of the training gliders , and it is vital to understand why they are more prone to swinging . |
| 17 | Sufferers from bulimia are prone to eating binges , followed by bouts of self-induced vomiting . |
| 18 | She is prone to pointing out to journalists that she has ugly hands ( her assessment ) , says she grew up thinking she was plain and now is so embarrassed by her appearance on screen that she never sees her films unless she 's forced to . |
| 19 | As the tent is quite high it is prone to catching winds broadside which distorts the shape . |
| 20 | As with any chemical treatment , colour can cause hair to become dry and prone to splitting , especially on the ends . |
| 21 | The traditional wood for coffins is elm , being cross-grained and therefore less prone to splitting ; it is also to some extent water-resistant . |
| 22 | Dry and brittle hair lacks moisture and the hair becomes prone to splitting and breaking . |
| 23 | If you store incredibly important and confidential data on a portable or laptop computer , you 'll want a heavy-duty security system — especially if you 're prone to leaving your car boot open with the machine inside . |
| 24 | You 're also prone to dredging up the wounding words and cutting critiques others have directed at you recently . |
| 25 | She had no real evidence to suggest he was a lecherous womaniser , prone to pouncing on any female in his company . |
| 26 | Prone to throwing the stage into complete darkness , he then allowed a single candle , or dancing firelight , to illuminate his face , while the stage manager cast a white calcium beam on the actor 's head . |
| 27 | However there were snags : the glass panels in the roof leaked , the chrome work rusted and had to be removed , the twenty-feet trolley arms were prone to dewiring , until shortened . |
| 28 | These strains are prone to wasting away , which has been assumed to be due to constitutional weakness . |
| 29 | Nowadays his mistakes are fewer , though Patsy reveals he is prone to hiding a few under the bed . |
| 30 | It was the pointy headstock revolution which led to the wide usage of scarf jointing , as the thinner necks which went with such guitars were prone to breaking behind the nut , where the headstock pitched back but the wood grain did n't follow it . |