Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lawyers turned to their law books to find a precedent , but there was not much to help them except perhaps Ramsey v Hartley ( 1977 ) 2 All ER 673 , described in The Journal of Business Law as ‘ an odd case ’ ( January 1978 at page 77 ) . |
| 2 | Although the army , still sceptical of the new weapon and uncooperative , were unable to provide him with either maps or even straw for the pilots ' bunks , within a week he had installed on the Verdun front six out of France 's total of fifteen fighter squadrons , and a further eight reconnaissance squadrons ; equalling 120 machines . |
| 3 | So if a member borrowed to buy a practice for £200,000 , he might now be able to sell it for only £50,000 . |
| 4 | Since the debt is being traded at discounted rates on the secondary markets , Conservation International will be able to purchase it for about $1.8 million . |
| 5 | We had to pick our way down and scale a different shoulder of cliff before we were able to lower ourselves to where Father lay . |