Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pron] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Cash is a former champion , he is no longer willing to commit himself full-time to the game . |
| 2 | Much better to make it clear from the start that you 've seen through them , and you still fancy them rotten . |
| 3 | While we pause after the first phase of our acceptance are we to rely on exams for all to prove ourselves worthy of the kindly eye of the state ? |
| 4 | They must also be able to interview anyone involved in the operation of the aircraft , including the crew if they are available , and to impound all the relevant records , both documentary and electronic . |
| 5 | She had an exhaustive knowledge of Sunday Schools and it was depressing to find him full of the same bogus affability that she detected on every Sabbath of the year . |
| 6 | Quite simply , this will ensure that the loan repayments are protected if you are unable to meet them due to the death , illness or injury of specified members of your business . |
| 7 | Eventually teachers were able to shake themselves free of the legal requirement to supervise at lunchtime , though the responsibility tor the good management of the school during the break still remains with the headteacher . |
| 8 | The charge was reasonable enough — a few pence per bird — and with a community in which many families kept hens or whose menfolk were able to buy them direct from the country farmer Rev. Levitt 's qualification as a slaughterer of fowls brought him a regular , if modest , bonus on his salary . |
| 9 | On these occasions he was perfectly happy to leave me alone in the attic . |
| 10 | It is important to make it clear to the client that any material inaccuracies in the documentation will be discovered at the due diligence stage , when there is a real risk that an offer might be withdrawn , and almost certainly will be materially adjusted . |
| 11 | They alighted on Saddam Hussein of Iraq , who in the late 1970s was beginning to portray himself as a man of moderation who might be able to make himself useful to the West , not least by acting as a counter to now-revolutionary Iran . |
| 12 | Those whose ‘ condition is due to improvidence or thriftlessness and there is no hope of being able to make him independent in the future ’ were left to destitution or the Poor Law . |
| 13 | Dedicated enthusiasts will be able to make themselves familiar with the brighter galaxies , and use binoculars to make regular surveys of them in the hope of catching sight of a supernova . |
| 14 | These strands do not continue throughout the levels because it is not possible to specify further measurable stages of development in these abilities , and it would be cumbersome to repeat them unchanged throughout the remaining seven levels . |
| 15 | When Shinwell discussed the men from the industry to be appointed to the senior positions , he had at first wanted two deputy chairmen , one to look after generation and the other to oversee distribution and the Area Boards , but Citrine proposed an alternative division between operations and administration , feeling that it was ‘ essential to have someone familiar with the operation of large-scale organisations ’ . |
| 16 | I want first to say something nice about the Under-Secretary of State and , on the record , to thank him for his decision in the case of Younis Patel , who was in prison in Leicester for a number of months . |
| 17 | There would be no point in designing software to control access to the video disc , unless suitable interfaces are also available to make it possible for the computer in the system to communicate with the video disc player and control its operation . |
| 18 | Other ways of thinking are available to jerk you free from the clutches of an unproductive feeling . |
| 19 | I 've sat on the district management board of Health Authority for four years and watched Labour Councillors coming sometimes , often not coming at all , sitting there saying nothing , debating very little in the way of useful contributions until , I have to say , Councillor came along and er a er , sorry to get you unpopular with the rest of your colleagues |
| 20 | That ought to be enough to bargain myself clear of the whole mess . |
| 21 | And then the Ricos-omes who wished ill to the Cid , had the way open to do him evil with the King , and they said to the King , Sir Ruydiez hath broken your faith , and the oath and promise which you made to the King of Toledo : and he hath done this for no other reason but that the Moors of Toledo may fall upon us here , and slay , both you and us . |
| 22 | This pattern of results is enough to make us doubtful about the interpretation of latent inhibition offered by Lubow et al . |
| 23 | It would be nice to see him married like the others , but it 's just something that I 've got to accept . |
| 24 | Nice to see someone name-drop on the list ; - ) hehehe . |
| 25 | There was admittedly a fiki but he was very restrained and seemed anxious to keep himself invisible at the back . |
| 26 | The Congress is virtually certain to declare itself independent of the Soviet Party . |
| 27 | You looked very cute at eighteen months lying on your tug alter your bath , but all the same I was agreeably surprised to find you beautiful in the flesh , " Matthew continued . |
| 28 | As the man withdrew as silently as he had arrived , Joan was surprised to find herself alone with the young king . |
| 29 | Unix System Laboratories Inc is reportedly getting ready to do something serious with the Chorus Systemes SA microkernel . |
| 30 | It is no longer fashionable to say anything nice about the London Docklands Development Corporation ( LDDC ) . |