Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [conj] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible to observe and enjoy from the sidelines , and , of course , there is life beyond the office — hard for the young to believe but as rich and full as any corporate involvement . |
| 2 | Legitimate requests A request based on the manager 's authority and right to know as prescribed by the firm 's regulations . |
| 3 | Significantly , the home referees in south Africa and Sandy MacNeill and David Bishop , the two test referees , were prepared to wait and wait for the ball to emerge from rucks and mauls . |
| 4 | Would she be free to come and go in the Casa Guidi as she liked ? |
| 5 | The result of the survey was ‘ a remarkably even split between managers who were prepared to help and lend to the proprietors and those who were not prepared to do so ’ . |
| 6 | My staff and governors wonder if the town council would be willing to help and restore in the much loved seat . |
| 7 | men who are heavily involved in jural-political , overt and conscious structure are not free to meditate and speculate on the combinations and oppositions of thought ; they are themselves too crucially involved in the combinations and oppositions of social and political structure and stratification . |
| 8 | From here it 's a doddle to sort out train times and connections — it 's probably cheaper than trying to ring up and get through to BR 's phone lines and definitely easier to use than wading through the paper version . |
| 9 | There is some common ground between these two approaches to selection of materials for Science teaching , but they do result in radically different programmes : the content based approach is much easier to understand and interpret by the average teacher whereas the process-based approach often strikes much deeper towards the prior aim of making learners think more scientifically in a world where this process is increasingly necessary for survival . |
| 10 | It 's important that a student is prepared to understand and work with the prevalent theatrical traditions in UK schools . |
| 11 | ‘ His junior record was only fair ’ , recalls Gottfried , ‘ but he had a lot of the tools for the job and he was willing to learn and to put in the time . ’ |
| 12 | They may be interested to learn that snowstorms in the Alps have been known to throw a spanner in the clockwork of everyday life too . |
| 13 | It is interesting to note that included in the government-funded School Curriculum Development Committee 's Arts in Schools project ( 1986 ) there was an equal opportunities section which clearly recognized the need to take this issue seriously . |
| 14 | Mr. Browne says that he is standing as constituency candidate , free to speak and act for the area and with the strength to resist party orders that are against the interests of grass roots people . |
| 15 | According to the itinerary Wednesday was a rest day but after a half-hearted attempt at browsing around the Keswick shops we decided that the call of the fells was too strong to resist and headed for the Langdales . |
| 16 | The next step must be taken by him — she was content to wait and revel in the certainty that he would , eventually , tell her that he loved her . |
| 17 | The Discovery Holiday is very popular with first time visitors to Amsterdam as there is so much to see and do in the City , it is sometimes difficult to know where to begin . |
| 18 | It led Marguerite on to the art of cooking , and Jenna was content to sit and listen to the soothing sound of her voice . |
| 19 | Consequently the NHS inherited a large number of public hospitals containing many who were defined as chronically ill and written off as being impossible to rehabilitate and restore to the community or independent living . |
| 20 | Both had much to win and to lose through the action . |
| 21 | On this score there is much to deplore and despise in the activities of those who have systematically contributed to the breakdown of our society by embracing policies which have removed , progressively , the props of discipline and authority . |
| 22 | Marcellus ' defence was that he had taught the ignorant to respect and wonder at the beautiful and marvellous works of Greece ( Marc . 21 ) . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's impossible to cry and inhale at the same time . |
| 24 | Because of its low centre of gravity , this stance not only provides excellent balance , but also makes it easy to kick and strike from the side . |
| 25 | Look for Revlon 's Innerlash Mascara ( £9.50 ) or Cil 18 Heures ' from Bourjois ( £3.79 ) which are both waterproof but easy to remove or go for the super , long-lasting Marathon Mascara ( £2.81 ) from Cover Girl which will need specific waterproof make-up remover . |
| 26 | Performance is relatively easy to measure and understand in the business community . |
| 27 | I think I 'm supposed to go and report to the local polizei tomorrow . ’ |
| 28 | The excitement that was building up inside her had nothing to do with the fact that Ace Barton was probably just a few feet away from her , she told herself as she tried desperately hard to try and disentangle from the different voices one she hoped to recognise . |
| 29 | The CEGB 's case is likely to stand or fall on the economics of the project . |
| 30 | Those who think of Pound as a great liberator from stiff and hidebound conventions will be disconcerted to find that Newbolt on the contrary treats him as an academic formalist . |