Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] [pers pn] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Tory Euro-rebels support the Government in opposing the social chapter , they are prepared to vote for it in the hope of wrecking the whole treaty . |
| 2 | It is impossible to sleep with him in the room . |
| 3 | Though she was passing through what has been called her first industrial revolution , there was as yet little to show for it in the landscape . |
| 4 | Silas stood still to stare at her in the dim light . |
| 5 | We do n't want the same to happen to us in the UK — to go the same way as the British motor or electronics industries have — and to prevent this we must make ourselves as lean , fit and efficient as possible ; able to compete with the Japanese on quality , service , delivery and price . |
| 6 | ‘ It would n't be wise to communicate with him in the usual way while he 's there . ’ |
| 7 | He has always had a high reputation in England and the Covent Garden Orchestra were obviously eager to work with him in the 1950s . |