Example sentences of "[adj] to [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It was clear to me from this letter that we were engaged again , if that was what I wanted , and I did ; also , that the natural happiness and buoyancy of Leslie 's nature had reasserted itself , now that it had been released from what he had felt to be the cramping frustration of home service . |
2 | 4.2.2 invite the parties to subject to him within such time limits as he may direct such written representations concerning the matter or matters in dispute as they may respectively wish |
3 | I told him that the Owsla 's privileges did n't mean all that much to me in any case and that a strong rabbit could always do just as well by leaving the warren . |
4 | And do not be rude to him in any way . |
5 | I have to say again I 'm sorry no it it was n't obvious to me at that time definitely not . |
6 | This means that if we transfer it all to him in complete genuineness , he is then responsible for it . |
7 | He is extremely useful to us in that role . |
8 | ‘ But even more so would be the benefit of their experiences which will be invaluable to me at national team level ’ . |
9 | Section 34 of the EPA requires a broker in waste or any person producing , importing , carrying , keeping , treating or disposing of waste ( other than a householder ) to ‘ take all such measures applicable to him in that capacity as are reasonable in the circumstances ’ to : |
10 | These contain the agreed job descriptions and the qualifications generally applicable to them in each country . |
11 | It will be comforting to me at any rate personally to know that even so eminent a , a , er an ornament of the present administration as my Noble Friends also found these th th this material a matter for stumbling and was not perhaps inclined to give it a crown of lucidity . |
12 | This can be comforting to them to some extent , but what they really want to hear is that you will not only see that they are cared for properly for the rest of their days , but that you will help them to remain in control of their own finances and to be as independent as possible . |
13 | Most of your technical tutors will be seeing everything you do , and deriving what they need to know from it ; they do n't want to find you confused by criticism from senior students which might not be helpful to you at this point . |
14 | C. S. Lewis 's approach to the nature of myth is very helpful to us at this point . |
15 | It was n't only that I could n't lift myself off the ground but that I was stuck to it in some way . |
16 | The amount of information a word conveys is therefore a function of possible alternatives which would be meaningful to us in that position . |
17 | She only knew that he was very serious and that this was important to him for some reason . |
18 | Fibre is important to us in healthy eating because it provides filling food without being fattening . |
19 | She entered her room , but , as reality started to creep in , she suddenly realised that she had n't said anything more to him about that interview . |
20 | Will he ensure that at that poverty level , those additional 400,000 pensioners are informed of their rights to claim income support so that they can at the very least receive what little is due to them under this Government ? |
21 | In a typically British way , we have failed to take the credit that is due to us for that achievement , which had its origins in the Kangaroo group of Members of the European Parliament founded by the late Basil de Ferranti specifically to break down the trade barriers that existed in Europe at a time when none of the other major Community partners wanted to know anything about it . |
22 | I am grateful to him for gentle handling . |
23 | I 'll always be grateful to you for that night . ’ |
24 | The confrontation involved in sex seemed of all those available to me for that purpose the most powerful , the most open , the most personal . |
25 | Yes I I was erm the additional information that was available to me at this time , er Sergeant the er having left me the previous night er had actually , had gone to the premises erm , gone to the flats erm and had er put himself in the area of the flat and was able to tell me that he had heard voices , two male voices coming from within the flat . |
26 | When people are buying , another example of their purchasing power would be to say ‘ well , now I want this particular policy and I want to combine it with a power that 's available to me in that policy ’ . |
27 | On the picket lines themselves , the police made uncompromising use of the discretion available to them under public-order law . |
28 | By using computer simulations , researchers can rapidly acquire a body of knowledge not previously available to them through traditional laboratory methods , and explore chemical events that would otherwise be too dangerous , speculative or costly to pursue . |
29 | The Personnel Department is involved in the formulation and implementation of policies governing the organisation 's dealings with its existing and potential employees Here , too , microcomputers can make a valuable contribution They place in the hands of managers a powerful analytical tool which is available to them at any time . |
30 | But in any case a lower proportion of men were employed in Scottish textiles than in English mills , partly because better-paid jobs were available to them in heavy industry . |