Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [be] [verb] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But John said , when she 's stupid enough to be trying to sell that house and who 'd buy that thing , stuck up the end of that road ? |
| 2 | I had always wanted a big family , and we were fortunate enough to be allowed to adopt another little girl . |
| 3 | ‘ It would be an absurd nonsense for Chelmsford cathedral not to be allowed to sell these items to visitors to the cathedral . ’ |
| 4 | There is no logical reason why a person ought not to be allowed to represent another in order to protect that other 's individual interests , but in such a case the main function of representation would probably be to provide finance for the action rather than organizational efficiency ; and in most cases there is no reason why one person should not provide another with finance to enable that other to bring an action in his or her own name . |
| 5 | Even though her boyfriend at the time was against this , she was determined not to be persuaded to have another baby . |
| 6 | Job satisfaction simply had n't increased ; in fact , people seemed surprised even to be asked to consider that devolution and job satisfaction might be related ! |
| 7 | ( f ) when a purchaser is being sought for a holding , or aggregate holdings , of shares carrying 30 per cent or more of the voting rights of a company or when the board of a company is seeking potential offerors , and : ( i ) the company is the subject of rumour and speculation , or ( ii ) there is an untoward movement in its share price , or ( iii ) the number of potential purchasers or offerors approached is about to be increased to include more than a very restricted number of people . |
| 8 | That it 's very , very difficult indeed to be trained to know all the parts of it . |
| 9 | There are several ‘ anti-viral ’ products available but their topical application , recommended by several authorities , has yet to be shown to have any convincing therapeutic effect . |