Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [adj] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means that other people have to wait longer than necessary to see a doctor ; if we could charge non-attenders , as dentists do , it would help . |
| 2 | It also announced that a meeting of the Collective State Presidency would be held as soon as possible to proclaim a president and vice-president and discuss the security situation . |
| 3 | At a time when constitutional change and development at home and across the North Sea are much in the air , I am an unequivocal and enthusiastic backer of the idea that Scotland ought to seek as soon as possible to become a member state of the European Community . |
| 4 | The first meeting of the committee received a resolution from a conference held under the auspices of the society and the Canning Town branch of the guild which rejoiced in the wider powers given under the act , and urged the council to ‘ take steps to exercise any , or all of the powers given , and especially that steps be taken as soon as possible to establish a creche or day nursery in the southern part of the borough ’ ( Maternity and Child Welfare Committee Minutes 20 November 18 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Under different circumstances , I would have been more than keen to join a club of their stature , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Koestler and Orwell met and became friends during the war , but it takes more than two to make a coterie , and in conversation Koestler denied having taught Orwell anything important about communism : it was a meeting , not always entirely harmonious , of like minds . |
| 7 | There are plenty of both , more than enough to sustain an indictment of the war , but insufficient for an understanding of what it was all about . |
| 8 | Reflecting on that marvellous performance Jim Nelson said : ‘ With five minutes to go we were trailing by four points and I was more than happy to get a share of the points . |
| 9 | Applicants clearly have a better chance of obtaining accommodation quickly if willing to accept a dwelling in one of the main settlements , and this in turn may be detrimental and cause long journeys to work . |
| 10 | It would be wrong morally , as well as dangerous to propound a scheme that lessens the standard of living . |