Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adj] [to-vb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Burma , where he had only the British Colonial Office and colonial administrators to deal with , he was more or less able to have his way . |
| 2 | Of course people in one time or place might be more aware of God , or more able to formulate their awareness in a way which persisted through further generations . |
| 3 | The interests of the alleged contemnor require that he should have the right to be informed of the charges which he has to meet , to be advised and represented if he so wishes ( subject to his being eligible for legal aid or otherwise able to finance his defence ) , to be given a full and fair opportunity of meeting those charges and , if found guilty of contempt of court , to be informed in sufficiently clear terms of what has been found against him . |
| 4 | But if you always treat them as too young or too feckless to have your trust or good opinion , they are likely to stay immature and irresponsible . |
| 5 | The social convulsions which followed the transfer of agriculture to a capitalist , or at least a large-scale commercialised pattern , loosened the traditional ties of men to the land of their forefathers , especially when they found they owned none of it , or too little to maintain their family . |
| 6 | The issues may be too delicate to handle or too difficult to put your finger on precisely . |
| 7 | Although too weak to leave his bed , he was able to give an account of his experience to his visitors . |
| 8 | I see now how wrong I was , and yet when I told the king that without resorting to such action I would still be in the granite quarries and so unable to do his bidding , he understood and forgave me . |
| 9 | Occasionally he met other vagrants like himself , but most were unfriendly and only anxious to establish their power and strength . |
| 10 | Now that punchcards exist it is quicker and less troublesome to let your lace carriage transfer the stitch for you . |
| 11 | And , finally , here are some thought-starters on ways of replacing unrealistic thoughts and beliefs that provoke feelings of guilt so that they become more realistic and less likely to hinder your behaviour : |
| 12 | And , finally , here are some thought-starters on ways of replacing unrealistic thoughts and beliefs that provoke feelings of inadequacy so that they become more realistic and less likely to hinder your behaviour : |
| 13 | And , finally , here are some thought-starters on ways of replacing unrealistic thoughts and beliefs that provoke feelings of inhibition so that they become more realistic and less likely to hinder your behaviour : |
| 14 | And , finally , here are some thought-starters on ways of replacing unrealistic thoughts and beliefs that provoke feelings of jealousy so that they become more realistic and less likely to hinder your behaviour : |
| 15 | And , finally , here are some thought-starters on ways of replacing unrealistic thoughts and beliefs that provoke feelings of worry so that they become more realistic and less likely to hinder your behaviour : |
| 16 | By day six , the opioid infusion had been discontinued and Brian was obviously becoming oriented and better able to tolerate his treatment . |
| 17 | But with the exception of a little doubt as to what the relatively vague adjective hardy might mean , the husband eventually proves a worthy man against all of these criteria : clever enough to be a successful merchant and therefore rich ; hospitable and generous ; and apparently able to fulfil his wife 's demands of him in bed . |
| 18 | As creative types , we 're notoriously unpredictable , and thus liable to put our foot in it in front of touchy clients . |
| 19 | Family members become more interested in the home and more inclined to follow their leisure pursuits in the home rather than in the wider community . |
| 20 | In particular , he found that in an organisation committed to consultative management , a superior may become more and more reluctant to exercise his authority . |
| 21 | The Popular Front government found it more and more difficult to maintain its legitimacy . |
| 22 | Additionally , private landlords became marginalized politically ; industrialists had not extended the housing market and private landlords were drawn largely , though not entirely , from the lower middle class — the very people who found it more and more difficult to establish their position on local councils , bearing in mind , at least , the new element of organized labour via the Trades Councils . |
| 23 | I know that as I became more and more anorexic , I also became more and more despairing and , at the same time , because of my stubborn , isolated will , more and more determined to deny my despair by finding solace in despair itself . |
| 24 | A glance at her watch showed it was barely ten o'clock , yet she felt wide awake and as impatient to see her love as any Juliet . |
| 25 | It is one thing to step into the unknown , another to do it without exaggerating the claims for the product , and quite amazing to end our launch year with a turnover that exceeds our most optimistic forecasts by 250% . |
| 26 | It one thing to accept that she had no future with Harry and quite another to force her heart to give up hope , to stop loving him . |
| 27 | The National Union was then hostile to coalition and quite determined to use its independence if necessary to protect the interests of the party . |
| 28 | Derek is bombastic , opinionated and very happy to correct his wife in public . |
| 29 | ‘ I fear we 've come too late to save Doctor Jekyll , and too late to punish his murderer too . |
| 30 | ‘ Danish design and craftsmanship is timeless and never likely to lose its appeal . ’ |