Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You either turn left to go to one side of Petswood or right to go to the other side of Petswood . |
| 2 | By allowing experiments to be performed on a computer which would be impractical or dangerous to perform in the physical world , it also allows the design engineer to probe new areas . |
| 3 | Drawings can often give views of the site that are difficult or impossible to achieve with a physical reconstruction , such as aerial or cutaway views , showing both the interior and exterior of a building at the same time . |
| 4 | Many of them , it was suggested by the organisations we spoke to , are married women with domestic commitments who are unable or unwilling to work on a regular basis but who value the opportunity to take on occasional work outside normal hours , particularly in the pre-Christmas period ( the height of the banqueting season ) . |
| 5 | Now , in 1980 , having largely escaped the first round of cuts by the Tory government , the Housing Corporation , which is a major source of funding to housing associations and co-ops , has been cut too , leading to an ever worsening situation for those ineligible for council housing or unable to buy into the private market . |
| 6 | In fact , Chesterman had put the charge of perfectionism in person in his CBC interview , where Karajan had suggested that the word was one used by those too idle or impatient to attend to the basic disciplines of their craft . |
| 7 | However , if you have no replacements , be sure to use more club than usual to allow for the decreased distance . |
| 8 | I do have to say that on occasion I found myself baulking at a certain inconsistent and artificialsounding short reverberation effect following the odd sudden soloist ( trumpet or saxophone ) sforzando ( two specific cases are mentioned above ) , but this is a price I 'm more than willing to pay for the added ambience and clarity that Nippon Columbia has afforded these treasurable recordings . |
| 9 | ‘ It is neither wise nor manly to get into a pissing contest with a skunk , ’ Ellen said coldly , ‘ so step back , Nick . ’ |
| 10 | Unskilled manual workers were also considerably less likely than average to know of a wide selection of credit sources ; sources which came higher up their list than average were moneylenders , mail order , tallymen , loans from finance companies , electricity or gas board schemes , and HP . |
| 11 | A thickly built oak and beechwood sixteenth-seventeenth century refectory table from the Pyrenees , admittedly characterful ( Tajan 's auction staff used it for stacking their telephones on ) but more than difficult to place in a modern apartment , sold for FFr650,000 ( £67,550 ; $117,500 ) , over twice its high estimate . |
| 12 | Right cos what it is erm we 'd like if , if possible to get like a daily list of who 's due to appear on Pebble Mill where pop stars and T V stars are worth a damn sight more in newspapers than ne hard news these days it er should n't be a bad idea for us to try and get a , get in on who 's , you know , who 's coming in to appear . |
| 13 | It is also vital to keep all abrasives dust-free , and if possible to work in a dust-free environment . |
| 14 | Perhaps the book of lamentation is not the book you normally turn to , to find words of encouragement , but there are tremendous encouragements to be found in it , listen what the profits says there , in the third chapter , he says this I recall to my mind , and he 's talking about the time of his own affliction , the time when he is going through it , the time when nobody loves him , the time when everybody 's against him , when he 's suffering and he 's in pain the time when life is full of bitterness for him , he says this I recall to my mind , therefore I have hope , the lords loving kindness indeed never ceases for his compassion 's never fail and here Jesus is demonstrating that , he 's compassion 's never fail , he 's loving kindnesses they never cease , here in his dying hour Jesus is showing that in reaching out to this man but as we said the other week the , the deepest , the most important significance of what Jesus did then , of what Jesus said then , its not just of the historical account , but that he is able and willing to say and to do exactly the same today in your experience and in mine , what he did for that man on the cross he 's ready and willing to do for every one of us the incident may of happened nineteen hundred years ago , but there 's the old hymn , the verse reminds us , picks out that very story and it says the dying thief rejoiced to see that fountain in his day and there may I , though via us he wash all my sins away , and that verse from William Cowper 's hymn , it takes up that great historical event , that tremendous happening in that man 's life and he links it with a present and it applies it to you and to me and says this can be our experience as well . |
| 15 | What he did for that man on the cross , he 's ready and willing to do for every one of us . |
| 16 | We have mentioned very little about harmonic paths in minor keys , but those with a sound harmonic upbringing will find it somewhat repetitive and superfluous to go over the whole ground again . |
| 17 | However , as Colin Gray indicated , they are either within striking distance of current LASMO operations — where it would be relatively straightforward and economical to tie in a smaller discovery to an existing field — or otherwise they offer such exciting prospects as possibly to warrant major investment . |
| 18 | MR DAVID Mellor , the Home Office Minister of State , said yesterday that he was ‘ almost ashamed and embarrassed to live in the same society ’ as journalists working for tabloid newspapers . |
| 19 | I open some of the popular newspapers covering some people 's private lives or great national tragedies and I feel almost ashamed and embarrassed to live in the same society as people who can produce that sort of stuff . ’ |
| 20 | Sitting back on her seat , she relaxed as the engine started and the long , low open canal boat passed under the first of the very low bridges which spanned the narrow waterways , and tuned in her ear to the English commentary being given by the boat 's guide , mentally turning off when it was followed in French and German to engage in a desultory conversation with a fellow countryman who had chanced to take the place beside her , a pleasant young man attending his first seminar in Denmark . |
| 21 | I use pale olive green and ochre to wash over the main tree , with the shadow softened using a dark olive green . |
| 22 | Perhaps even more valuable are those servicemen and servicewomen who are sufficiently secure , motivated , well paid and content to remain in the same job for fifteen , twenty or thirty years , providing a continuity of local knowledge that is invaluable to those who come to rely upon them . |
| 23 | The photocopied documents are described as almost perfect and impossible to detect by the ordinary person , and even by MOT staff . |
| 24 | Between them Stavrogin and Dasha Shatov , Shatov 's sister , the girl to whom the letter is addressed , have conjured the word ‘ nurse ’ which is a term of art as metaphysical as anything in Notes from Underground and impossible to match in the other post-Siberian novels . |
| 25 | The guitar was very well set up and proved comfortable and easy to play from the off . |
| 26 | It 's fairly flexible and easy to cut for an exact fit ; with adhesive or double-sided tape being used only at seams and edges . |
| 27 | Hence unwanted pregnancy was more likely to occur , the girl was also unlikely to deal positively with this event , and likely to drift into an unsuitable , unsupportive marital relationship or single parenthood , and experience adverse events linked to her unsatisfactory lifestyle . |
| 28 | Various other formats have come and gone over the years , but these are the ones which have become established and likely to remain for the foreseeable future . |
| 29 | But there are those who prefer to promote the rumour that CDs are hardly long-lasting and likely to self-destruct after a few years . |
| 30 | Firstly , it seems unreasonable , against nature , and misogynistic to suggest to a young woman that she will have to wait until her late 20s to complete her minimum training and then be able to start a family . |