Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] this [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Glenmuir and Golf Monthly are delighted to present this fantastic opportunity to savour the drama and excitement of the Ryder Cup at first hand . |
| 2 | CCG director Mike Queen added : ‘ We are delighted to have this prestigious contract . |
| 3 | Bob Clough-Parker , spokesman for the city 's Chamber of Trade , who went on both the previous lobbying missions to London , said : ‘ Speaking on behalf of the private sector we are delighted to have this renewed opportunity to discuss Chester 's merits as a location for the pay office with the new minister . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We 're supposed to have this national reserve , but I was determined to bring back ‘ Land of Hope and Glory ’ , ’ he said . |
| 5 | But they 're happy to make this extra offering . |
| 6 | In keeping with our desire to acquaint British readers with selected Esquire landmarks , we 're proud to present this intimate look at our greatest champion . |
| 7 | The only small crumb of comfort is that , since May 1990 , tenants ( but not managers ) of national brewers ' pubs can buy guest cask ales free of the tie — but the nationals have been quick to dominate this new market niche by organising their own lists of ‘ guest beers ’ , many of them brewed by their own subsidiaries . |
| 8 | Lord Bullock further suggests that he may even have been reluctant to transfer this particular responsibility to the United States . |
| 9 | If they had been chatting , no matter how lightly , she would have been so absorbed in carefully listening and in getting out a reply through a nervously constricted throat that she would n't have been able to enjoy this wonderful drive . |
| 10 | Before Ma left me to collect my new sister from Maternity I would not have been able to execute this upward stretch unaided , now I hold the pose perfectly , without touching the chair back . |
| 11 | Humanist transgression in the name of authenticity has never been able to comprehend this other kind of transgression , that performed in the name of inversion , perversion , and reinscription . |
| 12 | I do not believe that it would be right to reverse this long line of authority and declare that certiorari should now lie to reverse the decision of a visitor on a question of law . |
| 13 | ‘ Surely it would be possible to fit this disgusting effigy with some kind of hessian kilt ; or , failing this , perhaps a strategically planted row of shrubbery might serve . ’ |
| 14 | It is perhaps audacious , given the undeniable uncertainty in which we find ourselves in thinking of consciousness , but it may be possible to regard this mutual dependency as a matter of nomic correlation of one of the kinds specified earlier ( 1.5 ) , although nomic connection of a uniquely primitive character . |
| 15 | It should be possible to express this underlying proposition in every linguistic realisation . |
| 16 | ‘ If you 're not happy with my services , I 'm prepared to call this whole thing off , ’ she informed him coldly . |
| 17 | He must be prepared to curtail this new behaviour before it becomes a habit . |
| 18 | Management may be prepared to pay this higher cost when labour is scarce and has to be attracted from alternative employment , or when a union is making strong demands for a higher quality of working life . |
| 19 | It would be foolish to dismiss this remarkable innovation out of hand . |
| 20 | And so , despite the undeniably galling aspect of being asked to rejoice in so meagre a victory after decades of hammering on the hallowed portals of power , I believe it would be foolish to look this particular gift-horse in the mouth . |
| 21 | It would be easy to put this 1814 statement down to the cowardice of a middle-aged civil servant ashamed of his youthful indiscretion , were it not for the amazing passage which follows . |
| 22 | Any budding Blackbeard or Captain Hook would be thrilled to find this buried chest of treasure , filled to the brim with stolen loot . |
| 23 | Erm I think really for Mr to talk about washing of hands er he 's got some brass neck when I remember every year , every year I mean hopefully he wo n't be able to do this next year , what does he say it 's your budget and he looks over there your budget , you implement it . |
| 24 | You must also bear in mind that the combination of the mirror and glass will make the finished article twice as heavy as it would normally be , and therefore the frame must be able to take this excess weight . |
| 25 | Even hardened smokers do n't seem to be able to take this direct onslaught from the pungent and reaching fingers of smoke . |
| 26 | With my family I feel privileged to be able to see this new production . ’ |
| 27 | We are pleased to be able to offer this well-run house , which enjoys a good reputation locally . |
| 28 | I decided to write to Practical PC in the hope that you might be able to solve this minor mystery . |
| 29 | Prices will be announced at Motorfair , but as with Skoda and Lada you should be able to buy this Escort-size car for less than a Fiesta . |
| 30 | To be able to add this latest accreditation to what may already be a substantial collection of brandings and certifications , a vendor has to successfully complete a set of tests and checks , buy a distribution source licence for the specific OSF technology , and agree to a royalty structure for products shipped under the certification seal . |