Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We call ourselves the Unifiers — an inner core of trade unionists who are prepared to take a few risks to get what we must for the majority . |
| 2 | If you all get on well and are prepared to make the same sacrifices to succeed , you might just be ‘ the right stuff ’ . |
| 3 | But there are other less obvious savings which can be taken into account if you are prepared to write a few letters and fill out a form or two . |
| 4 | It is in the field of assessment that the new arrangements are likely to pose the most difficulties for teachers and distract them from their first task of finding their way into ‘ the very queer and tortuous passages of children 's minds ’ . |
| 5 | In bottle-wrack , on the other hand , all the cells within a plant are likely to have the same genes , because only very recent mutations could divide them . |
| 6 | But after the sterling crisis , Mr Major had been quick to brand the same markets as irrational , Mr Smith declared . |
| 7 | This three-star establishment is a sister hotel to the nearby Tyrol & Alpenhof hotels , and guests at the Haus Orplid are welcome to use the many facilities at these hotels . |
| 8 | Delays are unlikely to exceed a few minutes while capacity is maximised . |
| 9 | The specialist gardens are able to access the Plant Records system through dial-up modems , and are able to use the same PCs for word processing , small databases , and spreadsheets for numerical data , such as climate records and finance . |
| 10 | Only if other scientists are able to obtain the same results using similar methods of operation , will a result be taken seriously and treated to further tests . |
| 11 | But lesser mortals are apt to need a few crutches . |
| 12 | where Trevor Rowley has been able to explain the many routeways as a reflection of the straker routes of commoners herding animals from lowland settlements to upland pastures . |
| 13 | Three weeks earlier they had flown out to Rome where they had been able to spend a few days as guests of the staff and students at the Venerable English College before setting out from St Peter 's Square on Wednesday , 30th September to cycle more than 1,700 miles across Italy , Switzerland and France , then up through England . |
| 14 | Returning to the All Blacks ' 11-match tour to Australia , the NZRFU has bowed to Australian pressure and loosened the grip on the Bledisloe Cup , for many years the symbol of Trans-Tasman supremacy , but which has only regained popularity in the last decade or so when Australia have been able to break the All Blacks ' hold on the Cup . |
| 15 | We are happy to report no such troubles with the 300SL-24 which felt rock solid throughout the test . |
| 16 | of it er but I 'd rather be viewed on my own merits on my own worth er be willing to take a few risks in life erm and know that I 've got the rewards at the end of it for making a success . |
| 17 | If none of these ideas is possible , would she be willing to spend a few weeks each year in a home for the elderly or , if she is infirm , in a nursing home or a local National Health Service hospital ? |
| 18 | but I hope however that he will be willing to go a few steps further . |
| 19 | You usually like to keep things at the status quo , but today you could be willing to make a few changes . |
| 20 | Besides , the actor thinks movies should n't be afraid to push a few buttons . |
| 21 | Sunderland travel to Cambridge , with Crosby saying : ‘ I want the players to go out and not be afraid to take a few risks . ’ |
| 22 | At this point , it might be appropriate to spend a few moments on a specifically Scottish aspect of the Bill . |
| 23 | If one team is losing it might be useful to give a few tips as to how to speed up . |
| 24 | She had not had it with her on Sunday during the walk to the belvedere and although it might now be too late in the day to catch the best of the light , it would be useful to have a few shots to help with descriptions of the scenery when she came to write her novel . |
| 25 | I am delighted to be asked to deliver Lynda 's speech to such a large body of people committed to helping the disadvantaged and to be able to say a few words about how government is meeting the challenges that it faces in the developing world . |
| 26 | We can not all , as it already been emphasised by the last speaker we may not all be able to do the same things we have not all got the same gifts or the same responsibilities er within the church but you all have the same responsibilities in this light of God . |
| 27 | You 'll be able to use the same coins . |
| 28 | Living in both Manchester and Leeds , I am in the position to be able to put a few things straight . |
| 29 | So she 'd be able to have a few moments of peace and quiet in which to interview the woman . |
| 30 | Further , taking features that are directly and simply encoded in one language , one may well be able to find the same features encoded in more subtle and less visible ways in either the structure or the use of other languages . |