Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [to-vb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's easier to walk along outside while we are in the station , ’ he explained . |
| 2 | Laws in science , so it was argued , were of the logical form " All As are Bs " , ( for example all swans are white ) yet it is impossible to investigate empirically all As . |
| 3 | Research into crime is likely to take comparatively longer than into other areas of social behaviour . |
| 4 | An apple tree is likely to live considerably longer than the person who plants it , so it is worth careful siting with good soil . |
| 5 | Retail demand is quite heavy and is likely to remain so even after the novelty value of the new car has worn off . |
| 6 | However , as Ketamine lacks the euphoric and social properties that led o the widespread use of MDMA , the drug is likely to disappear as suddenly as it seems to have emerged . |
| 7 | Looking further ahead , coal use is likely to rise significantly only when its use is necessitated by demand for synthetic natural gas or chemical feedstocks currently acquired from oil . |
| 8 | If the purpose of teaching is to expedite learning , then a person who is taught is likely to learn more effectively than one who is not . |
| 9 | For instance , if you 've a long way to go , it 's better to get there slowly than not at all . ’ |
| 10 | Trial and error is the best way to learn the timing , and most people discover that it is better to release sooner rather than later . |
| 11 | ALTHOUGH John Kirwan might be in a honeymoon mood at the moment after the whole All Black team turned up at his recent marriage in Italy ( see pages 54 and 65 ) , his good humour is unlikely to last too long if the NZRFU meeting on December 12 and 13th decides to take action against him over his public announcement that he would not make himself available for the All Blacks if Auckland coach John Hart is not Grizz Wyllie 's successor as national coach . |
| 12 | Whatever the government , the NHS has always been seen as underfunded and that is unlikely to change so long as children and old people wait months for operations . |
| 13 | Thus , the price mechanism is unlikely to operate as efficiently as a signal to households under inflationary conditions as under conditions of stable prices . |
| 14 | I designed it but incorporated the customer 's ideas which is important to do as far as possible . |
| 15 | If paintings or prints are to be hung on the walls it is important to work out beforehand where they are going to go , and to make sure that battens are fixed in these particular areas . |
| 16 | It is important to book as early as possible , since kennels fill up quickly at peak times , with customers booking from one year to the next . |
| 17 | In particular , it is important to know as precisely as possible what evidence satisfied Lanfranc and Anselm in pursuing a policy which was opposed to papal policy , and to the most forward-looking thinking on ecclesiastical government of their time . |
| 18 | ‘ Theoretically , yes , but that 's unlikely to happen so long as the company is successful and the shareholders approve of the way it 's run . ’ |
| 19 | It is advisable to apply as early as possible , and preferably before 31 January of the proposed year of entry to the University , though application may be considered up to the date when a course begins , subject to the availability of places . |
| 20 | It is essential to conceptualize as precisely as possible the nature of corporate crime . |
| 21 | But then , Alice draw so many varied threads into the weave it 's difficult to work out exactly where they 're coming from . |
| 22 | But then , Alice draw so many varied threads into the weave it 's difficult to work out exactly where they 're coming from . |
| 23 | A : It 's difficult to pin down precisely where you 've gone wrong without knowing what you typed in at the command line to begin restoring . |
| 24 | With road proposals , it is vital to object as strongly as possible at the earliest opportunity , even if you are told no route has yet been chosen . |
| 25 | If you are arranging any function which involves the use of video , it is safest to specify as precisely as you can both the format and the colour system you will need or can offer . |
| 26 | Saxton is waiting by his 'phone for news from Spain , and says he 's ready to fly back there if called . |