Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , they will distort the curriculum because teachers will feel pressured to teach to the tests ; |
| 2 | Alternatively , the leader may no longer feel confident to continue in the situation of effectively soloing and require belays from his seconds to tackle more difficult sections . |
| 3 | It is hoped that readers will feel able to draw on the ideas presented to develop the work further and to apply it to a wider range of contexts . |
| 4 | Staff should always feel able to call upon a colleague if needed and there should be no sense of inadequacy or incompetence felt in doing so . |
| 5 | The Six took pains to make it clear that their intention was not to form an exclusive club : Christian Pineau , the French prime minister , was particularly insistent that they hoped other countries , especially Britain , would feel able to join in the initiative . |
| 6 | When confronted with the head 's and the governors ' account of the financial and other resources with which to achieve its implementation , few members of staff would feel able to contribute to the debate . |
| 7 | She did not quite feel ready to hear about the nights . |
| 8 | Do you work hard to prepare for every sales meeting ? |
| 9 | A weak band close to a strong one may become difficult to detect in the gas phase , unless its own rotational envelope contains a prominent feature such as a Q-branch close to the band origin . |
| 10 | In theory it may sound radical to interfere with a doctor 's right to prescribe , although it was not the drug that was being withdrawn , only the branded version . |
| 11 | The visitors did n't have long to wait for the opening goal . |
| 12 | A factor to be considered was that the leases were short term and therefore often did not have long to run by the year end ; this reduced the difference between a valuation with vacant possession and one with a tenant in occupation . |
| 13 | Sadly , he did not have long to bask in the glory of that epic flight , he was killed while delivering a Vickers Viking in France . |
| 14 | In the meantime , however , until these directives are enforced , Britain 's corporate landscape will remain open to attack without a right to reply in kind . |
| 15 | It may seem odd to complain of an excess of refinement in a film that features talking anuses and rubber monsters shaped like bottoms , but it does all seem to have been done in the best possible taste . |
| 16 | It would therefore seem sensible to refer to the offence by the descriptive label that Parliament itself has provided . |
| 17 | An abdication , on the other hand , would prove impossible to reconcile with the realities of political responsibility for the NHS . |
| 18 | Thus where the advertisement constitutes a criminal offence , it would seem pointless to complain to the Director General . |
| 19 | The Club obviously preferred to have a public supply but this did not seem easy to arrange for the Minutes frequently talk about ‘ bringing pressure to bear on the Water Companies ’ . |
| 20 | At a time when one feels tempted to join in with the celebration of rugby as expressed by England and Ireland in the recent magnificent international match , it may seem churlish to focus on a theme that is no cause for euphoria by a source of concern for the future of sport — and rugby in particular . |
| 21 | It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form , and therefore unnecessary to include both in the index . |
| 22 | However , where the job was a very difficult one involving areas where it might be impossible to gain access even with scaffolding , and the reservation had been specifically drawn to the consumer 's attention , then it would seem reasonable to rely on the clause . |
| 23 | They do n't seem able to get over the Marcus thing — it 's somehow dismantled their idea of themselves as parents , you know , good parents whatever , and the Home as a home . |
| 24 | In practical terms , the replacement theory could well be utilised : it would seem useless to go to the insurance companies merely waving a banner or principle ; if methods of assessment , such as medical tests , were introduced , insurers might find them more acceptable . |
| 25 | In a cold , late spring it may prove difficult to graze off the rye in time to work up a good tilth for mangolds . |
| 26 | I was gon na work out , how am I gon na get red to go over the black ? |
| 27 | Treaty , would adopt ‘ the adjustments that it may prove necessary to make to the distribution of the resources among member states . ’ |
| 28 | Oh I 'll get ready to go to the club . |