Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] [adj] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Open learning is suitable for many people : for the interested housewife ; for people working full or part-time with horses ; for those working in other industries who are keen on horses ; for people who are about to embark on courses at colleges or training centres , helping them to prepare for what lies ahead ; to update knowledge ; or for experienced competitive horse owners or weekly riders — in fact anyone who finds it impractical to pursue their equestrian education by conventional means . |
| 2 | Strachan on song is a familiar sound this season , so much so that Howard Wilkinson confesses he finds it difficult to say something new about his club captain . |
| 3 | ‘ My grandmother finds it difficult to show her true feelings . ’ |
| 4 | It is on this point , that the ordinary member of the public and , it is suspected , the average police officer finds it difficult to equate his own perception of the offence of taking without consent with the strictures placed upon the courts by legislation . ’ |
| 5 | This makes him free to wear whatever ideological clothing suits the fashion of the moment . |
| 6 | Both of their databases are available on computer-output microfiche , which makes it possible to send their complete databases anywhere , both cheaply and quickly . |
| 7 | In talking to ordinary policewomen , we found many themselves adopt notions of gender differences in order to explain the marginalization of their duties , although others prefer this kind of work simply because it makes it easier to manage their difficult and conflicting roles as policewoman , wife , and mother . |
| 8 | The second problem is that the complex multi-causal nature of drug use makes it difficult to identify what particular combinations of factors make people likely to use heroin , and changes in these causal variables could increase the size of the potential user population . |