Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] it [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You said that it might be possible to get it for £50 . |
| 2 | Likewise , Charlie 's old school is not an entity that has the property of old-school-ness ; this is not a property of which English speakers would make frequent use , but it might be possible employ it in cases where something had the characteristic of " being a school in an old way " — perhaps with extensive use of wax tablet and stylus , and possibly a slave or two for the menial work . |
| 3 | However , it is hoped that by bringing in additional path material it will be possible to reopen it by Easter , with access being limited to certain ‘ clean ’ areas . |
| 4 | The true citizen must be ‘ able to understand the interests of the community , must be able to subordinate his own will to the general will , must feel his responsibility to the community and be prepared to serve it by voting , working , or ( if need be ) fighting ’ . |
| 5 | If your interception angle is over 30° , then be prepared to reduce it to 30° ( plus drift ) , when the QDMs indicate that you are 10° to 15° off track . |
| 6 | If the routine of a nap got well established now , then it would be easier to keep it in place later on , when Faye was in the second trimester and feeling deceptively fit and healthy as women usually did in those middle months … |
| 7 | What the voters perceived and clung on to , especially in London , was that there has been a revolution in Britain in the 1980s and that it would be foolish to put it at risk because of deeply felt resentment at the recession . |
| 8 | This means that it will be impossible to grow it as part of the decoration , or to expect it to be self-sustaining . |
| 9 | At this rate we 'll be lucky to make it to Makassar before the next monsoon ! " |
| 10 | But it may be well to keep it in existence . ’ |
| 11 | As far as East Germany is concerned , no doubt Western Germany will take care of that now , er who could or would be able to do it for Poland Czechoslovakia , Rumania and the Soviet Union , is very much more difficult to see , and of course , if the West were to rebuild all their , all their factories , er and they were all modern , and with their cheap labour force , they would then com , almost completely er destroy our industry I guess in competition so that we would have a , that would be another problem I guess . |
| 12 | Whether your idea of leisure is fishing in the Thames , hitting a ball or watching a film you will be able to do it in Oxfordshire . |
| 13 | He calculates the car will last two more years after which he thinks he will be able to sell it for £400 . |
| 14 | Er the idea was we 'd be able to sell it to people or give it to people depending on whether they had any money or not I suppose by the Green Party . |
| 15 | For instance , part of the trouble in the clean-air example is that nobody owns the air ; if somebody did , polluters would not be able to dirty it with impunity . |
| 16 | Erm the geometry one that we did n't look at , you might be able to spot it in minutes , |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't know if I 'll be able to swing it in India , it depends on the pitches and conditions , but as the Indians ' attack looks to be mainly swing and seam , it could happen . |
| 18 | When a problem develops , the hope will be that the client will be able to resolve it by discussion with the solicitor or other person dealing with his case ( whose identity and status must have been disclosed upon acceptance of instructions ) . |
| 19 | It 's on the theme of families and you 'll be able to use it at Pack meetings . |
| 20 | So , if you are fortunate ( or clever ) enough to be the proud possessor of an appropriate handset , you will soon be able to use it throughout Europe . |
| 21 | She also said that when my tooth catches fire again , which it will , I wo n't be able to save it for love or money . |
| 22 | ‘ Will you be able to finish it in time ? ’ |
| 23 | You might be able to learn it parrot-fashion out of a book or be able to put it on paper . |
| 24 | You 're not going to be able to protect it from radiation , are you ? or brain damage caused by lead in the atmosphere ? or cancer caused by preservatives in food ? ’ |
| 25 | Do you love and respect yourself enough to be able to read it in front of you on paper ? |
| 26 | ‘ I think I might be able to work it into London . |
| 27 | For example , to offer much quicker delivery than is usual may cost a seller very little because of spare capacity , but if this is highly valued by the buyer the seller may be able to trade it in return for a prompt payment agreement . |
| 28 | When pressed for concrete experimental results to validate their claim , they announced that supporting data had already been obtained , in the belief that they would be able to obtain it in future . |
| 29 | You should be able to find it in gardening books listed as Glechoma hederacea ‘ Variegate ’ , or Nepeta hederacea ‘ Variegata ’ . |
| 30 | In other cases a relative or foster carer may apply for custody after a shorter period and you will be informed of this action and be able to contest it in court if you wish . |