Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he is unable to breathe spontaneously it would be cruel to subject him to positive pressure ventilation to prolong his life artificially . |
| 2 | If the odds were not grossly unfavourable , it should be possible to hold it for several hours . |
| 3 | And if this 6Mb does exist , would it be possible to recover it for general use ? |
| 4 | Even granting the absurdity of Hitler 's racialist theories , it would be possible to credit him with realistic goals ( to exploit a political scapegoat , to depopulate Eastern Europe for resettlement ) for which he could massacre Jews and Slavs in as full awareness as theirs when they flee or fight . |
| 5 | Nor would it be possible to refer him to any works of literature ( before the present one ) from which he could gain enlightenment . |
| 6 | Different recognisers have different areas of strength and weakness , so it may be possible to combine them into one system . |
| 7 | He questioned whether it would be possible to prosecute them with any chance of success with the present rules of evidence and he would be against proceeding if it meant changing the way in which the courts worked . |
| 8 | And it should be possible to apply it to any available material , without the need of programmes specially constructed for the purpose . |
| 9 | It should be possible to convert it to other BASICs without too much difficulty . |
| 10 | But no matter what path an observer followed , it would not be possible to provide him with stained-glass cinema . |
| 11 | ‘ If he shares his uncle 's hostility towards the female sex he might very well be prepared to treat them with similar contempt ! ’ |
| 12 | We hope that many practitioners will be willing to support us in this effort . |
| 13 | It has only been met twice this year , the budget is quite small for the amount of work we can continue to do is quite small er it 's quite possible that it would only need to meet once a year in future so it would be sensible to combine it with other non-policy and traffic matters as a working party . |
| 14 | It would be impertinent to say that to N C V er , to I B M , but it might be appropriate to say it to some of the less enlightened firms , or , should John be taking a similar line , in other words , how interventionist would you like either government or N C V O speaking on behalf of the vol voluntary sector to be , in pressing the business sector to have an overall and agreed strategy rather than the individual and enlightened strategy you put forward . |
| 15 | When you consider that we have a mortgage book of roughly £50 billion , you can see that it would be impossible to offer it to all our borrowers . |
| 16 | So important is this consideration , and it would be perfunctory to regard it as mere vanity , that it may motivate performances to anonymous and usually unconcerned strangers . |
| 17 | ( That is to say , even if it were the case that e.g. broad-class syllables were easy to find , it would be pointless to use them for lexical access if the number of words described by a string of such units was huge . ) |
| 18 | Do n't be grumpy or touchy now — you 'll be glad to see them after 26.2 miles and you want them to be happy to see you too . |
| 19 | We will be glad to assist you with any special requirements you may have and to offer you our hospitality and advice throughout your visit . |
| 20 | So , to take one illustration from the law reports , if you are the company 's assistant accountant , it could be unfair to dismiss you for alleged lack of management ability if that has no real bearing on your daily tasks . |
| 21 | Once they 've joined in the Pirates Club , you 'll be lucky to see them at all , as they go through their paces for the junior cabaret ( where a lot of hidden young talent come to light ) , or as they enjoy the treasure hunts and fancy dress parties . |
| 22 | It would be terrible to hurt her in any way . |
| 23 | To understand the internal dynamic of debate , change and tension within Catholic history in this period , it may be helpful to divide it into three parts . |
| 24 | Though this derives from psychological studies of covert actions types , it would be waste to leave it at that . |
| 25 | ‘ They acted out the robbery in full so that when it came to describing it to everyone , to police , and to insurance investigators , they would be able to describe it in perfect detail . ’ |
| 26 | One thing you can be sure of is that the panel will know the words of these characters very well ( they will probably be able to prompt you at any given moment should you ‘ dry ’ ) but each and every time the lines are spoken by a new voice they are different in their texture , humour , drama and music . |
| 27 | I knew I needed the disguise because I would be able to surprise him by two hours at the most . |
| 28 | And we would never be able to surprise him by two hours at the most . |
| 29 | you might be able to do it off that , you wo n't be able to listen to it at the same time |
| 30 | But they could possibly , they surely must be able to do it through natural wastage to some extent . |