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 | And if this 6Mb does exist , would it be possible to recover it for general use ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It should be possible to convert it to other BASICs without too much difficulty . |
| 5 | But no matter what path an observer followed , it would not be possible to provide him with stained-glass cinema . |
| 6 | ‘ If he shares his uncle 's hostility towards the female sex he might very well be prepared to treat them with similar contempt ! ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ( 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 . ) |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 12 | But they could possibly , they surely must be able to do it through natural wastage to some extent . |
| 13 | I felt a little shy : all those things we had written — would I be able to translate them into physical action , into real , spoken words ? |
| 14 | I suspect that if we were to take a sensate tension structure such as the love-hate paradox that lies at the heart of Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet theme , we would be able to transpose it into different forms each appropriate to a particular culture , and , provided we had the necessary skill of course , we would be able to do this for all cultures in the world . |
| 15 | If the tooth is loosened in its socket , modern dental surgery may be able to fix it to adjacent teeth . |
| 16 | It is important that constituents should be able to consult us about confidential matters , but surely we should not go so far as to give comfort to murderers and bombers , as has been suggested . |
| 17 | If you 'd like to find out more about the Council Tax then call the Action Team , they 'll be able to put you in direct contact with someone who can sort out any problems you may have , call them now on 031-557–3194 during office hours . |
| 18 | To be able to change them into different fractions . |
| 19 | The F-15 is capable of dealing with all foreseeable large threats for some time ; and if a new Russian regime started to develop a better fighter , America would still be able to beat it into large-scale production of an improved version of the YF-22 . |
| 20 | Chances are I will be able to help you with other topics , so do n't be put off writing again because I was no help the first time . |
| 21 | Agency staff may be able to advise you about certain tax allowances , such as travelling expenses , uniform , indemnity insurance , subscriptions to the journals , and to a professional organisation . |
| 22 | The RSPCA , Petwatch , or many of the other animal organisations that exist will be able to advise you about particular pets you may be interested in keeping . |
| 23 | Alternatively the three organisations listed below will be able to advise you on qualified photographers in your area . |
| 24 | Your local Land Rover Genuine Parts outlet should be able to supply you with tailored , easily fitted covers . |
| 25 | But in fact is a Rolls Royce a quality car if you want to go shopping and you want to be able to park it in small paces places and get round multistorey car parks ? |
| 26 | COHSE , the RCN , and the HVA all offer indemnity insurance schemes , and your local steward should be able to provide you with specific written details of this . |
| 27 | In any event , they should be able to provide you with good advice . |
| 28 | If you are elderly or disabled , your local Council of Voluntary Service should be able to provide you with willing volunteers to come and decorate for you . |
| 29 | Are these sufficiently closely defined for us to be able to apply them to particular cases ? |
| 30 | It 's simpler to obtain large amounts of it and one hopes that if one finds out something of the mechanism through this enzyme one would be able to apply it to other enzymes dependent upon the same coenzyme . |