Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [adv prt] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that it would be right to set up a retraining scheme for soon-to-be-redundant members of the shadow Cabinet ? |
| 2 | She would not be sorry to give up the job there . |
| 3 | I seriously doubt if it would be possible to put up a climb like this without bolts , particularly as the rock is not beyond suspicion . |
| 4 | In sum , it should be possible to draw up a list of factors relevant to a decision whether to embark on re-investigation . |
| 5 | ( 2 ) The possible suspension of trading on exchanges where conditions become volatile and the consequent risk that it may not be possible to close out a position even where a stop-loss order has been placed . |
| 6 | As the National Curriculum is implemented , it will be possible to carry out a check of the curriculum of each school . |
| 7 | ‘ I can see how it might be possible to bring up a family here . |
| 8 | It may be impractical to carry out a stocktake or inspect the plant and machinery ( particularly if the Vendor wishes to keep the transaction confidential from the work force ) . |
| 9 | It was argued that it would be undesirable to open up the possibility of private prosecution , and that the sensitivity of the area was such that it was imperative that prosecution policy be consistent . |
| 10 | How many of us would be prepared to give up a year or more of life to pay back a debt from which we never benefitted , to satisfy the banks ? |
| 11 | If there appears to be an improvement in behaviour then you can try delaying the medication , or reducing the amount , but keep an eye on the situation and be prepared to top up the dose if necessary . |
| 12 | PFK TIP : When using the Wurly in warm and/or windy weather , you will have a high rate of water loss through evaporation and spray so be prepared to top up the pond as required . |
| 13 | The right hon. Gentleman may be prepared to hand over the government of this country to trade unions abroad , but that is not the position of the Conservative party . |
| 14 | We were at great pains to explain that we were novices and aware that diving in Barbados was unlike diving in the UK and were told that ‘ courses taken on holiday mean nothing at all ’ and that we should be prepared to snorkel around a pool for six months should he deem it necessary , and that even if we did dive to any standard we would be taken on a dive ( presumably in a pool ) , and ‘ ripped down ’ until we eventually failed a test . |
| 15 | In such a situation the purchaser will normally be willing to take over the vendor 's liabilities up to a specified maximum or as specifically itemised in completion accounts . |
| 16 | I explained to her that I only had a couple of quid to my name , but I 'd be willing to pay off the rest before six months were up . |
| 17 | Transatlantic tourists and suburban groupies may be willing to fork out the £1 cover charge for sporadic glimpses of Michael Caine and Jason Donovan , but grown-ups are kept loyal by cooking that is honest and robust and hardly ever hiccups in spite of turning over almost as many portions as Ramsden 's . |
| 18 | The parties to a consensual relationship would be free to set out the parameters of their respective rights and duties by contract , subject to any statutory provisions to the contrary . |
| 19 | It would be wrong to bring in the goodwill arising on the full 30% acquisition ( see working 4 ) . |
| 20 | Even if these things can be believed , it would be foolish to write off the Khmers Rouges . |
| 21 | It may be impossible to draw up a fitness league table but it is possible to say that complexity has increased during evolution . |
| 22 | It will not be easy to speed up the system by which mentally disordered people are moved through the courts , prisons , NHS hospitals , Special Hospitals and , eventually , back into the normal community . |
| 23 | I am sure Lennie Lawrence , Steve Gritt and Allan Curbishley would be delighted to take up a teaching post . |
| 24 | T. D. You might be glad to lock up a drunk to get out of the rain for a while . |
| 25 | Certainly , in essence this is a political decision , but it would be naive to play down the extent to which this and other aspects of the policy agenda is shaped by officials . |
| 26 | A younger generation , or at least a younger American generation , has been brought up on a list of acid tests , invented to get rid of the boiled oatmeal consistency of the bad verse of 1900 , and there is no doubt that many young readers seeing Binyon 's inversions , etc. , will be likely to throw down the translation under the impression that it is incompetent . |
| 27 | If , they say , projects are not found acceptable purely on the basis of the tangible benefits , then it may be useful to turn around the investment question to ask what the present value of the benefits must be to justify the investment . |
| 28 | It may be useful to draw up the definitions clause after drafting the rest of the terms , to ensure that all words and phrases which require definition are included ; then , when checking the terms , the drafter should check the meaning of defined words and phrases each time they appear in the document to ensure that the definition is appropriate . |
| 29 | Before looking further at the way this assumption was developed , it would be useful to clear up a confusion that may arise in the use of the category ‘ positivist criminology ’ . |
| 30 | Er Ma'am I think it would be helpful to pick up a point you made in relation to the R Royal Society of Birds , Royal Soci R S P B. |