Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What probably happened was that she suddenly decided the time was right for her to do some publicity and she had something to talk about , her book , Elizabeth Takes off . |
| 2 | However , since there had been open and vigorous debate about what everyone wanted , it had been possible for her to exercise considerable discretion on the department 's behalf when ordering , or selecting at book suppliers . |
| 3 | in making it possible for me to do part-time research . |
| 4 | Equality brings emancipation : according to Marx it will be ‘ possible for me to do one thing today and another tomorrow , to hunt in the morning , fish in the afternoon , rear cattle in the evening , criticise after dinner , just as I have a mind without ever becoming hunter , fisherman , shepherd or critic ’ . |
| 5 | If we have such a debate , it will be possible for him to raise this matter , as he will be able to do on other occasions . |
| 6 | Yet there is striking evidence that carts and wagons had been much improved , and that bridges were being built in many parts to make it possible for them to go longer distances . |
| 7 | She considered approaching him and asking if it might be possible for them to spend more time together , but the difference of nine years in their age put her in awe of him still , and she decided it was not her place to make such suggestions . |
| 8 | At last it was possible for them to achieve absolute precision . |
| 9 | From these women 's descriptions of their days , it is clear that rarely , if ever , is it possible for them to make this distinction either . |
| 10 | It was only possible for us to teach four girls and five teachers . |
| 11 | The Anglo-American special relationship , on the other hand , is as alive as ever , and has made it possible for us to buy advanced US weapon systems like Polaris and Trident on very favourable terms . |
| 12 | It was quite normal for us to find large quantities of the latter goods stowed away by crew members against the possibility of long stays in UK waters . |
| 13 | But generally it 's been unnecessary for us to have much contact . |
| 14 | Peasant enclosures , however , were not so likely to do this as those by greater men , whose lands were sufficiently extensive for them to support large flocks and who would therefore have found such a conversion of land usage economically worth while . |
| 15 | Perhaps the brothers had waited in vain for me to make some retraction . |
| 16 | ‘ I am delighted to record that the Group 's recovery has been sufficiently strong for us to undertake two acquisitions during the year , Sekers and Mercia Carpets ’ . |
| 17 | BMC General Secretary Derek Walker would not speculate on the outcome of these meetings , adding : ‘ It would be wrong for me to pre-empt any decision of the Management Committee . |
| 18 | The S.D.D. ( Scottish Development department ) had been approached about funding such a project but they had replied saying that the projected cost of such a project would be too high for them to offer financial aid . |
| 19 | It was OK for her to do this kind of thing when in a mediumistic trance , but this was n't quite that , was it ? |
| 20 | Since I 'll be on call anyway , it would seem more sensible for me to fill both roles . ’ |
| 21 | But when consumers have a choice which includes widely different types of credit arrangements , it may often be more sensible for them to give more weight to the total cost of credit or the amount of each instalment . |
| 22 | He saw himself as the political leader of the Evangelicals , but in reality his views were too extreme and his style too combative for him to command general support . |
| 23 | She endured his company , that was all ; he told himself that she behaved in all ways like a young lady : it would not have been proper for her to show more feeling . |
| 24 | It was too painful for me to repeat those words from my childhood , ‘ Please do n't go , ’ and risk further rejection . |
| 25 | ‘ It was wrong of you to steal that money ’ is of this latter kind . |
| 26 | Now I 'm interested in you saying that chemistry is really physics . |
| 27 | ‘ It was crucial for us to secure this contract . |
| 28 | Having been to a coeducational school , she did not find men a novelty , and in theory ought to have been able to discriminate better than Liz ( who endured some fairly dreadful experimental evenings in her search for entertainment ) , but her natural kindness made it almost impossible for her to refuse any overture , however offensive , however louche . |
| 29 | ‘ I also know that Mrs Chapman has arthritis which makes it almost impossible for her to climb those stairs to the little flat , ’ I added for good measure . |
| 30 | what Chodorow retains of the psychical that makes it impossible for her to consider social relations in any but the most simplistic way . |