Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | It is certainly possible to see in the charter deeds of the denomination ( which is what the Book of Common Prayer seems to be for many ) this vision to reach those outside the church . |
2 | She found it strange and a trifle exciting to sit at the cafe tables , and watch Wehrmacht , Luftwaffe and Nazi naval personnel walking in the leafy boulevards . |
3 | The village chiefs ask their people if they are willing to work on the water projects , and once agreed a project committee is set up carrying the authority of all involved . |
4 | This suggests a major drop in popularity , and it would be interesting to look at the circulation figures . |
5 | Others were purchased cheaply for agricultural use by villagers who were willing to do without the sale vouchers which were sometimes required by the government . |
6 | I am convinced that if the hon. Gentleman were ever in a position of responsibility in the House — the likelihood of which is becoming increasingly remote — he would also find himself advised that it would be foolish to put before the House proposals which in a few weeks or months might fall outside the law . |
7 | With reference to the above , Nalgo is prepared to approve to the job descriptions of 3 March 1993 , conditional upon the changes agreed at our meeting of 25 March 1993 being incorporated in the final draft . |
8 | In being prepared to lend to the discount houses or to buy bills from them , the Bank of England is the ultimate guarantor of sufficient liquidity in the monetary system and is known as lender of last resort . |
9 | It is always prepared to lend to the discount houses in the last resort in order to ensure adequate liquidity in the economy . |
10 | That is why , in the defence estimates debate on 14 October 1991 , my hon. Friend the Member for Clackmannan ( Mr. O'Neill ) said : ’ We should be careful to preserve the opportunity for as many of our civilians as possible to serve in the volunteer forces . ’ |
11 | Marketing chief Peter Sadler was unavailable to comment on the launch plans , but it is thought four agencies have been lined up to pitch for the business . |
12 | In the life she led it would have been all too easy to succumb to the myriad temptations on offer , but she had seen them for the shallow , worthless things they were , and valued her self-respect too highly to accept dross when she knew she must seek for gold . |
13 | This is easy to understand for the river dolphins , which feed on individual prey on the river bottom , but the habits of beaked whales remain almost a total mystery . |
14 | Regular Music is delighted to return to the Commonwealth Games Stadium , Meadowbank with one of the world 's biggest stars . |
15 | Oddly , it is impossible to tell from the dance movements whether you are rewinding or forwarding . ) |
16 | It is not possible to generalise about the hedging policies that UK companies adopt such is the wide range of experience . |
17 | I am sorry to hear of the job losses to which the hon. Gentleman refers , but the only secure future for the coal industry or , indeed , for any other industry , is for it to produce something that people want at a price that people can afford . |
18 | The bowling is in good hands , with Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis ( if he can shake off a persistent back injury ) likely to rank among the star names of the tournament . |
19 | and how erm but it probably got a little to do with the way groups actually organize . |
20 | In their study of Yorkshire during the 1984–5 strike , for example , Winterton and Winterton ( 1989 : see also Waddington et al. , 1990 ) found that the strike breakers were more likely to live outside the mining communities , thereby producing a geography whereby the strike was strongest ( and longest ) in the pits whose labour came mainly from local , closed communities : in Nottinghamshire , of course , the opposite occurred , with the closed communities being solid against the strike . |
21 | MARRIAGES which involve a partner who has been married before are more likely to end in the divorce courts than ones between two people who have never before been up the aisle . |
22 | Such legislative changes are seen as necessary ( by government in particular ) to curb abuses of privilege ( by improper disclosure of information ) and confidentiality , and more is likely to get onto the statute books as appreciation and concern grows of the power and damage that information can wield . |
23 | Where the nuisance was in existence at the time the abatement notice was served , and continued or was likely to recur at the time proceedings for a nuisance order began then whether or not it was continuing or was likely to recur at the date of the hearing , the court must also order the defendant to pay the local authority the cost of the proceedings to obtain the nuisance order . |
24 | The Second World War broke out the day before the majority of deaf schools were due to reassemble after the summer holidays . |
25 | You 'd be stupid to go across the stepping stones if you did n't have the power to jump from one to the other , pretty big , but the , so are the distances between them and at that time of the year the river was pretty high too and r rather boisterous , so it would n't be very pleasant if you had fallen in , but you 've got to have that but you 've also got to have stamina as you said , but it would n't have been any fun if you 'd got halfway across and your stamina had run out , then fire brigade called out , the fire brigade or something . |
26 | What became known as the Naythuyein Mass Meeting heard Aung San speak about the Burmese contribution to the Allied cause ; he saw Labour 's victory as a sign that imperialism was on the way out and he affirmed that ‘ 99 per cent of the PBF would be unwilling to serve in the fighting forces of a country that was not free ’ . |
27 | You 'll be intrigued to read about the Killer Rabbits , The Magic Roundabouts , The Flat Stanleys , Swoop Groove Mungers , The Sheds and The Plastic Snails . |
28 | You 'll be intrigued to read about the Killer Rabbits , The Magic Roundabouts , The Flat Stanleys , Swoop Groove Mungers , The Sheds and The Plastic Snails . |
29 | Opted-out hospitals will not be able to borrow on the capital markets or pay junior staff more than other hospitals . |
30 | And for e for emplo for employment officers you would have induction , you would have interviewing skills , and you would say you know , we would also we 'd be able to see of the training records , what interviewing courses |