Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] [det] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 A prospective purchaser would presumably be hesitant to proceed in such circumstances without adequate insurance protection .
2 It is sometimes possible to arrange for both ministers to be at the ceremony , sharing the responsibility between them .
3 In this short space it is not possible to go into any depth on the nature of particular natural hazards but only to highlight those aspects relevant to GIS .
4 On the autobahn or the test track , this translates into an uncanny ability to accelerate strongly to 140 mph with sufficient in reserve to cruise at that speed for as long as conditions allow .
5 In Section 6.3 , we showed that it is possible to pivot from any BFS to any other BFS through a sequence of BFSs .
6 Gill-net entanglement affects coastal dolphin and porpoise species worldwide , and these animals ' low reproductive rates make them ill-suited to cope with this type of threat .
7 It is possible to compensate to some extent for the lower sensitivity by reducing R2 to 470Ω in value .
8 It is usual to provide for such circumstances by permitting expulsion where a partner , through ill health etc , is prevented from performing his obligations to the firm .
9 Technically it is possible to adjust for these discrepancies by applying regression coefficients to the data , but even after this is done , major Japanese lead-time advantages — of 13 to 14 months — remain .
10 Clearly , business interests would be against any general proscription and particularly against strict liability , since then it ‘ would not be possible to know with any degree of certainty whether a proposed course of action was legal ’ ( Hopkins 1980b : 427 ) and that would deprive corporate executives of an essential precondition for entering or staying in the market , namely predictability .
11 So , although it is possible to conceive of any event as an incarnation of the totality , insofar as it must itself make up a part of that totality in its determination , unlike the case of the boxing match , where we can define the overall entity ‘ boxing ’ , it still remains unproven that an overall entity , ‘ History ’ , can be said to exist at all .
12 While it may be possible to provide for most eventualities from a number of well-sited CMHCs within a district , a full community mental health service should offer a choice of convenient ways to get specialist help in addition to CMHCs , for example through the local GP health centre or surgery , at a local outpatient clinic or at home .
13 Yet this did not mean that the natives were aware that Russia had ‘ owned ’ the region from ancient times , or that they would be prepared to agree to this state of affairs .
14 Obviously Devlin Parnham had been prepared to agree to any sort of conditions to get the count to accept this mission .
15 Therefore , it is inadvisable to extrapolate from those studies to disadvantaged populations .
16 Over the past few decades researchers have shown that chimps can create artworks ( abstract thought ) , use tools in a quite sophisticated fashion , and understand the concept of language : humans and chimps can use sign languages like Ameslan to communicate with each other to a reasonably advanced level .
17 Jane Austen rather prides herself on writing on things with a fairly restricted area of interest , whereas George Eliot , on the other hand , I think is interested to write about all sorts of things .
18 Now although evolutionary research can lead and indeed has led to major breakthroughs , it is so unlikely that it would not be sensible to concentrate on this type of research , for which in any case there are many potential sources of funds .
19 Willing to serve under any flag in order to improve fortune and minister to self-admiration ! ’
20 They 've got ta be willing to part with that bit of money .
21 You must be prepared to deal with these problems in a practical way and become familiar with the management information systems of The Post Office , as well as giving strategic advice .
22 In the end , EGBT were willing to put in more money for a more environmentally-friendly mode of working , and we agreed that the planings would be off-loaded at the end of the path , and then ferried in on dumper trucks .
23 ‘ We 're willing to experiment in any area outside of heavy metal , ’ he admits .
24 ‘ We 're willing to experiment in any area outside of heavy metal , ’ he admits .
25 I can not imagine that either Shelford or any of the other overseas itinerants would be prepared to live in this country for all but 45 days a year in order to qualify to play .
26 The pilot must be vigilant on every aerotow and must realise the importance of being prepared to release at any point on the climb out should his glider get badly out of position .
27 The fourth point is : ’ Why should a Health Authority turn down an unproven treatment when it holds contracts with Homeopathic Hospitals and is prepared to pay for such treatment to be carried out ? ’
28 They just are n't willing to pay for this type of product as it takes to long to film . ’
29 Instead we need to reflect on them , ponder and wonder , find out all we can about them , learn to appreciate some of the time-honoured ways of approaching them such as meditation and prayer , and be prepared to think about these matters in all sorts of different situations and moods .
30 On the other hand , parents who show no sign of caring where their youngsters are , or what they are doing , not only leave them free to get into all kinds of trouble but make it harder for them to take responsibility by depriving them too soon of parental care .
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