Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] it [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is all I shall have to remember him by — you are cruel to treat it with such levity . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ The truth in question is hidden , lying concealed beneath appearances ; we must then inquire , since its nature is not open to us , whether it is still possible to know it through some sign and whether we have a criterion by which we may recognize the sign and judge what the thing truly is . ’ |
| 3 | His view of the visible church , for example , was much wider than that of even Whitgift , as he appeared to argue that since Christ had died for all , all men and women — including Roman Catholics — were potentially part of the visible church , and as such should be offered the sacrament of the eucharist , if they were prepared to receive it in good faith . |
| 4 | That had been rather exciting and they were prepared to recount it at considerable length until Narouz intervened and told them to shut up . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Also , blotting paper is fairly costly to buy so it is much more economical to use it for pressing time and time again . |
| 7 | There is no harm in adding , say , 5% to that price as long as you are prepared to reduce it by that amount in negotiation . |
| 8 | This anonymous peasant sensed intuitively the lack of communication between the centre and the grass roots , and was prepared to overcome it through personal effort . |
| 9 | The kind of non-randomness that can be generated by simple sieving is roughly equivalent to opening a combination lock with one one dial : it is easy to open it by sheer luck . |
| 10 | Er perhaps it is impossible to answer it in this forum but I think it remains an open question sir . |
| 11 | That 's , that 's Now when you 've got an A squared minus B squared , you can factorize that I mean you could just do that on your calculator , and do it in one go , but it 's quite easy to do it as three point O one . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | There is usually a square grid of lines on the backing , which makes it easy to cut it in straight lines , and a small roll can cover quite a few items . |
| 14 | Third , the Acropolis of Athens — a feature which , like some other masterpieces of nature or art , is so familiar that it is hard to see it with fresh eyes — was an inevitable centre for the rynoikism or concentration of Attica from a plurality of villages into a mia polis , ‘ one city ’ . |
| 15 | Whilst a through understanding of AI is not required they should have a little background since all are likely to meet it at one time or another . |
| 16 | If an item is coached carefully step by step in the early stages the performers are more likely to remember it for future use . |
| 17 | Mr MacGregor , who supports strongly the principle of loans for students , is believed to be embarrassed by the controversy created by Mr Robert Jackson , the junior minister for higher education , who devised a top-up scheme which has angered backbench Tories and the banks that are supposed to administer it from next September . |
| 18 | Yeah but you were supposed to put it in last night , not this morning . |
| 19 | I was supposed to use it for 20 minutes on each side in between Holly 's feeds , which were every two or three hours anyway . |
| 20 | This decision must not be left to the magistrates to make as they are likely to base it upon pragmatic considerations only . |
| 21 | At the age of 37 — old by Australian standards — Border accepts that he is nearing the end of his career but he is desparate to prolong it for two reasons . |
| 22 | Once public debate is permitted in the election period it becomes hard to prohibit it at other times . |
| 23 | But I have not seen much evidence that it is really possible to do it on this scale . |
| 24 | With the Sim-Fix it is unnecessary to punch extra fixing points in the slate and the strap is quickly and easily nailed to the batten with three optional fixing points , making it possible to use it with any size of slate . |
| 25 | To understand the internal dynamic of debate , change and tension within Catholic history in this period , it may be helpful to divide it into three parts . |
| 26 | Practise it until you are happy with your reading and confident to read it to other people . |
| 27 | The South African government has declared the great white shark ( carcharodon carcharias ) a protected species , making it illegal to hunt it within 200 miles of the South African coast . |
| 28 | There was Woil with the usual Man-welcoming expression on his face and looking as harmless as a tired sparrow and saying , ‘ Nice Man , welcome food , good to bring it to grateful Woil . |
| 29 | Since no more is claimed for the incapacitation effect on conventional criminals , it appears reasonable to recommend it for offending corporations . |
| 30 | It should be possible to convert it to other BASICs without too much difficulty . |