Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Viewing the accounts of parish overseers with their detailed entries of small payments for a range of needs , some historians have found it possible to write approvingly of a Poor Law which was sensitive to local needs and did not deal in bread alone . |
| 2 | It is possible to work hard at a complete system and get very little from it because of interference by other predators . |
| 3 | If England were to decline to tour India on the grounds of safety , other countries might not be so willing to visit there for a one-day jamboree . |
| 4 | They housed children who could not find foster parents or who were too old to fit easily into a new family environment . |
| 5 | In the past the courts have been willing to interfere only to a limited extent in the use of prerogative power . |
| 6 | One feature I was sad to see here on a recent visit was a fish hatchery installed in the bay , a sight now common in the western lochs and doubtless contributing to the local economy ; sad because I feel that all living creatures should have freedom of movement and not be bred and confined in restricted space for the table . |
| 7 | But while many potential owners enjoy visiting the Shelters , it is not that easy to walk away with a new pet . |
| 8 | It 's all drawing information from this same central store of information erm it 's a way of sharing information amongst a lot of different people for a lot of different reasons , information which previously would have been separated and almost impossible to put together without a great deal of effort . |
| 9 | It 's a way of sharing information amongst a lot of different people for a lot of different reasons , information which previously would have been separated and almost impossible to put together without a great deal of effort . |
| 10 | There is a real feel here for a developing area of research , which avoids giving a misleading impression that the current state of the art provides any ultimate answers , handed down on tablets of stone from above . |
| 11 | At the same time it should be recognized that the Library 's exhibitions in their present form are likely to appeal only to a limited audience . |
| 12 | People are more likely to come home after a few drinks , light a cigarette and then fall asleep , often with tragic consequences . |
| 13 | Exports are likely to rank only as a third objective . |
| 14 | ‘ Women are less likely to react violently in a stressful situation . |
| 15 | ‘ If I were a man , ’ she snapped furiously , ‘ you 'd find yourself lucky to get away with a bloody nose . |
| 16 | As it was , I was lucky to get away with a few bruises if the person who slugged me was the one who knocked off Mahoney . |
| 17 | But this became highly unlikely when it was established early in the day that W&M 's chairman and chief executive , Michael Lunn , was in Weybridge for the group monthly meeting , and the marketing director , Charles Shaw , was highly likely to head home with a heavy dose of ‘ flu . |
| 18 | No human beings , except the courageous and experienced blind , are able to sense much in a strange place where they can not see , but with rabbits it is otherwise . |
| 19 | A hundred thousand soldiers seems to have been the maximum any Hellenistic state was able to gather together for a decisive battle . |
| 20 | ‘ No , I 'm sure you 'll be able to go home in a few days . |
| 21 | LIBERAL Democrat candidate Rosamund Jordan has said she is concerned that the developer of a proposed five-a-side football complex at Claiville Common , Middlesbrough , seems reluctant to go ahead without a licensed bar . |
| 22 | It 's important to go somewhere with a good kindergarten where they can just be looked after or taught to ski . |
| 23 | Perform combination techniques on the move so that you are able to work effectively in a retreating as well as an advancing mode . |
| 24 | By the summer of 1885 , Anglican bishops , freethinkers and socialists found themselves able to work together in a short-lived coalition against sexual abuse of children . |
| 25 | ‘ It is terribly important that young players are able to progress upwards through a good competition before being pitched into the League . |
| 26 | Such contracts are normally able to run smoothly without a permanent overseas presence . |
| 27 | Many observers believe that this outcome would not have happened if BA had not been privatised as such a dominant carrier in the UK , but others argue that this claim is irrelevant and that world competition is what matters ; BA and BCal were both relatively small on the world stage , but might have been able to compete effectively in a merged form . |
| 28 | He was able to get away for a two week holiday in Switzerland at the end of August , where he relaxed and swam in Lake Geneva : it was the one European country which he found not to have changed out of all recognition , and he took an annual holiday there . |
| 29 | ‘ Would it be possible to stay here for a few days ? ’ |
| 30 | Patients who may benefit most include those who have multiple cardiac risk factors , a low exercise capacity , are slow to adjust psychologically to a new lifestyle , or have had recent cardiac surgery . |