Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adj] [to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them are reluctant to ask visiting relatives , who may already be doing shopping for them , to run extra errands , such as taking prescriptions to the chemist or clothes to the launderette or dry cleaners , changing their library books and collecting their pension ; so it is always as well to check to make sure that you are meeting these needs , or arranging for someone else to do so . |
| 2 | They argued that existing maps and digitized files from them are unable to meet these needs at global or regional scale and only remote sensing could help in the short term : the availability of stereometric data from the French SPOT satellite has already led to proposals for automated creation of global digital elevation models with a spatial ( XY ) resolution of about 30 m ( Muller 1989 ) . |
| 3 | I am delighted to accept those congratulations , not least on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary , who have spearheaded the campaign . |
| 4 | I am keen to support any initiatives aimed at discussing ways of encouraging the economic regeneration of the area . |
| 5 | I am sad to see uncivilised attitudes gaining ground in the profession we love , and I would invite everyone concerned to fight against such trends . |
| 6 | I am pleased to report pre-tax profits up from £5,531,000 to £5,999,000 . |
| 7 | I am pleased to report further extensions of home care over the last year to meet the growing needs in Glasgow and also to cover a greater area of the South Coast and the East Midlands . |
| 8 | As chairman of probably the oldest and certainly the noisiest of the Institute 's technical committees , I am able to reassure such doubters ; indeed , the Technical Advisory Committee 's advice is still the foundation of most Institute responses on accounting and auditing matters . |
| 9 | Luckily I am able to correct these mistakes , which is just as well because we face prosecution from the Trading Standards Office after complaints about our programme for the Clansford clash . |
| 10 | Now , having seen other great cities of the world , I am inclined to have warmer feelings towards those of more human proportion , or those which are , like Rome , a palimpsest . |
| 11 | On the advice of the Meteorological Office , I further fine-tuned the system , but I am prepared to consider individual cases again , if necessary . |
| 12 | I think that a good job has been done by the ITC , but I am prepared to consider any representations that are made to me about the future determination of licences . |
| 13 | I am happy to see these names included . |
| 14 | Will I be able to meet other childminders ? |
| 15 | I 'm sorry to say all hopes of a tranquil day are totally out of the question . |
| 16 | I 'm sorry to disappoint orthodox Freudians , but I felt no penis envy , and did n't think myself to be maimed in any way . |
| 17 | I 'm happy to say those conditions have been met in full . |
| 18 | well I I 'm happy to have those enquiries there |
| 19 | Because I 'm supposed to report all accidents |
| 20 | I 'm supposed to have six tapes . |
| 21 | ‘ But I 'm prepared to bet those pipes are self-sealing . |
| 22 | This meant that not only did the boots weigh more than a small car , but I was obliged to wear four pairs of socks to stop my feet moving about in them and turning my heels into chilli con carne . |
| 23 | Slaven said : ‘ Obviously , I was delighted to score three goals in front of our fans . |
| 24 | I was delighted to hear English voices reply . |
| 25 | So it ca n't be a very big fridge because they they had one here before and I was lucky to get four cartons of orange in there and one bottle and you 've had it . |
| 26 | Having appeared to saddle Eliot with reading Sorel 's book , I was reluctant to impose further tasks on him . |
| 27 | For the first two weeks of the pilot study I was unable to request any X-rays . |
| 28 | We tend to think of these beautiful insects as being very brightly coloured but when I began experimenting I was unable to get convincing results . |
| 29 | Among Continental names I did not know , such as Waldman and Krempe , I was interested to see British ones , including those of Joseph Priestley , represented by his History of Electricity of 1767 ; and Erasmus Darwin , by The Botanic Garden , Phytologia , and The Temple of Nature . |
| 30 | I was interested to read recent letters expressing concern at the absence of small birds . |