Example sentences of "[pers pn] [am/are] [adj] [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 I am anxious beyond measure to be in the country as soon as possible …
2 I am full of gratitude to Thee that Thou hast deemed me worthy to take part in this festival with Thee , and to see Thy works , and to understand Thy governance . ’
3 I apologise for that omission erm it 's er erm one of those things that er er does I 'm afraid from time to time happen .
4 Well my Lord I must say it had occurred to me erm that certainly on the basis on which I 'm contending for damages to be assessed with the plaintiffs and it is completely irrelevant , er er many of the matters to which the defendant 's expert goes to as to the damages and the extent to which they were caused by the negligence of the defendant , the breach of duty .
5 Ray Gamble , councillor for St John 's , where the site is situated said : ‘ All three councillors oppose the station because we are concerned about disturbance to local residents .
6 As a nation , we 're all in hock to the tune of over £24 billion — and that 's excluding mortgages on property .
7 As a nation , we 're all in hock to the tune of over 24 billion — and that 's excluding mortgages on property .
8 10a The Society recently purchased a number of new tambours and they are available on loan to teachers from the office .
9 They are similar in habits to the rockhoppers .
10 Thirdly , they are concerned with service to the community rather than with self-interest .
11 They are identical in content to the original hardback , but with a durable soft cover and an elegant matt finish .
12 Anomalies are also regarded as serious if they are important with respect to some pressing social need .
13 This is a strange debate because , although the motions on the Order Paper tabled by both the Government and the official Opposition parties are long on words , they are short on relevance to the vital questions raised by the draft treaties which will be discussed at Maastricht .
14 I do n't think they 're short of money to be honest cos Valerie has a good job
15 They 're happy for Britain to be a at the bottom of the income scale with rich rewards for those on top income .
16 They are simple to install , for all that is required is that they be level from side to side , and with the lip protruding sufficiently to enable the full body of water to be emptied into the pool rather than on to the surrounding ground ( Fig. 9 ) .
17 They are simple to install ; all that is required is that they be level from side to side , and with the lip of the lowest basin protruding sufficiently so that the water empties directly into the pool water and not on to the edging of the pool .
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