Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adj] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cancellation because the wedding is to take place quietly : Owing to the recent death of her husband , Mrs Charles Brown regrets that she is obliged to cancel the invitation to the marriage of her daughter Jennifer to Mr John Smith , which will now take place quietly on 5th July 1992 . |
| 2 | She is eventually drawn into the stories she tells , and she is obliged to redraw the tree with herself in it . |
| 3 | The existing knowledge about the employee from inside the organization makes it easier to decide whether he or she is able to perform the work well . |
| 4 | Before she is able to break the news to her husband that she is leaving him , Alex dies in a hideous , and strangely convenient boating accident . |
| 5 | Sister Martha fights the other novices for the job of cleaning the chapel , for then she is able to enter the sanctuary and dust off the tabernacle itself . |
| 6 | She is likely to join the Cabinet in the summer . |
| 7 | She is likely to choose the room Amy Carter opted for in 1976 . |
| 8 | When she does so , you or another relative could suggest staying there with her for a day or two until she is ready to face the loneliness she has to learn to live with . |
| 9 | Sonia Rafferty , the Artistic Director , explains how she is lucky to have the opportunity and the funding for teh project . |
| 10 | When considering the right to silence it is salutary to examine the case of Clintom McCurbin who , in October 1988 , died while being arrested in a Next clothes shop on a case of alleged credit card fraud . |
| 11 | It is fruitful to recognise the responsibility people have for their own lives , and the material circumstances in which those lives have been lived , in considering the resources with which a person enters the last stages of life . |
| 12 | It is simpler to make the note " Jones p. 253 " than to write down a long dissertation which is already in print . |
| 13 | By this stage , we are familiar with the fact that it is appropriate to transform the metrics in all regions into Rosen form . |
| 14 | But the time should still be only a few minutes and the parent should go to collect the child and indicate when it is appropriate to join the family again . |
| 15 | At these sites more than anywhere else it is appropriate to visualize the Earth spirit as a goddess figure , because , as J.C . |
| 16 | It is appropriate to contrast the modesty of his home with those of more affluent politicians . |
| 17 | ( That it is good to save the soul , if it is , is not just a tautology , but an ethical judgement . ) |
| 18 | It is good to allow the word of God to dominate and determine not only the content but also the structure of what we preach . |
| 19 | Although it is good to see the number of such facilities increasing in Scotland , it is sad to see some of these falling far short of the standards required . |
| 20 | Further , it is good to see the importance of the problem of litigation against auditors expressed so firmly . |
| 21 | ‘ The last few minutes were a real scramble , but we got the luck we deserved and it is good to win the derby games . |
| 22 | But it is good to have the board there |
| 23 | Still it is good to hear the music again filled with the spinto sound Tebaldi brought to it ( Decca ) . |
| 24 | As a practical measure , if you regard yourself as having been forced to quit , it is prudent to confirm the position to your employer in writing . |
| 25 | The distinction is particularly easy to draw in the fields of mathematics , music , electronics , and modern languages , but in history and geography and all the sciences it is essential to draw the distinction as well . |
| 26 | Imagine what it is like to sit through a meeting , go to the theatre or try to follow a further education class if it is essential to see the speaker 's face in order to understand what is said . |
| 27 | If basket impaction is to be avoided , it is essential to assess the size of the sphincterotomy and the lower common bile duct with a balloon catheter , and to compare the size of the balloon with the stone(s) to be removed . |
| 28 | Before assessing the impact of the process of change on different areas of the UK ( in Parts II and III ) , it is essential to assess the character and pace of socioeconomic change for the nation as a whole . |
| 29 | When knitting with pushers and arrow keys , it is essential to take the lock past the stitches being knitted so that the arrow keys can work properly . |
| 30 | For all practical purposes it is necessary to run simulations on a computer , on account of the number of times it is essential to rerun the model under different conditions . |