Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [adj] [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lupus feared his anger and advised others not to provoke it ( " I consider it dangerous to obstruct the king 's orders " ) ; felt hurt when Charles very obviously " does n't care about the things that matter to me " ; appreciated Charles 's personally " asking me at Bourges not long ago what I felt about Predestination " ; and was well aware that Charles " has a face that he puts on when he wants to be charming " . |
| 2 | So here here 's a case where this conflict of interest leads the parents to actually kind of encourage their young to leave the nest and , and , and wander off . |
| 3 | I believe it possible to analyse the role of equity in contract as functionally analogous to the role of excuses in crime . |
| 4 | The reader of Language in Popular Fiction will in the main find it easy to follow the author 's witty , and in places very amusing , stylistic analysis of popfiction texts . |
| 5 | We regularly have 200 worshippers singing with us and this requires quite a lot of volume from the band to lead effectively , but I never find it necessary to increase the master volume on the Marshall beyond half way . |
| 6 | But even given a generous approach to this construction , I find it impossible to attach the breadth of meaning to the word ‘ question ’ which the Attorney-General urges . |
| 7 | And you can not stop there , because I find it impossible to interpret the Act as meaning that the three years are to run from that date . |
| 8 | I find it impossible to comprehend the scale of this arena , and that afternoon provided a great opportunity to relax in the mountains and let them have their effect on us . |
| 9 | I find it convenient to control the ferret 's movements by putting one foot on the line . |
| 10 | This no doubt explains why historians writing about Scotland in Mary 's minority have tended to sound more shocked about the activities of the Scottish nobility than historians of other contemporary societies , and find it harder to reconcile the idea of ideological commitment with changes of the political and even religious heart produced by additions to the pocket . |
| 11 | Many people find it hard to counter the argument of ‘ people before buildings ’ that the Church puts forward , even though for most of us the visible presence of a church — whether still in religious use or not — is an important and reassuring symbol of faith to all who pass by . |
| 12 | In answer to that question , choice theories find it hard to resist the temptation to jump to the conclusion that all voluntary undertakings should be binding . |
| 13 | In one of those announcements that trigger a double take in observers who find it hard to believe the function had not been available for years , IBM Corp this week finally added Ethernet support for the 3174 cluster controller , long after most users must have given up on the idea and made other arrangements . |
| 14 | At the exalted level of Olympic competition that might be true , although I find it hard to attribute the concept of ‘ needing ’ to Carl Lewis , who , and no doubt I am being unfair , always looks to me like the lead actor in a Disney film entitled The Fastest Kid on Earth . |
| 15 | Some doctors are so overwhelmed by their own emotions that they find it hard to handle the mother 's . |
| 16 | I find it easier to use the front ( pointed ) end of the iron for the front panel and the heel of the iron for the back . |
| 17 | Other people find it easier to accept the fact that Jesus felt totally deserted in the moment of pain and agony just before death . |
| 18 | ‘ Younger men find it easier to learn the language of self-expression and emotion but for some older men it is a jump that is simply not possible . |
| 19 | Younger men find it easier to learn the language of self-expression and emotion but for some older men it is a jump that is simply not possible |
| 20 | Because it has to be dealt with at a personal level , some find it difficult to deny the request . |
| 21 | Some people find it difficult to judge the probability of a given outcome , say the success of a specific development job , directly . |
| 22 | Some people find it difficult to judge the probability of a given outcome , say the success of a specific development job , directly . |
| 23 | Even so , it remains an inefficient way of spending funds , because in considering large numbers of new books on different subjects at the same time selectors find it difficult to judge the quality of individual works in relation to the rest of the subject literature , and difficult to take into account — except in the most superficial way — user demand for the books ' subjects . |
| 24 | Most rural Africans see wildlife as a relatively endless source of food and find it difficult to grasp the concept of sustainable management . |
| 25 | Even the least active holidaymakers find it difficult to resist the lure of a camel ride along the beach . |
| 26 | They may want to leave the hassle of day-to-day practice , but even so , retain their skills and find it difficult to close the book on a lifetime in the profession they love . |
| 27 | A sign of taking too much salt is if you find it difficult to remove the salt cellar from the table . |
| 28 | I fully agree that an increase in subscription should be made , I also agree that some people find it difficult to find the sum required in one lump sum . |
| 29 | Moreover many farm workers still find it difficult to meet the cost of private transport which might open up the range of alternatives . |
| 30 | Even when an outright transfer is made , problems can also arise , as women on their own find it difficult to meet the mortgage repayments . |