Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [adv] [adj] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today many people find it virtually impossible to conjure any face other than Clark Gable 's as Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind . |
| 2 | The inability , so far , to properly confront issues of race is largely due to the huge number of white volunteers who simply find it too painful to accept that , because of their culture and upbringing , they tend to behave in a racist manner . |
| 3 | Meals-on-wheels are not generally provided to disabled people on the grounds that they can not afford to eat ; rather they are provided because they need assistance to prepare a meal , and providers find it more convenient to meet this need by providing the meal itself . |
| 4 | With the possible exception of grant-maintained status , for which I personally find it very difficult to see any merit or justification , the other provisions with potential threat for children with special needs ( open enrolment and local financial management ) are for me rather like the curate 's egg . |
| 5 | I find it very difficult to ignore these differences — let alone the teeth , although perhaps the species has different dentition in juveniles and adults as is the case in , for example Chilotilapia rhoadesi . |
| 6 | ‘ Most young swimmers find it terribly hard to do all the training that is required and also live a normal life . |
| 7 | ‘ I find it almost impossible to imagine any frequenter of this club using a lap-top computer . |
| 8 | Perhaps you think me unduly harsh to express these things so openly . |
| 9 | There are those who think it rather offensive to erect such permanent climbing aids on a wild mountain , although we 're not exactly talking a carved mahogany banister with brass handrails . |
| 10 | Uncle Hilbert , however , was only just sixty , very hale and hearty , still very much in practice as a solicitor , and Lewis could not imagine stepping into his shoes , nor did he in those days think it very nice to anticipate such things . |