Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adj] [to-vb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the first one had managed to flutter down , it seemed that the rest should be able to do the same , but I judged it safer to load them into a cardboard box and lower them gently . |
| 2 | The French believed that as smugglers in rowing boats constantly managed to get ashore on the English coast , an invasion fleet , given a favourable southerly wind and a calm , dark night , should be able to do the same , and hoped to use some of these clandestine sailors as pilots . |
| 3 | After that , ideally , everyone should be able to do the same . |
| 4 | It 's the Government 's view that since toy safetly legislation was introduced in 1967 , buyers of second hand toys should be able to expect the same level of safety as those buying new toys . |
| 5 | Because the client or tenant is in a state of long-term indebtedness , he owes his patron a ‘ debt of gratitude ’ and should be ready to help the latter on a diffuse , non-contractual basis . |
| 6 | We might be able to do the same job elsewhere under better working conditions . |
| 7 | When Ruth climbed into her bed that night Miss Beard was packing for her next day 's departure and she was far more talkative than usual , regaling Ruth with the names and pedigrees of notables with whom she might be privileged to breathe the same air . |
| 8 | So he 'll be anxious to make the most of this unexpected opportunity . |
| 9 | You 'll be able to use the same coins . |
| 10 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc had been in discussions with Novell Inc for a NetWare client for its Open Desktop products — see front page — but those talks are more or less canned now that SCO thinks it 'll be able to get the same stuff through COSE . |
| 11 | He claims : ‘ If we charged less , we 'd be unable to maintain the same standards . |
| 12 | It may be helpful , when considering a precedent , to ask why a particular term has been included , and what it is intended to achieve , and then consider whether the same result can be achieved in any other way : for instance , it may be possible to express the same idea more clearly or concisely . |
| 13 | If an effective method can be found , then it may be possible to utilise the same information to aid the choice of candidate words in positions where no error has been found . |
| 14 | DROUGHT stricken farmers may be able to use the same water time after time to grow crops if experiments by scientists in Hampshire are successful . |
| 15 | It would be rash to assume the former ; and realistic to accept that some gurus are the latter , especially those who have become ‘ brands ’ in their own right . |
| 16 | It seems to us that these acts were sufficient to support a finding of possession and indeed on the material before us we would be disposed to reach the same conclusion … |
| 17 | But only one in 25 Vauxhalls sold last year was a diesel , so it would be unrealistic to expect the same level of stocks and enthusiasm from a Vauxhall dealer . |
| 18 | Below- the-line activity in the US now takes 60 per cent of marketers ' expenditure , and it would be foolish to exclude the same thing happening here . |
| 19 | Jacques Fouroux maintained a sane approach when he wrote after the Paris quarter-final : ‘ It 's true that since the beginning of the World Cup the refereeing has played a significant role in the outcome of the game , but it would be chauvinistic to say the same about the way Mr. Bishop has refereed . |
| 20 | The declaration on the formation of the FRY stated that the FRY would be ready to recognize the former Yugoslav republics which had declared independence , after " outstanding questions " had been negotiated , and it denied territorial claims . |
| 21 | Giovanna said she often sat in with the Kettering children if their parents were out and would be glad to do the same for the Signora Pargeter . |
| 22 | In practice , if there is any doubt whether it is appropriate to charge theft or obtaining property by deception , it will be natural to charge the latter ; and in our opinion it would be wise to do so , because this will be a much easier offence to establish than is the present offence of obtaining by false pretences , as it will be unnecessary to show that the owner was deceived into intentionally passing the ownership but sufficient to show that he was tricked into parting with the possession . |
| 23 | ‘ Freedy Starr ate my hamster ’ might do wonders for the circulation of the Sun but ‘ Caretaker ate school hamster ’ will be unlikely to do the same for your local weekly . |
| 24 | Sears says that because its solution conforms to general rather than inhouse standards , suppliers using Ensemble will be able to use the same approach to trade with other partners , so that the proprietary ‘ lock-in ’ is avoided . |
| 25 | How many SSDs will be able to say the same in five years ' time ? |
| 26 | Mrs in her statement said that , quote , although my husband and I would like to be able to care for Anna Jane as long as possible , I accept that the last six years have taken their toll on us and the reality is that it 's unlikely that we will be able to provide the same level of care and same level of care and outside carers are required , unquote . |
| 27 | They recognised that ‘ as long as the State Scheme has different ages , we do not see how occupational schemes can be obliged to have the same ages for men and women ’ ( Occupational Pensions Board , 1976 , p. 52 ) . |