Example sentences of "someone [adv] [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A most significant departure for someone so senior to involve himself personally . |
| 2 | Sitting on the tube a largish , overweight man sits under a sign reading ‘ Give up this seat to someone less able to stand than yourself . ’ |
| 3 | If Dave is looking over Andy 's shoulder for someone more influential to talk to , then his sub-text is ‘ I 'm being cursorily polite until I see someone better . ’ |
| 4 | like someone more anxious to save the wrapping |
| 5 | However , people often take umbrage and start disagreeing or , if you persist with difficulties , they may give up and go and find someone more positive to talk to . |
| 6 | Some candidates were unhappy about the selection process , claiming the region wanted someone more willing to fit in with the council 's corporate stance , than head a professional service . |
| 7 | Avoid behaviour indicating sub-text like : ‘ You 're boring me rigid and I 'm looking for someone more interesting to talk to . ’ |
| 8 | You must ensure when seeking permission to go rabbiting anywhere that you get the consent from someone legally able to give it to you . |
| 9 | Someone else eager to leave the happy occasion . |
| 10 | Whoever had called him must have been someone very powerful to make the head of the KGB jump like that . |
| 11 | I think I left the Bench at least with an impression that they had someone very special to deal with , I was , of course , all the time praying that no one for the police would ask for his Conduct Sheet , which they overlooked after making a dutiful response to the Bench , and I hurried away to be met outside the Court by Stewart , who at once asked me to lend him a pound . |