Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [adv] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or had they been afraid to do so in case it drew attention to what they were up to ? |
| 2 | But two days of sustained air attacks on Croatian positions , and artillery fire near Sarajevo , indicate that elements within the army are willing to fight openly in support of Serbs , who were vehemently opposed to independence for Bosnia . |
| 3 | Building societies ' responses to the consultation on the 1992 regulations tend to favour that situation , and so the two are likely to move forward in parallel for the foreseeable future . |
| 4 | If equal treatment is defined to mean that the same level of contribution must earn the same level of weekly or monthly pension , and if the notion of survivors ' pensions is re-tained , then in these circumstances women are likely to get more in total from their own contributions than men and more out of their husband 's contributions as their survivors . |
| 5 | Under the Rooker-Wise-Lawson Amendment these are supposed to rise annually in line with inflation to prevent the automatic advance of taxpayers into higher tax bands . |
| 6 | This pattern suggests that individual media institutions are unlikely to survive either in isolation or as independent ( national ) trading units . |
| 7 | ANGLIAN Water says market research has shown its customers would be willing to pay more in return for improved standards . |
| 8 | All pupils should pursue the programmes of study and attainment targets if they are to be able to participate fully in adult life and employment . |
| 9 | His ‘ unconditional ’ release , by which it is understood he will be able to operate freely in politics , represents a risk for Mr de Klerk , since it is clear Mr Sisulu will have a capacity to generate mass political gatherings , as well as give a revitalised direction to anti-apartheid politics . |
| 10 | Would they be able to get away in time ? |
| 11 | I think , yeah , well he rang me , so erm , I think she was expecting , I think they , when they left the house this morning , he was thinking , he 'd be able to get home in time for it , and erm , then he got to work and the day was n't , had n't worked out the way he expected . |
| 12 | So if everything goes all right with what we discuss here today then er Douglas you can er you are available to start immediately in effect |
| 13 | Civil cases are first heard either in county courts by Circuit judges ( of whom there are some 430 ) ; or in the High Court by judges of the High Court ( of whom there are over eighty ) . |
| 14 | The expenses incurred by the college were all incurred necessarily in order properly to provide for these pupils . |
| 15 | I was in just such a trance , going through the motions of doing what I was told , but without being able to do so in reality . |
| 16 | I admire them for being able to sit there in front of everybody and say they actually , what they 've been through because it must have been sheer hell er , trying to come off and withdrawal symptoms , I mean , I do n't know much about it cos I 've never taken well I smoke |
| 17 | He is firmly established in the half back line , which allows him the luxury of being able to press forward in support of his attacking colleagues . |
| 18 | You can slip two or more needles side by side and most of the time it is preferable to do so in order to get a more definite design effect . |
| 19 | In Shakespeare , hypocrisy is linked inseparably with that rapacious egoism that is willing to destroy all in order to advance itself . |
| 20 | Long delays in obtaining passports and visas often occur ; be sure to apply well in advance of the anticipated departure date . |
| 21 | As some newspapers are published only every two months , it is important to plan well in advance . |
| 22 | The most readily available game fishing for the visitor to this lovely area of Sutherland , is to be had on Loch Brora , but even there it is advisable to book well in advance to avoid disappointment . |
| 23 | In an emergency , however , it may refuse to allow contact for up to seven days if it is necessary to do so in order to safeguard or promote the child 's welfare ( s34(6) ) . |
| 24 | Your Lord if one turns to the issues of reference , er the commercial quarters as we discussed yesterday should only make a reference if it 's necessary to do so in order to resolve the case and has the discretion whether to make a reference under article one seven , seven |
| 25 | It is wise to book well in advance , although Home & Pet Care will do its best to provide emergency cover at short notice , and Homesitters offers a back-up service if your sitter becomes ill . |
| 26 | She made believe that they were as happy together as they should be , and was careful to weep only in secret . |
| 27 | I admired this man , though it was unfashionable to say so in conversation with the rest of the staff . |
| 28 | It was then Dexter detected an underlying tension : Blanche became bored and wanted to leave , but was reluctant to do so in case she gained a reputation as a straight-laced bore . |
| 29 | When at last she was able to stand upright in safety , her knees buckled and her body was drenched with sweat . |
| 30 | That was an overall estimate that erm , members on this side , apposed very vigorously when it was first put forward in policy , and that any budget er , proposals put to committees that er , based on that false premise , erm , would also er be criticised and erm , opposed by this side . |