Example sentences of "be [adv] [adj] [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most modified milks are the whey-based formulas such as SMA Gold Cap , Aptamil , Osterfeed and Cow & Gate Premium and these are less likely to lead to allergy . |
| 2 | The reasons for this are largely practical relating to Tax regulations rather than the underlying theoretical debate about the way in which by adjusting the owners salary the performance measure can be manipulated . |
| 3 | Lord Parker 's response to that suggestion was that no offence had been committed in any event because , even if it could be said that such conduct was insulting ( which he doubted ) most men approached in such a way are not likely to resort to violence . |
| 4 | It can also increase your bargaining powers if the other side knows you are not afraid to go to court . |
| 5 | Breaches of pollution control are more likely to be picked up ; they are more likely to lead to enforcement action , possibly criminal prosecution ; more and more remediation is demanded ; and they are more likely to have an impact on a company 's image — and hence exact a heavier toll on company profits . |
| 6 | these figures do not show that black people are more prone crime , but they do suggest that black people who offend are more likely to go to prison . |
| 7 | Though earlier examples may be found , those of the eighteenth century are more likely to come to hand fairly often , e.g. , The Tatler , begun in 1709 , The Spectator ( 1711 ) and The Guardian ( 1712 ) . |
| 8 | An American clinical study ( Anderson and White , 1986 ) also suggests that problems in step families are more likely to relate to parenting issues between adults and children than to the parents ' marital relationship . |
| 9 | However , babies who have received supplementary bottle-feeds ( see p 244 ) are more likely to react to cow 's milk than anything else . |
| 10 | It has to be said that some species are notoriously difficult to acclimatise to aquarium life when collected from the wild , but once the acclimatisation process is complete they will usually become resilient and even robust . |
| 11 | Macrophages are also likely to contribute to LDL oxidation and to release of growth factors — such as platelet-derived growth factor , transforming growth factor , fibroblast growth factors , heparin-binding epidermal growth factor , various interleukins , interferon gamma , and tumour necrosis factor alpha — that contribute to monocyte and lymphocyte recruitment and proliferation . |
| 12 | I do n't think they 'd be so anxious to go to war if they did . |
| 13 | He observes that ‘ the rider with high ambitions and little knowledge will be more inclined to revert to punishment than will the more experienced rider . |
| 14 | Although for long established homeowners , falling property prices represent merely a paper loss ( likely to be relatively small compared to paper gains made in preceding years ) , those who bought at , or close to , the peak of the boom , will suffer an absolute drop in the price of their homes . |
| 15 | I 'd be quite happy to go to work if erm if I had a good job and my boyfriend stayed at home , that 'd suit me fine ! |
| 16 | The job of training future doctors should be too important to leave to chance . |
| 17 | It was a very scrappy game , a Cup tie with lots of effort but I am quite happy to go to Distillery for the replay because we seem to play better away from home . |
| 18 | We were dead lucky to get to bed without a belting on a Sunday . ’ |
| 19 | This way , DEC were able to maintain investment in PDP-11 software by those who were not prepared to upgrade to VAX immediately . |
| 20 | Similarly , he felt that part-time tutors were more likely to respond to advice from a professional tutor than from someone not involved on the teaching side . |
| 21 | It had been recognized that Liberals had been more adept at handling the press because they were more ready to stoop to newspaper practices , as Sandars had reported in 1909 : |
| 22 | In May , Harvey wrote to say that he and his wife were now fit to return to duty . |
| 23 | Overall , although readers were well aware that their papers were relatively biased compared to television and although they rated television as much more useful for providing information about issues , they did not rate television much more useful in helping them decide how to vote . |
| 24 | We were then able to return to Phosphorus which maintained progress . |
| 25 | Some of the forces from which a strong ruler forged powerful government were then likely to contribute to disorder . |
| 26 | Jacko and Co were very keen to talk to television , radio supporters last year when the plaudits were flying about . |
| 27 | The people 's radio told us more real news , but these days we were too afraid to listen to Colonel Stephens . |
| 28 | In A Treatise on the Art of Midwifery ( 1760 ) , she argued that male practitioners lacked patience and sensitivity , and were too quick to resort to metal instruments , causing needless infant deaths . |
| 29 | Direct contact is most likely to lead to infection of the skin , conjunctiva or mucous membrane . |
| 30 | If minor degrees of depression or diminished wellbeing lead to significantly lower blood pressure , then it should follow that depression that is sufficiently severe to lead to hospital admission will be associated with substantially reduced blood pressure . |