Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [pers pn] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry to inform you that hair that splits excessively probably wo n't grow much longer . |
| 2 | Since few actuaries will have had much practical experience of teaching before becoming tutors these notes have been prepared to give you some guidance towards helping students most effectively in the context of the tuition system . |
| 3 | They 're supposed to pay you more money . |
| 4 | Erm ha having gone through that you moved on er and gave out your business card fi first and then the buyer 's guide erm do n't know whether you 're happy doing it that way or whether it 's better round the other way , I I , you , you tend to think if you give somebody the buyer 's guide first when they start to look at it you give them your business card and take it away , perhaps if you do it the other way round they might s start reading the buyer 's guide |
| 5 | Yet it scorched him that he had been unable to give her that chance himself . |
| 6 | ‘ Pole positions are important to give you some kind of record against your team mate . |
| 7 | If only Kinnock had been able to show us this side of himself when he was still Leader of the Labour Party , the election might have had a very different result . |
| 8 | I 'm sorry to send you this catalogue of woes , but I do agree with the sentiment of the Whitley paper , that the system has damaged our public image , and equally importantly it is inefficient in handling our internal and external communications . |
| 9 | After exchanging pleasantries , Sally asked : ‘ Ed , would you be prepared to give me some information about the Harley/Supersight contract . |
| 10 | Fit him in , will you , when I 'm free to give him some time . |
| 11 | Freud seems to be willing to put it this way , and then to want to insist again that it was an actual deed , otherwise the impact is immediately lost once we allow ourselves to think that it did not happen . |
| 12 | There may be a circuit/county-court judge you know who would be willing to give you this experience . |
| 13 | I can go home now and again to stay with my sister , and Newbury Council have said that when I come back into circulation they 'd be willing to find me another place , and hopefully I 'll find a little job . |
| 14 | Having worked so hard to start a business , it would be heartbreaking to see it all collapse due to some unexpected misfortune such as an accident , fire or theft . |
| 15 | You could do that and it would be easy to do it that way then to do it with time sheets . |
| 16 | And , of course , if you ever need any help organising dinner parties or entertaining any of Julius 's important business clients , I 'd be delighted to give you some advice . |
| 17 | Well , if my wife can be of any assistance to you , I am sure she 'd be delighted to see you any day you care to call . |
| 18 | I 'm perfect to give you this message . |
| 19 | I 'm be glad to see you this time . |
| 20 | Dent is so refreshingly different from the city environments of most of the visitors that it would be churlish to deny them this glimpse of a way of life that belongs to history . |
| 21 | Ideally , to be honest I would like a diamorphine maintenance course , but I do n't know if that 's possible these days to pick up a prescription once or twice a week and be able to do it that way instead of having the hassle of having to go on the street . |
| 22 | A : ( with injured innocence ) I 'm just asking whether you 'll be able to do it this afternoon . |
| 23 | Anna : Anna telephoned early one morning in a distressed state , hoping I would be able to see her that day . |
| 24 | I hope that we will be able to give them some sort of relief from the distress that I know that they will be feeling at the outcome of this case today . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Back home , I hoped the midwife would be able to give me some advice . |
| 26 | He may be able to give you some idea what the road is like further on . ’ |
| 27 | A professional chimney sweep may be able to give you some indication of the flue 's condition from the type of debris his brush brings down . |
| 28 | Once the report is ready for distribution I hope Planning and Co-ordination will be able to give us some assistance as you did with the first plan . |
| 29 | The Minister , who has access to more information than I have and who is ably supported by his civil servants , may be able to give us more news on that front this morning . |
| 30 | ‘ She telephoned the studio to say she would n't be able to make it this weekend . ’ |