Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't told him in the beginning because it was totally unimportant to her — her family was not religious — and then , after they had been married a while and she had discovered he was extremely intolerant about various classes of people — not Jews , in fact , but Negroes and Catholics — she had been afraid to tell him in case he should think she had deliberately concealed her origins because she had not trusted him . |
| 2 | You need to control the carrot and the stick , and only use them when you are prepared to put them into action . |
| 3 | The old records at the Royal Greenwich Observatory contained a consistent error , and Eddy had been wrong to take them at face value . |
| 4 | One might perhaps have expected that it would have been impossible to discharge him from hospital , but the local authority , which shares parental responsibility for him , has been able to place him with devoted foster parents whose dedication and skill are of the highest possible order . |
| 5 | Yeah saying that they 're entitled to dismiss you without notice . |
| 6 | Despite the fact that the sale agreement will treat income arising after the transfer date as belonging to the purchaser , the Inland Revenue are likely to treat it as income of the vendor . |
| 7 | The FA are appalled by Jones ' contribution and are likely to charge him with misconduct . |
| 8 | People like Jack are supposed to represent us in Parliament and he comes out with nonsense like that . |
| 9 | You are welcome to call me at home on if you want to discuss this , but note that I am away between the 3rd-19th April . |
| 10 | She had been lucky to see it in Vogue and to find it available in Harrods . |
| 11 | At the beginning of book in , when describing the revolt of Lesbos in 427 , Thucydides says that the Lesbians ‘ had been wanting to revolt even before the war , but the Spartans had been unwilling to receive them into alliance ’ . |
| 12 | He said he had been unable to take it in moderation , and then , in a long illness , he was forbidden liquor , so when the habit had been broken he never returned to it . |
| 13 | Paul Lexington Productions had been able to mount The Hooded Owl at Taunton , but had been unable to bring it into town without Bobby Anscombe 's support . |
| 14 | Paul reminded Timothy " how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus " . |
| 15 | But we have found that with support , especially in information technology and communication , they are able to complete it with success . ’ |
| 16 | The complicated problems surrounding the temperature management of prepared food for volume consumption are all too apparent by the time you get your meal on the plate and are able to eat it in comfort . |
| 17 | He discriminated against them in his tariff policies and would have been happy to exchange them for land in Pomerania , Saxony or Mecklenburg . |
| 18 | Their daughter had provided all the labour-saving devices : dishwasher , washing machine , spin-dryer , all housed in a disused still room near the back door , although until she came the Copleys had been reluctant to use them in case they could n't turn them off , visualizing the machines whirling away all night , overheating , blowing up , the whole rectory pulsating with an uncontrollable power . |
| 19 | He had no official status and no powers of arrest , but once he 'd identified Alina then the two officers along with him would have been able to detain her on immigration charges . |
| 20 | It is of the eighth magnitude , but I admit that I have never been able to see it with certainty even with × 20 binoculars , though it is easy enough in a telescope . |
| 21 | The stomach cramps had been coming back , off and on , all day , but so far she had been able to keep them under control . |
| 22 | So far , we 've been able to keep him in check . |
| 23 | I 'm sorry to bother you at work , Mrs Day . |
| 24 | ‘ Helloooo — I 'm sorry to ring you at home but I represent the High Hills Park Golf Course and Leisurama Centre and we 'd like you to open our new Theme Park and Sub-Aqua Scuba Centre . |
| 25 | After detailed examination of the information fields , it was felt that it would be possible to categorise them by type as a basis for selecting areas for further study . |
| 26 | Fosbrooke even believed that it might be possible to educate them without danger to the state . |
| 27 | It might even be possible to scare him into silence , although when he was brought to Owen 's office in the early hours of the morning that did not seem very likely . |
| 28 | However , it is hoped that by bringing in additional path material it will be possible to reopen it by Easter , with access being limited to certain ‘ clean ’ areas . |
| 29 | I regret to advise however , that on this occasion it will not be possible to excuse you from attendance . |
| 30 | The true citizen must be ‘ able to understand the interests of the community , must be able to subordinate his own will to the general will , must feel his responsibility to the community and be prepared to serve it by voting , working , or ( if need be ) fighting ’ . |