Example sentences of "are [adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 You are more likely to have a rug accepted by an auctioneer if you are prepared to put it up without a reserve ( a figure agreed between you and the auctioneer below which they will not sell the rug ) , but this is extremely risky as it could then be sold for far less than it is worth .
2 AT LEAST Barnet players could always turn to Barry Fry , but now he 's gone , they are prepared to follow him out of the club in a mass exodus .
3 For example , if a customer needs an altimeter , PAS can supply the complete article , but if a customer needs just part of the instrument , they are willing to break them down into component form to ensure that the customer gets just what he wants .
4 Hodkinson 's promoter , Barney Eastwood , revealed : ‘ French TV loved Paul so much they are willing to have him back before Christmas and fight an opponent of his own choosing . ’
5 Some of these , no doubt , are very satisfactory to us in our present state of opinion about the constitution of bodies , but there are others which are likely to startle us out of our complacency and perhaps ultimately to drive us out of all the hypotheses in which we have hitherto found refuge into that thoroughly conscious ignorance which is a prelude to every real advance.in knowledge .
6 The regulations are supposed to tie him down to sailing no more than three miles out to sea and to stay within 15 miles of the harbour .
7 Theoretically , the sulphonamide block could be by-passed if ready-made folic acid were available , but in practice microbes which make their own folic acid are unable to take it up from outside .
8 ‘ The cards are being sent to the Welsh Office for Mr Redwood 's attention in batches as we are able to sort them out into community areas , ’ said campaign secretary Bryn Williams-Jones .
9 Most of us have these harmless ‘ floaters ’ and are able to put them out of our minds .
10 But there are a lot of Street addicts around who are happy to bring me up to date with the story when I get back .
11 Whilst the facilities are simple , it 's certainly not trying to compete with Letraset 's ImageStudio , they are enough to get you out of a hole .
12 If not , you are obliged to top it up to the statutory level .
13 IRISH Sea ferry operators B&I and Stena Sealink are ready to battle it out for passengers this summer .
14 IRISH Sea ferry operators B&I and Stena Sealink are ready to battle it out for passengers this summer .
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