Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may be quite right to ascribe agency to a child for his acts . |
| 2 | SSAP9 states that it is frequently not practicable to relate expenditure to specific units of stocks . |
| 3 | There , we had been assured , it would be possible to find transport to Cocoyo and the walk in . |
| 4 | Although it is still popularly assumed that men are more prone to fall prey to the ravages of ‘ burnout ’ due to overwork and unhealthy lifestyle , all the evidence now points to women , especially aged between 35 and 50 , as today 's prime targets of stress . |
| 5 | But in another variety of comic crime fiction you can take as a chief character , as indeed your detective , a person who is to a greater or lesser extent a figure of fun , someone prone to fall victim to more or less ridiculous circumstances . |
| 6 | NO PLACE ‘ There are those who argue the Secretary of State was wrong to grant consent to Wilton power station and they say that , because he was wrong consent , should be refused for transmission connections , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Controlling either the monetary base or broad liquidity is difficult given that the Bank of England is always prepared to provide liquidity to the discount houses as lender of last resort . |
| 8 | I think that many of his readers would be prepared to bear witness to the sense that somewhere in there among the changing shapes is the usual nonpareil . |
| 9 | Mr Coase 's favourite case of externality was an American icon , the wood-burning locomotive — whose sparks , regrettably , were prone to set fire to farmers ' fields . |
| 10 | Regions were free to allocate revenue to districts as they wished . |
| 11 | Then Romano took me to one side — my father was sitting at his desk — and told me that I had a great future in front of me and that people would be prepared to sell property to the Damianis . |
| 12 | While it is forbidden to stipulate black or white , male or female , it is perfectly acceptable to restrict work to under 25s or under 30s . |
| 13 | As they travelled through territory held by Dutch settlers , nobody was willing to sell food to the ‘ English ’ . |
| 14 | It is as if he is most careful to avoid reference to ideology because that would imply a determinacy that his analysis would have to confront . |
| 15 | But Kiwi cricket chief Peter McDermott is prepared to play host to England as an alternative to Gooch 's men spending the complete winter unemployed . |
| 16 | We are free to give time to those who are like ourselves , or like we were once , or like we shall be one day . ’ |
| 17 | Confectionery , food and soft drinks manufacturer Cadbury Schweppes — ranked 60 in The Times 1000 and with nearly 27500 employees — was also prepared to give credit to headhunters . |
| 18 | By the early nineteenth century even an Anglican clergyman was prepared to give credit to the Methodists for the fact that in Cornwall there were no more " desperate wrestling matches … and inhuman cockfights " and fewer " riotous revellings " . |
| 19 | We had not been prepared to give way to health unions with much public support . |
| 20 | Mr Radoman Bozovic , Prime Minister , said : ‘ We are not prepared to give way to pressures contrary to Serbian dignity and to our economic sovereignty . ’ |
| 21 | I am prepared to give way to the hon. Gentleman , but he continues to interrupt from a sedentary position , irrespective of your ruling , Madam Deputy Speaker . |
| 22 | To do that , they 're even prepared to give money to Moslems . ’ |
| 23 | Does not the Secretary of State understand that it is precisely because the TGWU is so committed to effective training and the future expansion of British industry that it is not prepared to give credence to the Government 's sham arrangements ? |
| 24 | We need someone who enjoys working with figures and accounts , is prepared to give time to Executive and Finance meetings , and can liaise with the Society 's Officers . |
| 25 | I was merely quoting what the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside said and I have said that I am willing to give way to him . |
| 26 | It is noticeable that managements are more willing to give responsibility to the project leader than they are to delegate commensurate authority . |
| 27 | That 's Captain J.B.J. Noel — the 1922 and 1924 cameraman — talking to Blessed , and I 'm as willing to give credence to that as I am to Simon Fraser 's dream of Tilman 's end . |
| 28 | HSE inspectors in the Chelmsford and Norwich offices were always willing to give advice to contractors in the prevention of falls from heights . |
| 29 | And Ralph Hawkes , who was a splendid person and a very good friend , was not prepared to extend friendship to this degree and allow the piece to be done in Sadler 's Wells , and he took a lot of persuading . |
| 30 | Like all successful businessmen , John was willing to delegate responsibility to a trusted circle of people while he developed new contacts . |