Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is — ah — splendid and — ah — heartwarming to see you all here enjoying yourselves , and I want to say — ah — how much pleasure it gives my good wife and — ah — myself ’ ( he could never work out whether it should be ‘ I ’ or ‘ me ’ ) ‘ to be able to entertain you in our modest home . |
| 2 | The visitors say the museum contains more than they thought and would be sorry to see it close . |
| 3 | I am sorry to inform you that hair that splits excessively probably wo n't grow much longer . |
| 4 | you do not mind my taking this method of answering your letter and I hope that you , I did not put you to too much trouble to locate a recorder to listen to the tape , I am just too lazy to write it all down and think that what I have to say I can put it better in words than what I can on paper , I 'll let you do that part . |
| 5 | It 's quite funny to see them all in this group worried about these dogs . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I was careful to find them some distance from Upper Thames Street . |
| 8 | ‘ And if you could see your way clear to buy me one of those little Scottish drummer-girl dolls in the transparent plastic cartons . ’ |
| 9 | Fit him in , will you , when I 'm free to give him some time . |
| 10 | Naff plebeian drugs , junk food , hoary sexism , a love of trash culture … hip hop and hardcore share all these , but where hip hop still has a guiding notion of cool ( both music and style are minimal ) neo-hardcore is prepared to LET IT ALL HANG OUT horribly ; the corset of cool has been ruptured and all manner of banished and forbidden rock memories have sprawled free … grotesquerie embraced as a defiant gesture against the sound track of yuppie culture — sleek , chic , designer pop-soul . |
| 11 | Vi had never imagined she could think kindly of any submarine again , but if it was one of your own then surely it was right and proper to wish it well , and raising her hand she had traced a blessing on the early morning air . |
| 12 | A year or so later she told everyone that they must make an annual pilgrimage to that city , where she had a cousin in the catering trade who was prepared to give them all cheap rates , but by that time Rose was losing her grip on the faithful . |
| 13 | After exchanging pleasantries , Sally asked : ‘ Ed , would you be prepared to give me some information about the Harley/Supersight contract . |
| 14 | Well , you know , apart from anything else they always they were prepared to give me free tickets for the would never do that . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | So while I take your point that you are prepared to give us all the information we seek , may I reserve the right to interrupt when it is absolutely necessary to do so ? |
| 17 | Juliet wondered why he was willing to do it all again . |
| 18 | You had the same problem as Malcolm , so , would it be fair to sign that or would it be more sensible to leave it blank ? |
| 19 | And , however badly Ratner appears to have screwed up the company 's finances — and public image — some people are said to be still willing to give him financial support . |
| 20 | But just to have you near me I was willing to give it all to you . |
| 21 | Over the past year , I 've come across a dozen or more men of my age who are with women who simply are n't willing to give it all up for a baby . |
| 22 | There may be a circuit/county-court judge you know who would be willing to give you this experience . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The Coln St Aldwyns Society still want the pub retained as a village inn and would support any buyer willing to keep it open . |
| 25 | Disadvantage : the chute can become fouled and therefore should only be built if the users are willing to keep it clean . |
| 26 | She cut the hair close to the nape of the neck , leaving it long on top to keep it soft and then graduated at the back to create a heavy wedge . |
| 27 | it 's just a matter of him sort of saying that 's perfectly okay , I mean , you can get a copy of that or phone call from them , well , if he 's , if he 's not happy with anything , they , they 're quite willing to contact him direct |
| 28 | Weaving the seat was a difficult and messy task , for the materials had to be damp to keep them pliable . |
| 29 | Patrick Milligan was careful to keep it hypothetical , mindful of the dark look on Patsy 's face . |
| 30 | The teacher who uses this aid will have to be particularly careful to keep it secret and so not publish any libel to anyone at all . |