Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] they [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The band has already shown it can knock out pop tunes a cover of Nancy Sinatra 's Kinky Love , for instance but the audience had to be prepared to indulge them a little . |
| 2 | Again , the Germans did better , 22% being prepared to trust them a great deal . |
| 3 | ‘ The beauty and interesting nature of this little bird ’ , Gould wrote , ‘ naturally made me anxious to bring home living examples ; I accordingly captured about twenty fully fledged birds , and kept them alive for some time ; but the difficulties necessarily attendant upon travelling in a new country rendering it impracticable to afford them the attention they required , I regret to say the whole were lost . ’ |
| 4 | Those with CCJs often have difficulty finding a lender willing to advance them a loan but it is not impossible . |
| 5 | The serenos receive a small salary from the shopkeepers and private houses they keep an eye on , but it is considered proper to give them a tip each time they open a door for one . |
| 6 | He indicated that , without specific application to children 's hearings , the nature of the children 's hearings system ‘ leaves [ it ] outside the benefit of this Bill ’ , and he added : ‘ It would be wrong to deny them the benefit of the Bill when , if they had committed serious offences and appeared before the courts , they would have had its protection . ’ |
| 7 | pluggers exist to exploit the middle ground of those record releases which may be a hit , depending on whether radio producers and presenters are prepared to give them a ‘ run ’ . |
| 8 | While I am pleased to report that this particular source has not been replaced with high-quality material , suppliers of this and other ‘ green ’ materials should be warned that I am quite prepared to give them the widest publicity they 've ever had if they try fobbing gardeners off with sub-standard goods . |
| 9 | If I remind you that you are a person who is aware , receptive to new ideas and willing to give them a try , then my suggestion that you buy Ecover is likely to be well received . |
| 10 | Toby spent some time smoothing the ruffled sensibilities of Corbett Farraday ( ‘ I mean , after all , when you n–y to give them a bit of fun … ‘ ) , then he went to check the changing huts , which Bill Muggeridge usually forgot to lock after his afternoon tearing round blowing whistles at the boys . |
| 11 | How easy to give them the book they sought , to be done with the entire affair . |
| 12 | Anyway , what with you not being around and that , I felt constricted to give them a crack of the whip . |
| 13 | Although I believe they are improved as a class , many of them are rough diamonds ; at times they are light-fingered , they are not invariably sober , their education leaves much to be desired and it is impossible to allow them the run of the works after closing hours . |
| 14 | I would n't have expected it from my players and I 'm supposed to set them an example . |
| 15 | The club was just the right kind of venue for them to cut their professional teeth on , and she was glad to give them the opportunity . |
| 16 | Even in the dying minutes Phil Stand was still fighting hard to give them a goal . |
| 17 | If teachers do not believe that their pupils are able to be more responsible for their own mathematical learning , then they are not likely to give them the opportunity to be so . |
| 18 | Only Swansea looked likely to offer them a serious test . |
| 19 | But each member of the Chapter has a set and Wheeler is supposed to check them every now and again . |
| 20 | It is unprepared to offer them the skilled attention that they need . |
| 21 | A peek through the window showed that the taxi had arrived , brief farewells were made to the men , and Karl left , promising to ring them the next day and making mock threats to Erika and Paul should they forget to meet him the following Sunday . |
| 22 | Even they know that the way they 've been running the club is hardly likely to gain them a good press . |
| 23 | Windowboxes and other containers often begin to run out of flower power towards the end of summer , but it is usually possible to give them a boost to sustain interest until it is time to plant them up for a spring display . |
| 24 | It 's our members in these industries who 've been given a hammering since privatization and who need as much support as possible to give them the confidence to face further difficult years ahead . |
| 25 | Would it not be possible to give them an annual grant to spend on projects they approve ? |
| 26 | Luckily I was too tired to give them a summary of world views on Bolivia . |
| 27 | They said he was unwilling to show them the evidence he had been given so they could adequately prepare their case for the parents . |
| 28 | He details his daily struggle : trying to treat patients as he knows he can , yet unable to find them a hospital bed or specialist referral . |
| 29 | I hope it will be possible for all questionnaires to be returned by 30th September 1985 at the latest , but if in practice this is likely to cause problems , I shall of course be happy to receive them a little later . |
| 30 | Now that we have a permanent place to meet we would like to start up a library as some folks can not afford to buy reading material so if you have any books that you have finished with or which are duplicates and would like to make room for new editions we will be happy to give them a good home where they will be used and appreciated . |