Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pron] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there was nothing around that moved me enough to go out and change things . |
| 2 | Coyle insists he has had no trouble this season with his suspect knee but said : ‘ I would be prepared to risk it anyway to remain in senior soccer . ’ |
| 3 | Thus in Ibrams ( 1982 ) there had been considerable ill-treatment and violence by the deceased towards D and his girlfriend , and this led them eventually to plan and carry out a night-time raid on the deceased 's flat , during which they attacked and killed him . |
| 4 | This has nothing directly to do with the overt sex drives of American footballers , or the claim of the early Hollywood starlet Clara Bow that she once ‘ entertained ’ the whole of the University of Southern California football team in rapid succession . |
| 5 | I know what kind of an ordeal you 've had tonight , and , although I might have been willing to tease you before to take your mind off it and give you something else to think about , I do n't intend to ravish you to complete the treatment ! ’ |
| 6 | The Trade Union Act of 1834 allowed them simply to bargain peacefully . ’ |
| 7 | confidentiality is crucial and it would be wrong to expect someone else to take over |
| 8 | If all this excites you enough to shout from the rooftops , then why not try Print Partner — a shareware utility for printing signs and banners . |
| 9 | But does this enable us actually to decide in each case which predicates do and which do n't apply to the item concerned ? |
| 10 | Some use it generally to refer to those workers whose income is higher than most others . |
| 11 | This enabled me still to compete in the Hammersmith and London Schools . |
| 12 | All this makes it hard to see why Mycenaean Corinth was of no consequence ; the answer is probably just that , unlike Attica and the Argolid , it lay off the main routes of Mycenaean penetration . |
| 13 | This makes it hard to see why a 20 per cent rule has much appeal , and a more attractive rule might ensure that the activities of participants do not overlap by more than some specific amount . |
| 14 | This makes it hard to assess the dangers of particular products |
| 15 | This makes it hard to claim categorically that there are no characteristically " black " features which might identify speakers as ethnic Caribbeans . |
| 16 | This makes it hard to use the information it provides constructively . |
| 17 | ( This makes it hard to draw any line between old and ‘ new ’ , i.e. post-Periclean , politicians in terms of social standing ; similarly we now know that the later and much-vilified demagogue Kleophon was the son of a man high enough up the social ladder to have served as a general : ML 21 . ) |
| 18 | It is bad to lapse into the jargon without conveying its meaning and its connotations , because that is lazy ; and unforgivable to use it just to give the impression of being in with the chaps . |
| 19 | There was plenty of room on the course and it was relatively easy to lengthen it enough to test the professionals . |
| 20 | She was a little old lady , dressed in black , who seemed glad to have someone else to talk to , apart from the servants . |
| 21 | She said , ‘ I 'm so glad to have you here to share this , Jo . |
| 22 | If possible get someone else to do the job . |
| 23 | He 's bowling with considerable pace there , did Lawrence , that wicket 's cheered him up and he was rushing in , he 's got his line right , round that off stump and plays a bit of a open face anyway , so those in the slip Gordon beware and the one that did get an edge , it flew through , both Ian Botham who 's at second and Graham Gooch , they both stand pretty close , they work on the theory that it 's better to drop them then to have them bouncing in front of you , but they could have been about five yards deeper in that , the one , that , that went flying through with the character . |
| 24 | Frequently it is useful to have someone else to blame for such problems . |
| 25 | When you are giving a dog a bath for the first time , it may be helpful to have someone else to help you . |
| 26 | If you need to give a tablet directly to your dog , it may be helpful to have someone else to assist you by holding the dog . |
| 27 | How many have you still to get . |
| 28 | Mrs Parvis gave no sign of being interested in her , let alone liking her enough to want to touch her . |
| 29 | ‘ With time , you 'll be able to craft that raw burning into whatever you choose , and hopefully be able to control it enough to experience it only when you want to . ’ |
| 30 | We are unable to love ourselves enough to allow for weakness . |