Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] this [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst oil barons may be prepared to suffer this while oil is in relatively short supply , they will probably adopt a different attitude if demand falls , and this could come about in many ways — perhaps by substantial on-shore reserves being discovered elsewhere in the world . |
| 2 | Because of the possible multiplicity of targets for change , it is deceptive to consider this process problem- solving . |
| 3 | Cohen , however , found it impossible to make this approach work as a result of a confrontation with the kabaka in 1953 , and by 1955 Buganda had confirmed its special constitutional status within Uganda , a status which was if anything reinforced in the independence constitution of 1962 . |
| 4 | It is not possible for those who are weak to apply this soul force for it makes great demands on those who would use it . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's really hard to schedule this being-a-rock-star thing . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's supposed to believe this fairy story ? ’ |
| 7 | I 'm missing some , I 'm supposed to have this master list of related documents and I have n't got them from from Jenny , or has everybody . |
| 8 | As the exhibition neared readiness , it appeared that Basquiat seemed most likely to survive this triage process . |
| 9 | Employees in the leisure department have worked extremely hard to bring this prestige event to Stockton and we end up with a situation where the first person of the town is kicking us in the teeth . ’ |
| 10 | Do n't you think for a rock'n'roll band it is somewhat stupid to promote this government idea , especially here in Belgium ? ’ |
| 11 | Can I first of all nail this health thing because er , near the start Anne said that th th , the court is still our , opinion is still divided on just how bad for you , for instance , passive smoking is . |
| 12 | Chapter 4 considered this training cycle , noting a tendency for some libraries to regard the problems inherent in small or falling establishments as insurmountable . |
| 13 | But the Americans have only been able to perform this leadership role because other people are paying , without demanding control of the operation . |
| 14 | We regret that we are unable to provide this rail fare facility for clients booking within one week of departure . |
| 15 | It is important to know this time diameter when joining a hold , for example from No 3 sector on the non-pattern side of a holding track . |
| 16 | Sadly , neither Pearson nor Brunel , the two most distinguished industry veterans working the quota seam , was able to use this production area as the springboard to a comeback . |
| 17 | Is Alan Sugar happy to watch this range decline ? |
| 18 | A year passed before I was able to witness this second part of the mayor-making , so it was a different mayor I saw being installed . |
| 19 | Again he froze it with a quick stare , and was able to repeat this process time and again . |
| 20 | I must be able to get this brain condition at nearly all times . |
| 21 | According to legend , the gods placed the great peak of Gunung Agung on Bali to stop this island paradise rocking — today the 10,400 sturdy feet of mountain rise high above the island and survey the scene of banyan trees , palm groves , bays of soft , pearl-white sand and terraced rice fields which lie at her feet . |
| 22 | Archaeologists have been able to follow this trade route across Europe from the Baltic to the Mediterranean by analysing pieces of amber with unique chemical properties which identify the source area in Samland . |
| 23 | As these results are derived from the approximate pull-out torque characteristic which assumes a torque rather less than the actual pull.out torque , the motor should be able to follow this velocity profile even if the load is slightly more than expected . |
| 24 | Even senior officers admit that to call this neighbourhood policing is a misnomer ( FN 15/5/87 , p. 2 ) , but , however dangerous and selfdefeating they appear , neighbourhood patrols are seen by police management as an essential and necessary feature of the role of the police in Catholic areas . |
| 25 | It 's worth also mentioning , since you saw it in the practical class , that staphylococci in general produce this enzyme catalase all of these er lo thi this is the enzyme which breaks down hydrogen peroxide and detoxifies it . |
| 26 | He felt the same surge of excitement , the same strong sexual awareness , he had felt when he had first held this sepia photograph in the early days of the summer . |
| 27 | You 'll probably think you 're dreaming when you first see this picture book town . |
| 28 | I just want to know those three things — the extent of the damage , the location of this ticking noise and to see if it 's possible to remove this atom bomb or whatever , which I 'm convinced in advance is impossible . |
| 29 | And that means this hay meadow which would normally have been cut a month ago is still standing to let wildflowers seed and fledgling birds fly . |
| 30 | The Financial Times of June 28 described this review clause " ploy " as designed " to hold out the hope to countries which feel their aspirations unsatisfied in this constitutional revision that they may do better next time " . |