Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [pers pn] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In this year , the 25th anniversary of Shelter , does the Minister agree that the time is right for him to give effect to the Prime Minister 's boast in his letter of support to Shelter that the Government would employ public expenditure where necessary ?
2 And so , ’ said Zeinab , ‘ since you do not love me , properly , not truly , not the way I love you , it would not be right for us to make love . ’
3 ‘ Then — do you think it would be possible for me to take Azor for a walk ? ’
4 ‘ It was n't possible for me to take time off work , ’ Ashley protested .
5 He thought I was too silly for words , but he made it possible for me to keep Perdita , so I 'll always be grateful . ’
6 They succeeded , thus making it possible for me to make predictions which could afterwards be verified .
7 To help in this , we asked Paul Ingouf if it would be possible for him to obtain maps and plans of the Harbour , and to mark the spot where the aircraft crashed .
8 The chemical agent which they contain , making it possible for them to use water in the photosynthetic process , is chlorophyll , which is also possessed by true algae and the higher plants .
9 They may also be able to build in some safeguards which would make it possible for them to give permission .
10 Advertising made it possible for them to distribute news practically free of charge , with the profit coming from marketing .
11 Everything they had seen had registered in their subconscious mind without them even being aware of it and , using hypnosis , it was possible for them to recall facts and images they did not even realise they knew .
12 This is a perfectly valid question to raise in a case study response , and you might go on to consider whether it is still possible for them to change direction , even now .
13 When their control is threatened it is possible for them to obtain relief by displacing a prominently misbehaving pupil .
14 Is it possible for us to provide facilities , skills and help from the Atomic Energy Authority to help them with that difficult problem ?
15 It would hardly have been possible for it to support beauty and extravagance and pleasure at the expense of mere survival , but it did at least hint that such a view could be held , and its mere admission of this possibility was to Clara profoundly satisfying .
16 The comprehensive range of facilities that it provides makes it possible for you to create patterns for all of these popular garment shapes , to suit your own individual tensions and measurements .
17 You will find you have access to swims you once only dreamed about and it becomes possible for you to float fish in swims which can only be fished with leger tackle from the bank .
18 He says in his affirmation , with the support of letters from his doctor , that he and his wife suffer from heart conditions and other ailments which make it undesirable for them to occupy accommodation above the level of the ground floor .
19 But although the younger sons could not have Nambudiri wives it was quite normal and respectable for them to take women of the matrilineal castes ( e.g. Nayar ) as recognized consorts .
20 Save The Children Fund and children throughout the world have every reason to be grateful for her unstinting efforts .
21 ‘ Why should it be so strange for me to find work with IMP ?
22 Loretta had stayed there before , although it was more usual for her to see Bridget when the latter made one of her frequent visits to London .
23 The teacher can remain facing the class , so it is easier for him to maintain attention .
24 There are advantages to customers in that it is easier for them to ask questions in a more realistic way in order to ascertain the product 's utility more clearly and quickly .
25 We are considering many other aspects in order to improve the position of women in the civil service — to make it easier for them to take jobs , leave to have children , and return later .
26 It has then made two points : ( 1 ) that other people manage curricula within centralised systems , which is encouraging ; but ( 2 ) that other people have cultural backgrounds which make it easier for them to manage curricula within centralised systems , which is discouraging .
27 It was easier for them to demand money from the Government than argue plans past their local unions .
28 Later abolitionists exemplified in Buxton and Cropper , though it might have seemed easier for them to adopt antislavery as a routine , not only maintained vital feeling in their commitment but possessed sufficient accompanying serenity — ‘ we have more than human help ’ — to accommodate setbacks and ‘ to triumph over the storms which surround them ’ .
29 She had never been a Bonapartist , yet that distaste had not made it any easier for her to leave France and follow an army that must fight against her countrymen .
30 It was easier for her to see Chris now .
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