Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , however , there was little to object to in the broad fundamental . |
| 2 | Do n't let it come across like that , the temptation is to think that you 've got to have all this bit up here , now you do n't want this up here because it 's very difficult to cope with once you 've tied it round to get it round the elbow , you want the least amount that you can get , just cover the arm and then it makes it much easier to deal with at the end . |
| 3 | The actual sound ambience of this recording is less dry than the sort of sound that Philips is prepared to settle for in the same hall , and it is refreshing to hear Nicholas McGegan 's fine cast of soloists use the hall 's natural resonance to give the distinct impression that they are enjoying themselves and confirming , to one listener at least , that an important part of enjoying oneself is showing off . |
| 4 | On the other side of the mountain lies Gable Crag which , though it can be approached from Wasdale , is easier to get to from the top of Honister Pass . |
| 5 | Even back then , when the world was connected differently , it had been seven miles by road to the nearest town of any size , and that easier to get to by the river . |
| 6 | They said , ‘ Yes , we know that , but it 's easier to get at from the front . ’ |
| 7 | This was interesting general confirmation that the element of ‘ serious , content that had been an important part of the deceased Daily Herald and News Chronicle was no longer something the non-quality reader was prepared to pay for in a daily paper . |
| 8 | But Buffy is more entertaining to think about from a distance , or to read about , than to marry . |
| 9 | There was not much to object to in the bones of the debate . |
| 10 | On the other , different strata among the middle classes found much to object to in the status quo . |
| 11 | It is the way that our feelings tell us that they have got too much to cope with at the same time and they need some help — in the jargon this is called needing some ‘ ventilation ’ . |
| 12 | The Queen 's quiet and consistently efficient carrying out of her royal duties is not perhaps as easy to relate to as the more relaxed and smiling image of the ‘ Queen Mum ’ . |
| 13 | It was the first time Harry had ever seen him do such a thing for himself , but then he had heard that staff were far less easy to come by since the war . |
| 14 | he has he the same problems that we 've all had you know erm and yes he 's , he 's , he 's very easy to listen to despite the fact that he 's a southerner . |
| 15 | The OTO , founded by freemasons , has much to answer for in the last eighty years . |
| 16 | ‘ The MID 's wont be as easy to deal with as the DEEP 's . ’ |
| 17 | What is far more important is that the balance between land and labour , which had been favourable to labour for about a century and a half , was now tilting back decisively in favour of the landowner . |
| 18 | The greatest rock'n'roll band tag may have been uncomfortable to live with in the past , but this album will not make the title any easier to shift . |
| 19 | Most of the functions you need are easy to get at via the toolbar at the top of the screen , including Open , Save and Print commands . |
| 20 | Sheffield nail makers purloined wire , while in the Black Country iron , lead and brass were easy to dispose of among the thousands of small forges . |
| 21 | As you can see from the photo , there 's little to fiddle with on the card — no jumpers to mess about with unless you really want to , because all IRQ and DMA settings are software configurable . |
| 22 | Everything was hard to come by at the moment . |
| 23 | Goals via the through ball are always hard to come by at the highest level because of the quality of defenders and the sweeper system . |
| 24 | Been getting hold of a bit of meth , but it 's fairly hard to come by at the moment . |
| 25 | Calm assessments were hard to come by in the shadow of a tragedy of such proportions . |
| 26 | The fact that drivers — unlike , say , factory workers — have to work independently to some extent , so that their schedules can not be fixed in advance , is one reason why employment law is particularly hard to grapple with in the haulage industry . |
| 27 | In future , the danger of extreme-right policies is more likely to come from within the victorious mainstream conservative ranks than from outside . |
| 28 | In the light of their two powerful flashlights visibility was all that could be wished for and it took them only two minutes to carry out their examination : unless one is looking for some obscure mechanical fault there is very little to look for in an engine-room . |
| 29 | The patterns in the hewn rock were evocative , thin traceries of crystal , she imagined , beautiful whorls and arches , as fine to look at as the fine lines on a mother 's face . |
| 30 | I suppose we thought , to our shame , that commuter land would be hard to live with after the beauty and breadth of Bristol . |