Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The components are of magnitudes 4.4 and 5.7 , and since the separation is almost 44 seconds of arc it should be possible to see them individually with × 20 binoculars , but I have never been able to do so with certainty . |
| 2 | The most notable was Windsor and Eton , where it is possible to see it now in its pristine state , for in 1983 Madame Tussaud 's opened the fully restored and refurbished royal station , adjoining the main Windsor terminal and unused for thirty years . |
| 3 | The Chancellor is due to meet them today over his plan to spend Pounds 750 million buying up 20,000 empty homes . |
| 4 | What they believe in is that everybody out there is out to grab as much as they can for their own private interest and they 're prepared to meet them halfway on that . |
| 5 | Now that is an offence and the Trading Standards keep a very , and , and of course the Evening Post themselves , keep a very close check on those phone numbers and it 's much easier to do it nowadays with computers . |
| 6 | Maurin interjected that he had done it for the best , that he suspected she would spread silly gossip and it was sensible to keep her away from the English journalist . |
| 7 | Under the restrictions of the Office of Fair Trading , SLAD can not compel its members to conform to the terms and conditions the Society recommends and members are free to amend them individually for clients . |
| 8 | Her mind was free to appreciate it properly for the first time . |
| 9 | She now knew that he could never satisfy her , but was not prepared to dislike him just for that . |
| 10 | But she terrified him , because he wanted her and he liked having that grave face near him , and she was willing to have him even with the ghosts crowding at his shoulder . |
| 11 | I can not fight him while he 's my prisoner , I can not kill him until he 's free to face me again in arms . |
| 12 | But er with the the the er the original the the first one , you had to heat it up with a blowlamp and you had to be very very careful to get it just to the right heat , before if you tried to start it too cold , it would kick back and if was too hot again , it just would n't start . |
| 13 | Their meanings will become clear with use , but it is sensible to introduce them briefly at this stage . |
| 14 | If it 's to be helpful if if Mr is saying on behalf of the Parish Council that by showing it in this way on the key diagram , he feels is prejudicing or the Parish Council 's position is prejudiced at some future date , then it 's to be helpful to that that the County Council is saying it is prepared to show it simply as a an arrow and similarly for consistency it would seem to make sense to show the western in the same fashion . |
| 15 | He hoped the Frenchmen would be content to drive him away from the high road rather than pursue and capture him , but as he quickened the mare 's pace , so the Frenchman spurred their own horses . |
| 16 | The approach to Jesus in much of the theology and teaching with which Kierkegaard was familiar tended very much to see him too in that kind of light — as the founder of a religion , as the discoverer and imparter of divine truths , as the exemplar of particular values , which were only accidentally bound up with him , but in principle could be detached from him . |
| 17 | Today he would have liked to remain at Hillmarden for another night , but he had promised Celia he would call in at the clinic on his way back to London , knowing he had a very busy week coming which might make it impossible to see her again until the following weekend . |
| 18 | It 's a powerful , emotional song and looks set to put them firmly on the chart map indeed , it entered The Northern ‘ s North-East chart at No 1 this week . |
| 19 | ‘ D' you know , Jessica , it 's impossible to do it badly on the coast of Ireland . |
| 20 | It 's too dangerous to hunt them there among all those crags and chasms full of drifted snow . |
| 21 | And not just because as teenagers it is no longer that easy to keep them safely by your side . |
| 22 | Unlike Kyle , Mallaig has nothing much to commend it apart from being a busy fishing port and railhead which is , of course , its sole raison d'etre . |
| 23 | This popular hotel has been such a success with Club 18–30 that we 're delighted to feature it again as our Club Choice for summer ‘ 90 . |
| 24 | He wants very much to take me inside for further ‘ questioning ’ . |
| 25 | ‘ I push you up the hill and then you 're not content to take it steady on the track , oh no . |
| 26 | I would be delighted to tell you more about our work and to work with you on issues of common concern . |
| 27 | Not that she was ever likely to see him again after today . |
| 28 | I do n't think we 're likely to meet it here to be honest with you but yes you do get it . |
| 29 | These styles are still sufficiently popular to survive , although any attempted ‘ re-fit ’ would be likely to sweep them away as a matter of principle . |
| 30 | Knowing that the opening of a cup is round , it is false to depict it simply as an ellipse ; ideally the object is shown as a combination of plan , section and elevation . |