Example sentences of "[adj] and [adj] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A new breed of archaeologist is emerging — more open-minded and willing to see significance in the detail of the countryside which is slowly disappearing . |
| 2 | It comes with both 3.5″ and 5.25″ floppy disks containing the installation and retrieval software , a clear and easy to understand user 's guide and of course a compact disk . |
| 3 | He disliked the arriviste Jews because he felt that they were provincial and superstitious and liable to arouse hostility ; nor did he believe that they would be loyal to France . |
| 4 | We still have a small hard core of football supporters that are willing and able to create trouble if they 're given the chance . |
| 5 | The imminent loss of perhaps a third of the cream of Russian science , he says , demonstrates the importance of taking rapid action , by whatever means available , to help those still willing and able to do science . |
| 6 | 1817 " The Meeting impressd , with the distress of the Tenantry of the Island from the reduced state of the Price of Black Cattle &c. ; conceive it proper and necessary to make application to Shawfield and his Trustees for a reduction of Rent while the times continue so oppressing , but with proper delicacy to this subject they decline making application at Present and till it is ascertained how cattle markets may go in June next … " |
| 7 | Greenway is said to have been self-confident , ‘ temperamental and quick to take offence ’ . |
| 8 | It is clearly pointless and ineffective to qualify community interpreters without the professional cooperation of the services . |
| 9 | In rural areas there is a tendency for many of the inhabitants to know one another ; strangers are highly visible and liable to cause suspicion . |
| 10 | You appear to have made up your mind about sex and if this is so , then it 's right and responsible to use contraception . |
| 11 | It would be possible and proper to provide aid for people who are especially disadvantaged by the changes — for example , the very small farmer in Portugal who wants to get out and to join his land to that of his neighbour . |
| 12 | While it takes ingenuity and careful thought it is possible and productive to use drama at the centre of the curriculum , rather than as an occasional extra . |
| 13 | Blue : For casual curls and waves for normal and easy to wave hair . |
| 14 | Some critics have considered it to be too weak and idiosyncratic to carry responsibility for major public and social services . |
| 15 | Following the death of Cromwell in September 1658 , Richard took over as Lord Protector , but proved too weak and amiable to control parliament , particularly as the army and the majority of the gentry preferred the restoration of the monarchy . |
| 16 | Those unhappy with the " confessional " model , mostly in its Christian form , have over the years sought to escape from the dilemma — unconsciously or consciously — by subtracting from the equation of RE all that is controversial and likely to cause trouble . |
| 17 | Any impairment of consciousness from being drowsy and lethargic to total unconsciousness . |
| 18 | As it was , it was impossible for even the most servile and well-meaning to avoid offence . |
| 19 | Singing the booking form shows that you believe yourself and your companions to be physically fit and healthy to take part . |
| 20 | Some people live in areas where the water is especially hard and prone to form scum . |
| 21 | Inwardly she may have been nervous , outwardly she appeared calm , relaxed and ready to have fun . |
| 22 | CoAct features a quick and easy to use incorporation model , laser printing of approved Companies House forms , memorandum and articles of association , registers and minutes . |
| 23 | They are exponents of free love , and generally seem to be promiscuous and ready to make love with everyone , including mothers , fathers , aunts , uncles , and children . |
| 24 | Although the SPD agreed with the bill 's intention and much of its detail , it used its majority in the Bundesrat to reject the bill because it empowered the government to use telephone-tapping and mail-interception to gather evidence of illegal arms sales . |
| 25 | Her grandmother never used the words white and black to describe skin colour . |
| 26 | It was at once reassuring and depressing to find life 's major events so predictable in their repetition . |
| 27 | They must also offer confidentiality and staff need to be nonjudgmental and ready to offer help , whether or not the individual is ready to ‘ kick the habit ’ . |
| 28 | Within that culture the precise reason for the Nottinghamshire miners deciding not to strike remains a matter of contention for further study — were they simply self-interested and unprepared to show solidarity with the miners of other fields ? ; were they so concerned for solidarity within the union that they would not strike unless its rules ( Rule 43 in particular ) were upheld ? ; or what ? |
| 29 | The descriptions of their hallucinatory images as they lay at the foot of Lawrence 's grave are too visual and complicated to do justice to and are no longer relevant , anyway . |
| 30 | No beer or ale , victuals or food could be sent in to the Southwark gaol ‘ except as may be reasonable and expedient to prevent extravagance and luxury . ’ |