Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what about me paying ten pound fine did n't I ? |
| 2 | In houses for heating it 's conceivable that you could have a huge hot water store in the basement , or a store made up of round pebbles , heated by hot air , which you could then use by circulating cool air through them to produce hot air at other times . |
| 3 | As the republican system began to be associated with right-wing policies , the left was pushed to greater political extremism as it was very difficult for them to effect political change within the Cortes . |
| 4 | The Americans found that the deepening Cold War made it impossible for them to give equal priority to all their objectives . |
| 5 | Bankers retaliate by pointing out that accountants ' advice is invariably based on historic record rather than future possibility , and that it is impossible for them to give impartial advice if they have been auditing their clients ' books over the past years . |
| 6 | But when consumers have a choice which includes widely different types of credit arrangements , it may often be more sensible for them to give more weight to the total cost of credit or the amount of each instalment . |
| 7 | In rather special circumstances this can result in the creation of new dislocations but the much more usual effect is for them to repel each other . |
| 8 | Hoffmann J. declared that in each case the beneficial interest in the property was owned by the bankrupt and his wife in equal shares and he made orders for possession and sale but , after considering the circumstances of the two wives and their children and , in particular , that the half shares to which they would be entitled would be insufficient for them to acquire other accommodation in the area and the educational problems of the children , imposed a provision for postponement until the youngest child in each case attained the age of sixteen . |
| 9 | However , the standing of their occupations — the fact that a programmer or analyst is regarded as a " professional " in a way in which a typist or word processor operator is not , also makes it easier for them to acquire self-employed status . |
| 10 | A common strand in comments coming to the Commission from many quarters emphasises the vital role played by the clergy in the leading of worship , and the need for them to receive proper training in the selection and use of music in church . |
| 11 | The best that I can say for a personality explanation is that it prevents executives from thinking about changing their behaviour , because it understandably makes little sense for them to undergo some kind of therapy . |
| 12 | She considered approaching him and asking if it might be possible for them to spend more time together , but the difference of nine years in their age put her in awe of him still , and she decided it was not her place to make such suggestions . |
| 13 | Er I think we should also assume that the regional er budgetholders will not make a contribution to any costs we might incur cos I do n't think any budget they 'll have will be intended to cater for er you know , paying people 's wages for them getting unpaid time off . |
| 14 | When people do cross the threshold of the church , do we make it easy for them to take that step ? |
| 15 | The aim of creating a sense of prime loyalty among members of the colony , which was small enough for them to know each other , did not constitute any kind of a threat to central authorities in 1922 , but it would not have been tolerated in the 1930s , when family members were encouraged to spy on one another in the state interest . |
| 16 | At last it was possible for them to achieve absolute precision . |
| 17 | Second-hand pipe organs are sometimes worth considering when they are fine instruments and when the total cost of their purchase , removal and rebuilding in a place suitable for them makes economic sense . |
| 18 | Other naturalistic views , Marxist and some which indeed call themselves ‘ evolutionary ’ , have often proclaimed themselves free from any such picture , but it is basically very hard for them to avoid some appeal to an implicit teleology , an order in relation to which there would be an existence that would satisfy all the most basic human needs at once . |
| 19 | The S.D.D. ( Scottish Development department ) had been approached about funding such a project but they had replied saying that the projected cost of such a project would be too high for them to offer financial aid . |
| 20 | As most of their expansion had been in transport sectors , it was a natural step for them to try switching production from trucks to tanks . |
| 21 | ‘ And it 's not uncommon for them to blame each other , as they get older , for taking the decision not to have a family . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ And it 's not uncommon for them to blame each other , as they get older , for taking the decision not to have a family . ’ |
| 23 | Though the document was about the laity , it had failed to take account of the views of the laity — at least until the previous spring , by which time it was too late for them to have much influence upon its formulation . |
| 24 | ‘ All the more reason then for them to have some knowledge of basic skills — ‘ |
| 25 | Today children are meeting and playing with children of other faiths so it is important for them to have some understanding and knowledge of each other 's traditions . |
| 26 | Consequently , it is often impossible for lone appointees to represent the views of users effectively and authorities must become more seriously committed to listening to service user 's opinions and providing opportunities for them to exercise real influence . |
| 27 | Obviously , even in a statistically developed country it is an almost insurmountable task to achieve completeness in reporting spontaneous abortions , since an early miscarriage , particularly in the first weeks of pregnancy , can be easily mistaken as a late menses and some spontaneous abortions may not seem sufficient cause to some women for them to seek medical attention . |
| 28 | Acts undertaken for another purpose and not in order to consent can constitute consent if undertaken in the belief that they will confer a right or impose a duty and if the fact that they are undertaken with such a belief is the reason for them having this result . |
| 29 | From these women 's descriptions of their days , it is clear that rarely , if ever , is it possible for them to make this distinction either . |
| 30 | It is difficult for them to obtain overseas development funds , and it is even hard to mail a letter to another country because Eritrean stamps are not yet internationally recognised . |