Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [noun] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some Leeds players are sorry to see Cantona go , but remain confident of doing well without him . |
| 2 | It is an additional requirement of the religion , that it shall be in some logical form which can be accepted by all kinds of people , from the academically minded who need to be satisfied with its innate sound reasoning , to those who are prepared to let faith take over where the tedium of logical study is not wanted or not within their individual capacities to undertake . |
| 3 | Although it will probably be a long time before we are prepared to let robots perform operations on us , Pam will be ready for trials next year , and her potential for cutting the 750,000 nursing days lost each year through back strain may make her popular with medical staff and patients alike . |
| 4 | I think the Algerians have been angry with him for some time and are prepared to let Polisario have a free hand . ’ |
| 5 | I am willing to let miracles happen . |
| 6 | Although some lenders are willing to let applicants have a copy of the valuation , the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors explained to us that there is no legal obligation for them to do so . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're willing to let Cara interview you ! ’ |
| 8 | 14 April : The Mail reports that disagreements over the Labour leadership election ‘ are likely to see knives flash among top policymakers ’ . |
| 9 | Secondly , the companies that have already spent money on cleaning up are reluctant to see others let off the hook . |
| 10 | ‘ Candour and openness are important to help people see themselves , ’ emphasises Penfold . |
| 11 | In fact when LEAs increase the amount of inspection work they are required to carry out , this could well be one of the ways in which they are able to help schools move forward . |
| 12 | So far as we have been able to see people need to be able to identify those social situations which are distinct in their culture . |
| 13 | During her final illness , when Helen took unpaid leave , she had announced to visitors , with satisfaction , in moments of clarity : ‘ At least I 've been able to make Helen see sense about trailing off to that wretched library day after day . ’ |
| 14 | For ages now she had been able to make Pogo do whatever she wanted . |
| 15 | He added : ‘ It is scandalous that some sports clubs in the region are happy to have women make the tea and coffee and provide home baking , yet they wo n't allow them to be full members . ’ |
| 16 | Sha n't be sorry to see Philip go , will you ? |
| 17 | ‘ You did say , in Vienna , ’ Gesner reminded him , ‘ that you would be prepared to let Ingrid have a lead role in one of the productions . |
| 18 | ‘ It would be sad to see sitcoms go , ’ he says , before heading into the night . |
| 19 | On the other hand , they can be valuable to help students visualise the social and cultural backgrounds in which communication takes place . |
| 20 | And as you teach all subjects in the Junior School , you will be able to let Art enliven all your work . |
| 21 | I also like the Clough/Taylor model … infact this may be even more successfull as Wilko' would be able to let Strachan have more of a say in a way that Cloghie never could ( IMHO ) with Taylor … this would be a great grooming school for Strachan … |
| 22 | We hope that we shall be able to make sense prevail . |
| 23 | ‘ Hopefully we will be able to make history come alive for the children , ’ Mr. Callaway said , adding that the school would still be grateful for as many old photographs and bits and pieces of memorabilia as possible . |
| 24 | But Edward was said by his friends to have business sense , and to be able to make things work . |
| 25 | Although he said he would be happy to see Brokerage break even by the end of the 1993 fiscal year , he did add that this would depend on the timing and amount of licence sales made . |
| 26 | USL says it ‘ would be happy to help Sun do that , ’ but SunSoft , which also has a seat on USL 's board , is currently lobbying hard to get its own views adopted by UI , and to do that it needs to get other members on its side . |
| 27 | Aid with child care may be essential to help women combine work with childrearing . |
| 28 | And we should have sympathy with him for the sight of a strange dog — whether on a lead or not — can be enough to make sheep run and if pregnant they can miscarry . |
| 29 | The same is often true of plants , although it will be commoner to see plants intermediate between the described species . |
| 30 | It would be nice to see Fender do a £400 Japanese reissue of the 1962 ‘ dot-fret ’ model ; with demand like that , it would sell . |