Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry to inform you that hair that splits excessively probably wo n't grow much longer . |
| 2 | So while I take your point that you are prepared to give us all the information we seek , may I reserve the right to interrupt when it is absolutely necessary to do so ? |
| 3 | The RAC tends to have local firms dealing with their matters and can always be approached as stated above to see if they are prepared to allow you some introductions . |
| 4 | Since few actuaries will have had much practical experience of teaching before becoming tutors these notes have been prepared to give you some guidance towards helping students most effectively in the context of the tuition system . |
| 5 | I value my privacy and I am prepared to defend it all costs . |
| 6 | No you 're supposed to answer them all yes . |
| 7 | They 're supposed to pay you more money . |
| 8 | Erm ha having gone through that you moved on er and gave out your business card fi first and then the buyer 's guide erm do n't know whether you 're happy doing it that way or whether it 's better round the other way , I I , you , you tend to think if you give somebody the buyer 's guide first when they start to look at it you give them your business card and take it away , perhaps if you do it the other way round they might s start reading the buyer 's guide |
| 9 | Smoke alarms can cost you between £10 and £15 in the shops , but we 're happy to offer you this Sleep-save Smoke Alarm as a FREE GIFT with your Reader 's Digest DOUBLE PAYOUT PLAN . |
| 10 | It must have been awkward getting it all the way to Hochhauser from London . |
| 11 | Yet it scorched him that he had been unable to give her that chance himself . |
| 12 | ‘ Mummy , why do n't I look like Paula ? ’ she had asked , staring wretchedly at her five-year-old reflection in the mirror , but her mother , herself slightly bemused by the young beauty she had produced , had been unable to give her any satisfactory answer . |
| 13 | ‘ Pole positions are important to give you some kind of record against your team mate . |
| 14 | He had been able to teach her some of the ploys that actors use to control their breathing when they are nervous , and project their voices so they can be heard . |
| 15 | And McGrindle , very matter of fact though drunk as usual : I have sixteen children , seven by my first marriage , four by my second , my second wife had two of her own , that makes thirteen , and three from my third , sixteen , and I am proud to say I have been able to give them all a good education and every chance in life without ever compromising my integrity . |
| 16 | I 'll tell Sheila straightaway ’ made me feel that , at last , I 'd been able to give them some good news . |
| 17 | But that in no way affected my admiration for what Winston had done , and I am pleased to think that on one or two occasions I have been able to render him some modest service in the way of a reward for this particular display of public courage . |
| 18 | I 'm only glad that we 've been able to sort it all out so quickly . |
| 19 | If only Kinnock had been able to show us this side of himself when he was still Leader of the Labour Party , the election might have had a very different result . |
| 20 | This chapter has not been able to cover them all — the impetus GPFHs have had in driving through quality improvements for example ( Glennerster et al. |
| 21 | We 've never been able to offer you such big , comfortable suites as in our exclusive new American Colonial Collection . |
| 22 | ‘ But Teams who used to come here expecting to win are happy to contain us these days , and that 's a huge compliment to Norwich . ’ |
| 23 | A murmur which seemed to contain both relief and triumph went around the table , but this time M. Dupont raised his voice slightly and pronounced over it : ‘ I am happy to assure you all here that I will bring what modest influence I have to encourage certain changes of emphasis in French policy in accordance with much of what has been said here . |
| 24 | It must be awful to have it all taken out of one 's hands and have nothing to do but wait — and for what ? |
| 25 | Yes , erm I 'm sorry to disappoint you this is n't going to be the other side of the coin . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm sorry to give you all this trouble , ’ Luce told her , flustered . |
| 27 | I 'm sorry to send you this catalogue of woes , but I do agree with the sentiment of the Whitley paper , that the system has damaged our public image , and equally importantly it is inefficient in handling our internal and external communications . |
| 28 | They are all accurately reproduced in my book , but , of course , it will not be possible to exhibit them all . |
| 29 | After exchanging pleasantries , Sally asked : ‘ Ed , would you be prepared to give me some information about the Harley/Supersight contract . |
| 30 | — be prepared to tell him any particular things he should know ( e.g. you spend a long time travelling to and from work each day ; you have recently had a bereavement in your family ; you have to get up each night for the children , etc . ) . |