Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry to worry you over this but the result of the present system is that John Merer and I are barely on speaking terms . |
| 2 | We hope that many practitioners will be willing to support us in this effort . |
| 3 | If there has genuinely been no opportunity for the candidate to find out about practical matters of pay and conditions in advance then it is sensible to discuss them at this stage , and you should have all the necessary details ready . |
| 4 | Of the love , she knew he was growing tired but since her own ardour had considerably diminished after Pilade 's birth she was not disposed to criticise him for this . |
| 5 | Whichever way , it seems sensible to use plenty of this delicious bulb to add a kick to your cooking and boost your health . |
| 6 | The USSR is not prepared to expose itself in this fashion in Nicaragua . |
| 7 | And at least one philosopher ( Routley 1981 ) is prepared to defend them in this view . |
| 8 | Thomas Hayes , however , the forensic expert responsible for identifying the tiny piece of Swiss circuit board , was not prepared to commit himself on this point . |
| 9 | I really do n't feel free to tell you about this , but it seems to have been both deeply deranging and profoundly helpful . |
| 10 | Er perhaps it is impossible to answer it in this forum but I think it remains an open question sir . |
| 11 | Finally it is appropriate to say something at this point about the fact , discussed in detail in Chapter 2 , that habituation does not show context dependence . |
| 12 | Single carers who have given up work to care appear to be especially likely to find themselves in this situation . |
| 13 | But Tom Poole 's cousins at Marshmills were not invited , and would in any case have been horrified to find themselves among this conclave of radicals . |
| 14 | They had been lucky to find it in this hilly and heavily forested terrain . |
| 15 | Now , five years later , the battles are won ( significant skirmishes remain , but it would be unwise and ungenerous to detail them at this point ) . |
| 16 | Sean 's dad did not even leave his seat because he was unprepared to do anything about this problem , but he knew that he should do something about it . |
| 17 | ‘ Is that what 's supposed to keep me in this dress ? |
| 18 | Are we supposed to take anything for this do tonight ? |
| 19 | This therefore tends to essentialize ‘ the prejudiced individual ’ — the prejudiced teacher or student — who becomes the target for pedagogies that are supposed to cure them of this pathology . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ My stand was that even if Kimberly was their biological daughter , was it right to put her through this ? ’ |
| 21 | is it not possible to do something in this state of day in high technology |
| 22 | But I have not seen much evidence that it is really possible to do it on this scale . |
| 23 | These three questions clearly overlap , but can be treated as conceptually separate , and it is helpful to disentangle them in this way at least initially . |
| 24 | The second point is that the A C C are , are , I think , the second point is that there was a deputation to the Minister yesterday , so if , in a sense it 's a little late unless it was picked up by Mr yesterday , it may be a little late to do something for this year , er , I mean obviously next year is I think going to be the er , important issue , and the A C C has already circulated all Shire counties er , it 's picked up that this has happened to the majority of counties , although again the south east er , has escaped from that , and it 's asking for the sort of figures we 're debating this morning . |
| 25 | They 're good to watch something like this . |
| 26 | I am happy to see them in this workmanlike state . |
| 27 | Clive had got so used to being able to fool everyone in this circle that he was unnerved by her obvious clear-sightedness . |
| 28 | Although I would love to be able to take regular trips to the countryside , I am often unable to indulge myself in this luxury and so instead I choose to walk and cycle through Richmond Park in London . |
| 29 | ‘ I am concerned to find him like this , ’ he said , sliding away from the immovable barrier . |
| 30 | Oh , God , but he must really love her to be able to lower himself to this . |