Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was even prepared to go so far as to admit that monotony was the most comfortable way . |
| 2 | But though none might be prepared to go so far as that , all British parties would quickly realize that apparent discrimination against women in their lists would do them a lot of harm . |
| 3 | If you come here once , be prepared to come back again because it would take you years to see all that Crete has to offer . |
| 4 | ‘ My priority had always been to get back into the Irish side , and I was never prepared to look any further than that . |
| 5 | My godmother — Helen — has given us such good premises and so many other advantages that it would be foolish to give in just because we have a bit of opposition . ’ |
| 6 | No one in the Labour Party seems prepared to consider why more than 14 million people , including many of the very poor , voted Tory . |
| 7 | Seems sensible to start as soon as possible really . |
| 8 | If they had really wished to do so , they could have found enough constituencies where Labour was a bad third and where the candidate him- or herself was willing to step down just before nominations closed . |
| 9 | She had spoken more warmly to him tonight than she had ever done when she was unmarried and free to speak as warmly as she liked . |
| 10 | The slow movement is a highly introspective affair , never afraid to dig in deep where others merely navigate surface implications . |
| 11 | These include : the postmodern as a tendency within the modern ; a notion of the ‘ sublime ’ and postmodernism 's related freedom from dependence on the concept of totality ; a distinction between the postmodern conceived in terms of the externalised and impersonal as against a view of the modern as characterised by the internal and ‘ impressionist ’ ; and a claim that it is the characteristic of the postmodern to signify figurally rather than discursively ( ? ) . |
| 12 | Do not , however , suppose that I am quite idle , though happily for my health it is not requisite to apply so closely as formerly was the case . |
| 13 | Some colleagues are giving me some messages to read out it would n't be appropriate to do so today because colleagues they er forget them , so I 'm gon na do them tomorrow which will be more appropriate so please do n't think that I 've er forgotten them . |
| 14 | Laws in science , so it was argued , were of the logical form " All As are Bs " , ( for example all swans are white ) yet it is impossible to investigate empirically all As . |
| 15 | The track now survives and is quite easy to follow as far as Cemmaes . |
| 16 | Retail demand is quite heavy and is likely to remain so even after the novelty value of the new car has worn off . |
| 17 | I 'll just open these doors cos it 'll be too cold to go out there once we go out . |
| 18 | It 's not hard to see why even when clean , Kamrok 's verses are very funny . |
| 19 | As John Hamilton said , ‘ It was imperative to estimate extremely accurately as the materials and labour had to be quantified in the original bid . |
| 20 | However , as Ketamine lacks the euphoric and social properties that led o the widespread use of MDMA , the drug is likely to disappear as suddenly as it seems to have emerged . |
| 21 | However logical may be the derivation of Protoctista as the name for a kingdom , I wonder if it is more likely to catch on now than it was in 1861 . |
| 22 | Raw materials amount to almost 50 per cent of costs , but suppliers will be lucky to pass on more than 5 per cent , Jim Leng believes . |
| 23 | Royal involvement in episcopal appointments suggests that the kings and their bishops were likely to work together rather than in opposition . |
| 24 | ‘ I mean , you 're welcome to come as far as I 'm concerned ’ . |
| 25 | Few private tenants in the past have appealed against rent levels for fear of landlord harassment and eviction but the limited controls on rent that currently exist are likely to lessen still further when the Housing Act takes effect . |
| 26 | So , another possible explanation is that in a polygynous society , the parallel cousins will be much more likely to grow up together than the cross-cousins . |
| 27 | He shook his head , unperturbed it seemed , not in the least put out yet altogether immovable , a man whose quiet strength struck Daniel suddenly as impressive , a steadily burning , dogged persistence which would be likely to endure far longer than his own vivid bursts of fire . |
| 28 | They are likely to do so only if the perceived benefits exceed the expected costs . |
| 29 | They also feel obligated to deal as effectively as possible with whatever problems these casual encounters throw up , such as people asking advice about a summons or other aspects of the law , or about some official form which they are having difficulty in completing , how to get rid of obstructions on the pavement outside their house , or traffic obstructions . |
| 30 | In fact , it is extremely hard to determine just exactly where you are experiencing the most hostility and hassle — at home or at work ? |