Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [indef pn] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By examining the arguments of the reformers , in looking at their aspirations and ambitions , it is possible to see something of these relationships as they were evolving . |
| 2 | And tried to get some settlement , but I do n't believe it are giving us any settlement cos he was n't prepared to do anything like that . |
| 3 | Whichever way , it seems sensible to use plenty of this delicious bulb to add a kick to your cooking and boost your health . |
| 4 | ‘ Prost should be prepared to race anybody in any conditions — everything has been laid on for him . ’ |
| 5 | Mm , mm , that sounds a possibility , I think , I think it is interesting to have someone like that you know |
| 6 | So it 's too dark to see anything at all in fact . |
| 7 | Her head was spinning , filled with so many thoughts that it was impossible to sort one from another . |
| 8 | If it is difficult to distinguish precisely the living standards of older women in official statistics , it is impossible to say anything at all about the position of older Black women ( or men for that matter ) . |
| 9 | In general , in such languages , it is almost impossible to say anything at all which is not sociolinguistically marked as appropriate for certain kinds of addressees only . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I was too agitated to notice anything like that at the time . ’ |
| 12 | This is a most strange to hear something like that . |
| 13 | JENNIFER CAPRIATI , looking sharp as a pin in defeating Helena Sukova in straight sets , was actually lucky to see anything at all . |
| 14 | The profile of this short-lived low-level blast cloud is supposed to look something like that of a clump of fir trees , so it 's sometimes described as ‘ cypressoid ’ . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Grammatical gender is supposed to have nothing at all to do with sex . |
| 17 | Are we supposed to take anything for this do tonight ? |
| 18 | They are the same size , have the same green skin , and overall it would be hard to tell one from another were it not for their distinctive styles of dress and skin painting . |
| 19 | Because the disaster revealed something about the basic nature of the Soviet system , at a moment when it had at last become possible to do something about that system , the political consequences may prove the most profound of all . |
| 20 | is it not possible to do something in this state of day in high technology |
| 21 | He would n't thieve he would n't he was too timid to do anything like that . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's good to see anyone in such Godforsaken weather . |
| 23 | Indeed , she walked so far and so long that she was too tired to write anything at all upon her return and did not in fact send a reply until the following day . |
| 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 must say it 's , it must be good to have somebody like that er |
| 27 | It was very good to have someone like that — someone who keeps pushing you and telling you that you can do it and not to be shy . ’ |
| 28 | So I I also think that you know I 'm , I 'm quite happy to see something like that maybe dealt with in a sense as a separate issue , because it 's |
| 29 | Clive had got so used to being able to fool everyone in this circle that he was unnerved by her obvious clear-sightedness . |
| 30 | You would n't be able to write anything with any merit at all if you were constantly trying to portray certain groups in a favourable light . ’ |