Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We hope that many practitioners will be willing to support us in this effort . |
| 2 | It could even be suggested to him that he leave Vietnam and ‘ take up once more the philosophical studies to which he had devoted a great deal of his previous life ’ , and it might also be suggested that ‘ there would be pension adequate to support him in those studies ’ . |
| 3 | Dr Neil — she could not think of him as Neil — was careful to hold her in such a way that she felt no restraint , although his own self-control was slowly beginning to slip . |
| 4 | And at least one philosopher ( Routley 1981 ) is prepared to defend them in this view . |
| 5 | Afterwards , Lord Sterling sent a facsimile message from Britannia to Buffalo , which read : ‘ Delighted to see you in such splendid company on this great occasion . ’ |
| 6 | Er perhaps it is impossible to answer it in this forum but I think it remains an open question sir . |
| 7 | She had it done cheap , promising to wear it in all the right places . |
| 8 | They had been lucky to find it in this hilly and heavily forested terrain . |
| 9 | ‘ Is that what 's supposed to keep me in this dress ? |
| 10 | The acts , implying possession in one case , may be wholly inappropriate to prove it in another . |
| 11 | With these processes , our edge processes and the technique of conjugation , one can actually solve all four of our basic subproblems independently of the others and it is possible to do them in any order , although it is difficult to orient pieces that are not yet in their correct position . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | As the law now stands it is legal to grow the mushrooms , and eat them fresh , but illegal to prepare them in any way — even by cooking . |
| 14 | It would be terrible to hurt her in any way . |
| 15 | ‘ Jane , it is not polite to question me in that way . |
| 16 | I am happy to see them in this workmanlike state . |
| 17 | It may be argued on the one hand that where the owner of goods was under no tortious liability for their appearance on the occupier 's land , he ought to be able to retake them in any event , provided he does no injury to the premises or gives adequate security for making good any unavoidable injury . |
| 18 | I shall be happy to receive them in any form in which the hon. Gentleman cares to send them — but they should probably go to the independent regulator , as he well knows . |
| 19 | I would be very happy to help you in any way possible . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm not able to help you in that area . |
| 21 | Gary became aware of YWAM as an organisation and that God might be able to use him in that organisation . |
| 22 | Er in fact it was put to me as as an option by Superintendent that this could be , if this could be done er at the time er if I recall one of the reasons erm that we were n't able to do it in such a way was that there are numerous exits to the block of flats and each exit would have had to be covered by at least two armed officers we only only had in the region of twenty five officers available to us at that time in the police who were authorised to be armed and to maintain such a surveillance , erm not only would be very costly in the terms of the number of officers . |
| 23 | And another sister said she would be happy to join me in that . |
| 24 | Descent was traced in the female line because when pairing was temporary and informal , it was not possible to reckon it in any other way , as one could only be sure of the identity of the mother of the child , not that of the father . |
| 25 | The general public has a tendency to assume that nurses experience a strong desire to care for others , perhaps believing that many feel a true vocation or ‘ divine call ’ to the work , although it is probably less usual to describe it in these terms today . |
| 26 | Certainly , the Opposition will be only too pleased to support him in that respect . |
| 27 | Because the reliability of a test is so important , it is usual to quantify it in some way . |
| 28 | The Middle English dialects are mainly continuations of the corresponding Old English ones , but it is convenient to designate them in some cases by different names . |
| 29 | Many of them have inordinately high mortgages around their necks and they are finding it extremely difficult to service them in this unusually long period of high interest rates . |
| 30 | At least , I am sure he has enough to recommend him , should — should any female be inclined to consider him in that light . ’ |