Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I hope however that he will be willing to go a few steps further . |
| 2 | But there are other less obvious savings which can be taken into account if you are prepared to write a few letters and fill out a form or two . |
| 3 | So this afternoon 's news that Paul Getty is prepared to give a million pounds to help construct a building to house the mediaeval map and chained library has presented the townfolk here with yet another opportunity of keeping their heritage intact . |
| 4 | Yeah their their funding tends to be they 'll they 'll fund something like a production or they 'll say at you know if you put our name up were give you so much or General Portfolio perhaps will will fund a particular show or a series of show 's or say were prepared to put a thousand pounds could you name six shows and we 'll put our name on those show 's when they 're advertised but no company or other Council 's actually prepared to come along and say were prepared to put money on a regular basis . |
| 5 | Sri Lankans did not believe that it was morally wrong to convict a known cattle thief on false evidence , and officials often complained that true cases were spoilt by complainants who added additional false evidence . |
| 6 | Besides , the actor thinks movies should n't be afraid to push a few buttons . |
| 7 | But Tatum is not afraid to take a few knocks . |
| 8 | Sunderland travel to Cambridge , with Crosby saying : ‘ I want the players to go out and not be afraid to take a few risks . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We call ourselves the Unifiers — an inner core of trade unionists who are prepared to take a few risks to get what we must for the majority . |
| 10 | If none of these ideas is possible , would she be willing to spend a few weeks each year in a home for the elderly or , if she is infirm , in a nursing home or a local National Health Service hospital ? |
| 11 | of it er but I 'd rather be viewed on my own merits on my own worth er be willing to take a few risks in life erm and know that I 've got the rewards at the end of it for making a success . |
| 12 | and it was interesting to note a few groups apparently in their infancy , not all of which were in the larger authorities : |
| 13 | You usually like to keep things at the status quo , but today you could be willing to make a few changes . |
| 14 | Before focussing on the potential offers , I think it is perhaps appropriate to sound a few caveats . |
| 15 | Does he agree that , as we approach the Christmas season , it would be appropriate to have a homeless children 's Christmas bonus , perhaps of £10 a week , and then longer-term arrangements through supplement for income support , so that we can guarantee that every child in bed-and-breakfast accommodation can have a hot meal every day ? |
| 16 | It is appropriate to add a few words at this point that might help avert the possibility of becoming involved in any extensive debate about whether associative changes of the sort described here should really be thought of as instances of perceptual learning , producing changes in the perceived similarity of the stimuli . |
| 17 | At this point , it might be appropriate to spend a few moments on a specifically Scottish aspect of the Bill . |
| 18 | Thanks to Lupus 's letters and Nithard 's Histories , it is possible to identify a dozen others who threw in their lot with Charles during the difficult first months of his reign : from Francia , Counts Adalgar ( of Thérouanne ) and Egilo , and the Seneschal Adalard ( whose brother Count Gerald of Paris had defected to Lothar — perhaps the brothers had agreed to hedge their bets ) . |
| 19 | That bullet would be lucky to go a hundred yards , but that was not the point . |
| 20 | Erm , which has certainly been noticeable , is likely to cause a few problems , because in August are off , and so on . |
| 21 | Overworked officials in finance ministries rarely reject a whole list of potential projects ; they are much more likely to identify a few priorities at random , and pass on the donor to the line ministry , hoping for the best if and when the project is financed . |
| 22 | For instance , the note describing the Central Pillar of Freney is likely to tickle a few egos : ‘ ED+ , rock to VI and A3 , mixed — at the end of the world and , given bad luck , delivered up to all the hells of weather . ’ |
| 23 | The order for forty-one aircraft was confirmed on 7 Jan 77 , and will in effect establish a new version of the Falcon 20 plus a new Garrett AiResearch turbofan likely to have a few applications in the executive transport and smaller airline field . |
| 24 | The claim was made in an article published in the Wall Street Journal on Feb. 6 , which suggested that Clinton had received a four-year deferment from the draft by promising to join a reserve officers ' training programme ( ROTP ) at the University of Arkansas . |
| 25 | However logical they know a mass killing of Ruddy Ducks is likely to ruffle a few feathers |
| 26 | Third quarter figures are likely to show a further profits fall from Pounds 155m to £130m , with high gearing continuing to pose a problem . |
| 27 | As the system is updated , nothing is lost for storage is so cheap that it is always more cost effective to slap a primitive TEI type header on each block of data and transfer it to the next store rather than sort out what is likely to be needed from what is not . |
| 28 | If one team is losing it might be useful to give a few tips as to how to speed up . |
| 29 | Naturally , to gain the optimum food results , it is always useful to understand a few fundamentals of an oven , including the engine , the latest Mealstream ovens being a far cry from the 1968 version in terms of safety , design and performance specification . |
| 30 | She had not had it with her on Sunday during the walk to the belvedere and although it might now be too late in the day to catch the best of the light , it would be useful to have a few shots to help with descriptions of the scenery when she came to write her novel . |