Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Is it possible to arrange a different time for the accounts to be returned ?
2 It 's so refreshing to see a motley crew of urchins , trendies and ravers like Sunscreem making total unself-conscious idiots of themselves on a stage instead of prancing and preening like twats .
3 It should be possible to agree a fixed rate repayment for a couple of years , and many companies offer special rates for first time buyers .
4 But , in my experience , if this is the case although it is possible to plant a new church it will not happen nearly as quickly as it will do if someone can make themselves available full-time .
5 It is very pleasant to see a full hall on an inclement evening .
6 It will now seem strange to see a silent Locomotive Shed ( Bldg A22 ) wit hits doors closed for the last time .
7 Their behaviour conforms to fairly well-known principles and it should therefore be possible to estimate a perpetual inventory model which will show , for example , increased saving if the real value of their assets falls as deficiencies are made up .
8 It can be possible to acclimatize a specialised feeder to substitute foods although there is always a danger of a reluctance to feed deteriorating into anorexia and premature demise .
9 So he was right to drive a hard bargain .
10 We need to attract as many people as possible to enjoy a good day of movement at the Training Taster Days at Bedford College on 28 April — on 9 June and on 16 June .
11 ‘ Ideology is one thing , but it is possible to enjoy a visual impression without thinking of history .
12 Using this technique , it is possible to perform a safe autorotation from a very low level .
13 As mentioned above , it was not possible to perform a detailed study of the Ca 2 + sensitivity of K + channels in excised inside out patches .
14 It can take as much as six months for all required figures to be available and it is usual to issue a provisional index six to seven weeks after the end of the month in question and revise this later .
15 When John was so short-tempered , it hardly seemed possible to conduct a civilised conversation .
16 Although it is possible to sample a pure Côte aux Enfants red wine made by Bollinger and matured in small oak casks , the production is tiny and availability correspondingly restricted .
17 Apart from the track itself the forest had been partially felled for about twenty feet on either side so that except where the road wound sharply it was possible to see a long way ahead .
18 But at the end of the conference season , it is possible to see a political market-place reviving in Britain , albeit a market-place containing only two parties .
19 This valve is generally situated under a small metal cover — in towns , it is possible to see a whole row of these stretching down the pavement ; in rural areas , it may be more difficult to find .
20 As for HMS United she had been on station at the rendezvous ; but as it is barely possible to see a 10,000 tonner at 400 yards on a rough night there is little chance of seeing the recognition signals from a canoe when these torch or RG beams are a mere four feet ( just over a metre ) at arm 's length above the waves .
21 Within these changed professional development practices it is possible to observe a managerial shift towards a more sensitive response to the specific circumstances within which changes in schools were expected to take place .
22 There are no strict rules about the use of these colours or the way in which they are worn , so it is usual to find a great deal of variation in clothing styles between regiments from the same place .
23 Well , Paul believes the time is right to launch a new mag on the same lines .
24 It is possible to obtain a high percentage of your continuing professional development hours by this method .
25 Thus , although it was not possible to obtain a detailed analysis of the relation between P o and V c o m at different Ca 2 + concentrations , the available data show that under these experimental conditions , K + channels were sensitive to changes in the concentration of Ca 2 + bathing the cytosolic surface of the membrane .
26 It is sometimes possible to obtain a coercive order if a defendant deliberately refuses to comply with a declaration , but this is exceptional and does not invalidate the general argument .
27 It is also possible to obtain a mandatory injunction which performs essentially the same function as an order of mandamus , that is to require a body to do its legal duty .
28 ON APRIL 26th , Li Peng , the Chinese prime minister , was due to meet a foreign visitor .
29 As , in comparison with Raji , the RJ2.2.5 mutant exhibits a slower growth rate , it was possible to isolate a revertant cell line in which the ability to express the MHC class II genes is partially restored ( Fig. 1 ) .
30 The question of whether it is possible to establish a normative consensus , based on rational discussion undistorted by values , has also been addressed by Habermas ( 1975 , 1979 ) .
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