Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adj] [verb] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 the abolition of licensing and the restoration of private building would again set them free to perform these tasks .
2 It left me free to do all kinds of other things that I wanted to do .
3 Are you still having those conversations with Marcus ? ’
4 Abbreviations : If you regularly have to take notes about the same subject , you should find it quite easy to develop your own abbreviations which will make you able to take those notes even more quickly .
5 JE : How were you able to overcome these difficulties with Britten 's publisher ?
6 His double-buckled shoes are spanning and deeply embedded in two concrete paving slabs , showing him ready to repel all advances , metal or human .
7 Is it possible to see some photos of her at home with her horses ?
8 For instance in general , it is not possible for most goods to trade present amounts of them for future amounts nor is it possible to make such contracts conditional on some outside events like the weather .
9 Only rarely is it possible to observe these impacts within a well designed ‘ experiment ’ .
10 I is it possible to identify these cases ?
11 Assuming that Dworkin 's rights thesis is capable of being modified along the lines proposed , is it possible to identify any strategies — long-term , medium-range and short-term strategies — which could be expected to contribute toward the realisation of an expanded right of equal concern and respect ?
12 Contracting out makes it possible to transfer those problems to others , who can in principle be fairly tightly controlled through contracts .
13 On the other hand , through the development of container transport , telecommunications and the division of production into simpler , semi-skilled tasks , technology has made it possible to transfer these tasks to new factories in Third World markets .
14 Also is it possible to register these ponies with any society ?
15 Wise use of our planning system should make it possible to achieve both objectives . ’
16 I hope that , in the end , such tests may replace all other examinations , making it unnecessary to hold any blocks of examinations at 16 + and at 18 + .
17 ‘ My mother is a keen gardener , but she would consider it cruel to lift these ferns from their sheltered positions and subject them to Wellington winds . ’
18 ( iv ) The canals made it easy to bring these materials together .
19 The tragedy in this country is that the critical establishment has found it impossible to embrace those talents .
20 The government found it impossible to refute such charges or change the overwhelming climate of opinion which believed the NHS to be seriously underfunded .
21 Owen found it hard to take such incidents seriously .
22 Finally , there are political reasons : people do not , on the whole , enjoy moving away from their communities and politicians find it hard to ignore these feelings .
23 Still I find it hard to believe most men would want to cede their privilege and power on the evidence you present .
24 How far is it reasonable to extrapolate these results to the non-poor is a highly debatable point .
25 If so you will find it helpful to set some goals to give short-range guidance .
26 You may find it helpful to read these items first , and then go back and look carefully at the explanations underneath .
27 Failure to talk about sexual needs may mean that the individual does not consider it to be a problem , or that he or she finds it embarrassing to discuss such matters .
28 He raised the matter with the Minister , asking her to make it illegal to publish such claims of responsibility by the IRA .
29 Perhaps the other men you know find it stimulating to hear such words come from the face of a woman who has the beauty of a madonna , but I do not . ’
30 Neither was it able to cover all complaints made by employees , consumers , and the public .
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