Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adj] [to-vb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claire , Annabel and I are supposed to help distribute the food , and let me tell you , at some of these do 's it 's like feeding a pack of hounds . |
| 2 | FRANCIS Lee told crisis club Manchester City 's supporters and shareholders today : ‘ I 'm ready to help bring back the good times to Maine Road but only with your backing . ’ |
| 3 | But them I 'm lucky to have have a job really . |
| 4 | But possessions stick like leeches : you 're scared to let go , but they weigh you down . |
| 5 | You were frightened to let go , to let yourself feel out of control . ’ |
| 6 | The Glass Menagerie is partly autobiographical and describes the conflict between a son , Tom , who is drawn to the sensuality of D.H.Lawrence 's writings and who himself scribbles poems on shoe-boxes in the warehouse where he works , and a repressive and puritanical mother , Amanda , who is as passionately possessive of her children as she is unwilling to let go of her own lost youth . |
| 7 | She was reluctant to let go of the roach at first but then she hurled it into the fire and got unsteadily to her feet , saying , ‘ I know what . ’ |
| 8 | Come on we 're supposed to do work you know , we 're talking about these |
| 9 | They are keen to help reduce the 2.5 million domestic accidents that will require hospital treatment over the next 12 months , so this booklet concentrates on dangers in the kitchen — the Association 's specialist area . |
| 10 | They interrupt because they are unwilling to let pass a remark from which an intricate leap can be performed . |
| 11 | As evidence has shown , wealthy candidates receive a head-start in pre-nomination campaigns and in marginal congressional seats as they are able to help finance their own campaigns . |
| 12 | They were anxious to help regulate competition throughout the product market by establishing uniform rates of pay and standard conditions . |
| 13 | Erm generally , the er design of the houses compliments those which have already been built at the er , Southern Way and the side of the Ayletts Field , and the extension to Fern Hill er , in terms of their materials in terms of the landscaping , and they will er , as close as it 's possible to do match the refurbished bungalows in terms of including features such as block paving and erm car ports . |
| 14 | It 's sure to come come on then Gal |
| 15 | Now explain why it is necessary to let go , so that you can move on . |
| 16 | I find myself in the position of the dart player who one day discovers he is unable to let go of the dart ! |
| 17 | BRITISH fighter pilots could be patrolling the skies over Bosnia within days after the Government yesterday made it clear it was willing to help enforce the United Nations no-fly zone . |
| 18 | Eliot must have heard of his arrest during or just after his visit to Paris at the beginning of that month since , on his return , he immediately sent a cable to Archibald MacLeish , the poet who was then Assistant Secretary of State , saying that he was eager to help Pound in any way he could . |
| 19 | He still wanted her body , there was no way he could disguise that , and she , well , she would have to learn to be content with whatever crumbs he was prepared to let fall from his table . |