Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Have you found somewhere pleasant to live in London ? ’ |
| 2 | Although it is most usual to think of salami as an Italian speciality , they are , in fact , made throughout Europe . |
| 3 | Throughout the coalition , Law was prepared to support its continuation , but he was rarely prepared to argue for concession that would weaken his own party . |
| 4 | Our old chums , the Fuggle and the Golding , are remarkably prone to attack by pests and disease , which is why varieties such as Challenger and Target — more resistant to aphids and wilt but less subtle in aroma and flavour — have been developed . |
| 5 | Thank you for your letter also ; I was so terribly sorry to hear about Marbles ' demise — such a characterful friend — and I felt for you so much . |
| 6 | I 've got a Congress fund which , I mean today it 's getting so dear to go to Congress erm you know , the hotels are so dear . |
| 7 | Town planning was neither strong nor coherent enough as a discipline and profession for it to stake a claim and take over other intellectual territory ; as a movement it was too inwardly diverse to be sufficiently self-willed to embark on aggrandizement in its remit . |
| 8 | Many in the industry felt it was worth while taking risks on the peak space heating load , by keeping prices sufficiently low to attract in addition such off-peak evening or spring and autumn space heating loads , as well as the cooking and water heating sales . |
| 9 | So sorry to hear about Win Morgan I was , fine woman , your mam . ’ |
| 10 | On the evening of April 25 President Francesco Cossiga , 63 , himself resigned , in a live speech on national television , although his term of office was only due to expire on July 2 . |
| 11 | A possible ( relatively ) benign explanation might be presented for GPs ' failure to pursue a non compulsory route : that women , whose conventional role involves running the home and family , would be less willing to go into hospital precisely because of their feelings of responsibility for others in the home . |
| 12 | The figures thus lend support to any intuitive sense we have that the effect of his ordeal in scene six is reflected in his being less willing to talk at length . |
| 13 | It seems irresponsible and morally indefensible to intervene in clients ' lives if you are uncertain about what can be achieved and the best methods of doing so . |
| 14 | Investors are so willing to believe in recovery around the corner that they will clutch at false hopes almost indefinitely . |
| 15 | It may be that none of these incidents , taken by itself , would be very significant , but the cumulative effect of them supports the view that the plaintiff and her husband subordinated their own interests to the wishes of the deceased … the plaintiff 's acts went well beyond what was called for by natural love and affection for someone to whom she had no blood relationship , and both she and her husband made it very clear in their evidence that there was no great love and affection between her husband and the deceased , and that he was only willing to pay for meals that the plaintiff provided for the deceased and to work as he did in the garden of the cottage because of the expectation that the deceased 's estate would in due course pass to the plaintiff . |
| 16 | The Palestinian delegation , bolstered by several new members , insisted that it was only prepared to negotiate with Israel over the issue of settlements and over human rights violations in the occupied territories . |
| 17 | In most cases of explanatory surveys it is perhaps less appropriate to speak of samples at all in the strict sense . |
| 18 | Secondly , it 's obviously impossible to look at endomembrane channels using this technique . |
| 19 | The deaf of Glasgow were at that time extremely fortunate to have in William Agnew a most intelligent and capable man , an artist in his leisure time , who through his hobby had come into contact with Queen Victoria and who enjoyed a friendship with Lord and Lady Blythswood ( Glasgow Deaf and Dumb F.C . |
| 20 | Roses and conifers , long impossible to grow in London because of sulphur dioxide and soot , once again appeared in the capital 's streets and gardens . |
| 21 | It 's so easy to do in rehearsal and yet , when that moment comes , something happens to your throat . |
| 22 | It is so easy to judge by externals . |
| 23 | ‘ Of course , if you get married now , ’ Aunt Lilian said , ‘ you may not find it so easy to get into politics . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ There 's usually a lot of tension on movie sets , but on these films it 's so easy to work in unison . |
| 25 | There are also some people who ‘ specialize ’ in babies and young children and they may find it less easy to empathize with teenagers and handle them wisely . |
| 26 | Such precautions are less easy to ensure in DRAs where public services and technical assistance are usually less extensive or efficient than elsewhere . |
| 27 | Delicious dates come from the Middle East , and are especially easy to obtain at Christmas time . |
| 28 | There may be an improvement in the child 's already abundant energy or that nebulous sense of well being that we all know about but find so hard to put into words . |
| 29 | And it 's so hard to sift between pro- and anti-abortionists , liberals and reactionaries . |
| 30 | She gave a light , forced little laugh , moving away from the touch of his hand , which was wreaking such havoc on emotions she had tried so hard to keep under control . |