Example sentences of "[to-vb] and [adj] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have to learn to communicate and that means conquering our fear of that process . |
| 2 | As far back as 700 BC Hesiod was wary of it : ‘ Gossip is mischievous , light and easy to raise , but grievous to bear and hard to get rid of . ’ |
| 3 | Elizabeth Hick , 63 : ‘ I can never remember how old I am but I 've just learnt to swim and that 's made me feel younger . ’ |
| 4 | Anyone interested in this topic is encouraged to attend and those intending to come should contact |
| 5 | They had had little time to socialise and some had lost contacts with friends and neighbours as a direct result of being in full-time employment . |
| 6 | Other signalmen had similar stories to tell and some refused to work the box , so frightened were they of the strange events . |
| 7 | There is thus now an excess of supply over demand which augurs badly for the UK as its North Sea oil is relatively expensive to produce and this has put certain marginal oil fields out of production . |