Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These can be used to ward off chills ; for rheumatic or arthritic pain , excessive perspiration , athlete 's foot and other skin disorders of the feet or hands such as dermatitis or eczema . |
| 2 | It may be possible to take out insurance against this . |
| 3 | If the area is pasture and has been little disturbed , it may be possible to pick out areas of ridge and furrow , and the junction between the arable fields and the rear of the village closes may be detected . |
| 4 | When mice are imported from abroad it must either be possible to carry out experiments in the quarantine facility or a breeding colony should be imported . |
| 5 | In each case it may be possible to print out target costs against each subsection and therefore quantify any profit or loss . |
| 6 | Curbs on ownership of water buffaloes and other ruminant emitters do not seem likely , nor would it be possible to cover up rice paddies and melting permafrost in the tundra . |
| 7 | Your local farmer may be prepared to hire out equipment , such as this post rammer , to divide up your paddock |
| 8 | Once the school has formed the relationship many companies will be prepared to take on sponsorship or allocate funds . |
| 9 | Employees are informed that " where the job involves working with people employed by the … client , then naturally you should be prepared to carry out instructions from anyone authorised by the client , where this is necessary to do the work " . |
| 10 | Be nosey , and always be prepared to pick up tips from other people . |
| 11 | At half-term , Ali had offered ten pounds to any of ‘ the proud Muslim people of South-West London ’ who would be prepared to finish off Robert Wilson , but , even though he had raised this sum to twelve pounds fifty , there were , so far at any rate , no takers . |
| 12 | It is remarkable how few candidates one might be prepared to cross over lines of party loyalty to support . |
| 13 | The teacher must also be prepared to follow up lines of enquiry started by the pupils . |
| 14 | Leaders turned out not to be willing to give up sovereignty over ‘ low-level ’ political issues ; nor , when they did , were they thereby more inclined to integrate in ‘ high-level ’ politics . |
| 15 | It is n't in addition to the pension you 're getting , you have to be willing to give up part of your own pension in advance . |
| 16 | Do n't be afraid to cash in policies — banks and financial institutions are n't always as safe as houses . |
| 17 | The possibility of postal misdelivery and of an administrative mishap at the suppliers ' office may be taken into account and it may be appropriate to send out reminders prior to the closing date . |
| 18 | It would be impossible to whistle up room service . |
| 19 | But the electrophysiological examples I have described go some way to countering Wittgenstein 's negative assertion : ‘ No supposition seems to me more natural than that there is no process in the brain correlated with associating or with thinking ; so that it would be impossible to read off thought-processes from brain-processes ’ ( Zettel , paragraph 608 , Anscombe 's translation , 1967 ) . |
| 20 | I can confirm that both [ name of second partner ] and I are most interested in the [ Industry ] sector and would be delighted to carry out assignments on your behalf . |
| 21 | The history of this is that for many years M O D were unhappy about expansion of the , of the port er , for commercial use and the reason they were unhappy of course was that erm commercial use was competition that they felt would be likely to drive up wages . |
| 22 | If you need to move lightweight leaves and hedge clippings on the one hand , and hefty bags of peat on the other , then a simple sack barrow may cater for your gardening needs — though they can be awkward to manoeuvre over steps and rough ground . |
| 23 | If the level of fees is of concern , particularly in the event of a failure to sell , it can be helpful to break down costs and adopt a staged approach . |
| 24 | ‘ It would be stupid to rule out promotion because there is a long way to go and we are now looking a decent team , ’ he said . |
| 25 | From 1 April they will be able to set up contracts for community health services such as district nursing and chiropody , and possibly this might be extended to social aspects of community care . |
| 26 | A clever employee would be able to set up business outside the restricted area and be able to serve former customers from there if ( a ) did not exist . |
| 27 | At one time , politicians said that , with data processing , firms would be able to set up offices in remote areas of France' well away from Paris . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's great for me to be able to turn down offers worth £6.5m for two players in a fortnight , ’ he said . |
| 29 | It sounds like the stuff of science fiction , but soon you 'll be able to order up concert tickets while watching television using your set just like a computer . |
| 30 | the Masai officers should be of exceptional physique , preferably unmarried ( though this has disadvantages ) but , if married , then without children ; that their wives shd. be happy in solitary surroundings , and that they ( the men ) should , if possible , be able to pick up Masai and shd. have leanings towards the study of native customs . |