Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [adj] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it 's fairly safe to assume — in fact , it would be criminally negligent not to assume — that the terrorists who planned those crimes are still in residence in London and New York , waiting . |
| 2 | It would be so easy just to give up for a while . |
| 3 | Such a conception need be only precise enough to achieve this result . |
| 4 | ‘ The Zoom is ecologically correct , cute to behold , and promises to be highly practical both to run and keep . |
| 5 | PAMELA : [ generously ] I must be highly unworthy not to forgo all my little resentments for the sake of so much goodness to myself . |
| 6 | If my team finished with 77 or 78 points I would be extremely disappointed not to go up automatically . |
| 7 | They may be less inclined henceforth to do so . |
| 8 | It would be exceedingly difficult even to formulate one . |
| 9 | A number of reports claimed that the postponement resulted from pressure by Congress ( I ) leaders who feared that the budget would be sufficiently unpopular seriously to diminish support for the party . |
| 10 | The use of the voice in conjunction with the body is an important feature of training , too , for when acting you will need to be physically free enough to do several things at once . |
| 11 | Marcus joined the line to collect a towel which turned out to be just big enough to wrap around and tuck in . |
| 12 | It may be more profitable however to resist such diversion and to retain the focus on this distinction between knowledge and skills . |
| 13 | Because literary texts exist in different editions it can be more helpful instead to note the chapter number , act and scene number , line number , etc. ( and of course , you should indicate the exact edition you are using ) . |
| 14 | They would be more inclined not to end on cliff-hangers . |
| 15 | Donna made herself comfortable and prepared to sleep , wondering , despite the fact that she was tired , whether or not the thoughts tumbling through her mind would be still long enough to allow her two or three precious hours ' rest . |
| 16 | The commission does point out , however , that " due to inadequate facilities for removing radionuclides from water , it would be technically difficult immediately to discontinue this form of waste disposal " . |
| 17 | For some people it can be enormously helpful just to write things down on paper . |
| 18 | ‘ Stealing a car seems to be automatically serious enough to merit a custodial sentence , ’ he says . |
| 19 | A bird , for example , on seeing a conspecific nearby may be simultaneously inclined both to approach it and to flee from it : a motivational conflict between attack ( or courtship ) and flight . |
| 20 | She wondered if Ethel would relent and change her back , or whether she might be really wicked enough to leave her as a frog , for ever . |
| 21 | In this case it will be as well not to use the bass drum and cymbals simultaneously ( they do not really go particularly well together ) , so that the cymbals can be played in the proper way , one held in each hand . |
| 22 | It struck her — thinking of Marie Moon and Audrey Covington-Pym — that if she was going to sell herself , and it seemed she was , then it would be as well not to come too cheap . |
| 23 | Whatever view one takes of the origins of the incest taboos , it would be intellectually shoddy simply to ignore these data . |
| 24 | It would be heartless to deny her the pleasure of feeling that she is making a useful contribution to the preparation of meals , but it would be equally unkind not to make it clear to her from the beginning just who will be in charge and wearing the chef 's hat ! |
| 25 | The team batting first can never be quite sure when to go for the final , all out slog . |
| 26 | Celtic are in no hurry to sell , and if they continue the form they showed in the 3-0 victory over Hibernian at Easter Road they will be quite happy not to have any calls from potential buyers at least until the end of the season . |
| 27 | She 'd be quite happy never to set eyes on him again . |
| 28 | ‘ It would be quite disgraceful not to meet her ! |
| 29 | We 'd have had to be pretty stupid not to assume what we did . |
| 30 | She would be falsely modest not to acknowledge the fact that she had come a very long way since those days when she had been a thin , gawky adolescent . |