Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are due to appear before a New York judge next week to present opening arguments . |
| 2 | ( Infuriatingly , though , the notes are due to appear in a separate volume , which has still not been published , so it is impossible to tell whether the quotation comes from a letter , from conversation or from some unauthenticated report at second-hand . ) |
| 3 | Carol McEvoy and her daughters Angela and Moira are due to speak at a press conference at Cleveland police 's headquarters in Middlesbrough . |
| 4 | As you can see , we have only mentioned a few fish that are possible to keep in a community set up , but the options are vast as there are a large number of species of fish to choose from . |
| 5 | It is not that men in management — MIM s as they are labelled by the pages of popular business handbooks — are unused to talk of a corporate future marked by chaos , turmoil , and ‘ reality turned upside down ’ . |
| 6 | The idea behind playing chords such as those in figs 2–5 as double stops is that they are each played as a separate fingering . |
| 7 | A rather stiff-stemmed perennial whose few branches are each topped by a large daisy with reflexed petals . |
| 8 | ( 1 ) The first seven lines are each characterized by a break after an unstressed fifth syllable ; the last seven by a break after a stressed fourth and/or sixth syllable . |
| 9 | Do not attempt to extend old radial circuits which are each fed by a separate fusebox . |
| 10 | Sometimes the education officer finds himself standing between rival colleges which are each vying for a larger share of the diminishing student market . |
| 11 | The seven Super Compstation 10 models are each offered with a range of options for storage , monitors and other peripherals . |
| 12 | The seven Super Compstation 10 models are each offered with a range of options for storage , monitors and other peripherals . |
| 13 | These are each framed by a swallow-tailed black line . |
| 14 | The eleven senior tutors are each seconded from a department to the Modular Course for a third of their time . |
| 15 | I also like ‘ Chocolate Peppermint ’ ; its large , downy mint-scented leaves are each marked with a dark brown blotch . |
| 16 | Nestlé Foodservice awards the significant prize of £5000 worth of catering equipment to the winning college and the individuals in the winning team are each presented with a £300 cheque at a special presentation ceremony and an all expenses paid study trip to Switzerland . |
| 17 | I do not believe that the British public are prepared to move to a property tax . |
| 18 | If we are prepared to participate in a European bank for reconstruction and development to help countries in eastern Europe which are facing the same problems as Britain 's defence industry workers , could we not at least set up a defence diversification agency to help the tens of thousands of workers in the north-west and throughout the United Kingdom who will be thrown on to the scrap heap ? |
| 19 | But since then things have changed , and if they are prepared to go to a little trouble and expense they can now acquire a cat that will almost certainly give them no problems . |
| 20 | ‘ Fraulein , I understand from Bruno that you are prepared to swear to a document that Corporal Blagg brought you some death certificates on the night when Herr Hochhauser — ( thank God he had remembered the name ) ‘ — the Standesbeamte from Bad Schwarzendorn was murdered . |
| 21 | Whether you can only spare the occasional day or are prepared to help on a regular basis , Chapter 12 , Voluntary Work , lists a fund of suggestions you might like to consider . |
| 22 | In particular the vendor should seek assurances that the current shareholders have waived any rights of first call they have on the new shares and , if necessary , are prepared to enter into a shareholder 's agreement with the vendor . |
| 23 | ‘ Collectors are very active and are prepared to pay for a painting of a particular breed or artist . ’ |
| 24 | Erm , it should n't , it should be noted that the er land owners are prepared to pay for a fairly expensive footbridge on their land to cure the problem and er I hope that this Council 's initiatives follow through and a twenty five year old problem gets cured . |
| 25 | Even if the PSBR is reduced , this may be insufficient to prevent the growth of credit , especially if banks are prepared to operate with a lower liquidity ratio . |
| 26 | ‘ I wonder how long we are prepared to vacillate at a time when Britain , and all that Britain stands for , and human civilization , are in peril ? ’ |
| 27 | Specifically , this means provided they are prepared to work with a smaller ratio of balances/ liabilities . |
| 28 | He argued that to implement a ‘ Non-Alignment Pact ’ in a civil war between an incumbent government supported by one Great Power and insurgents supported by another Great Power ‘ a coalition government must be formed comprising those elements of both Government and insurgent forces which are prepared to come to a compromise and work together in the context of non-alignment ’ . |
| 29 | Vegetables should not be overcooked : firm al dente carrots , courgettes or cauliflower are easier to manage with a fork , and they help the patient to chew and swallow . |
| 30 | Some compensation may exist in sketches and preliminary drawings , where they exist , and which are easier to study on a page . |