Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But not all are sorry to see the squadron go . |
| 2 | I also believe that the manner of Senor di Meana 's intervention demonstrated to the full that the Government are right to stress the principle of subsidiarity which holds that the Commission should not become involved in matters that can more effectively be dealt with by member states . |
| 3 | You are right to rebuke the Master when he forgets himself so . ’ |
| 4 | The arguments that Freud advanced are unnecessary to establish the conceptualization of the death instincts , and their eternal struggle with the sexual instincts , in the unconscious life of humanity . |
| 5 | Examination papers should be approved four months before students are due to sit the examination and centres should allow three months for the moderation process ( to allow for any resubmission ) . |
| 6 | The leading crews are due to reach the end of their voyage at Southampton on Sunday . |
| 7 | We are due to review the morning service pattern at the church meeting on December 9th , although it is difficult to imagine how we could ever revert to a single service since already we have about 500 adults and children attending the two services ! |
| 8 | They are due to face the court again on Wednesday , 3 March . |
| 9 | Take whatever steps are possible to cool the body below 102°F ( 38.9°C ) as quickly as possible whilst awaiting expert help . |
| 10 | Programmable movements on a given slide are possible using the Olympus microscope controller with appropriate software . |
| 11 | We are grateful to escape the alternative . |
| 12 | I am grateful to have the opportunity to raise the subject of the Maidenhead , Windsor and Eton flood alleviation scheme . |
| 13 | I am grateful to have the opportunity to do so . |
| 14 | I am grateful to have the opportunity to respond to the debate . |
| 15 | I am sorry to say the winch will not fit . |
| 16 | I am sorry to see the number of subscribers fall so vastly short of what appeared to the other volume . |
| 17 | Reg Brealey said yesterday : ‘ I am sorry to see the club in this position . ’ |
| 18 | I am sorry to interrupt the Minister at this point , but he should clarify one great worry — we are concerned about exchanging a public for a private monopoly . |
| 19 | In the context of special need this means selecting competent , adaptable and understanding staff who are sensitive to the needs which present themselves in the school and who are prepared to undertake the study and training required to keep pace with developments . |
| 20 | I note what the hon. Gentleman says , but I have to make the point that it will not be possible to keep any design capability , any warship-building capability or any manufacturing capability for the sort of defence components that we need unless the Government are prepared to fund the defence programme at a sensible level . |
| 21 | Just as in their trade policy the Federalists are prepared to sacrifice the Member States ' economic prosperity for the political goal of a United Europe , so does the establishment of a Common Foreign and Security policy sacrifice their military and strategic needs to that same political end . |
| 22 | Wasps are prepared to sacrifice the mobility which Gary Holmes and Paddy Dunston provided when Rendall and Probyn , the England props , made a delayed start to the season after taking part in the World XV tour to South Africa . |
| 23 | Whether the investors are prepared to support the migration to software remains uncertain . |
| 24 | It was an immensely brave step for President Yeltsin to take , and on that basis I believe that it is right for the United Kingdom to change its policy on a rouble stabilisation fund — as an indication that we are prepared to support the reform programme that is now in place . |
| 25 | A new and controversial question will find out how many couples of the same sex are partners ( or , more accurately , how many are prepared to report the fact ) . |
| 26 | Jackie and Jaafer insist that it stands and are prepared to take the company on in court . |
| 27 | And even if the investment were available for incinerators of this quality , there is no guarantee that the rate of return from burning waste would recoup the initial outlay and therefore few councils are prepared to take the risk . |
| 28 | We are prepared to take the risk in giving up our jobs and taking a bit of time out . ’ |
| 29 | Whereas our grandparents and , perhaps , even our parents frowned upon buying anything unless they had saved all the money required , today we expect to own the luxuries of life now and are prepared to bridge the gap between our savings and the price with a loan . |
| 30 | Whereas our grandparents and , perhaps , even our parents frowned upon buying anything unless they had saved all the money required , today we expect to own the luxuries of life now and are prepared to bridge the gap between our savings and the price with a loan . |