Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Further , no married woman could make a will without her husband 's consent , nor ( with trifling exceptions ) make any contract , except as agent either for her husband or for some other person : it would have been absurd to let her contract when she had no free property out of which she could pay . |
| 2 | Shelley did n't mind , but it would have been polite to let her know beforehand that she had to run two clinics instead of one . |
| 3 | I have this day bid farewell to the Misses Wynne , two English ladies who have been as friends to me and I am sorry to see them go , and have taken in Miss Hawarth , an old friend of Mr Browning 's together with two other ladies who will stay until Easter . |
| 4 | I have been looking for a recording ( with some difficulty ) , since not many shops are prepared to let me listen to different interpretations ) , indeed I purchased the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden/Marc Ermler offering only to be disappointed , all because I wanted CD sound quality to replace a home-made cassette of a live Radio 3 broadcast ( should I be telling you this ? ) |
| 5 | This is obviously easier if you are fishing with a few friends who are prepared to let you move in if they locate the fish first . |
| 6 | Worse , she had been prepared to let him go on using her , had he chosen to do so . |
| 7 | The father replied , ‘ I am prepared to let you have ( the child ) and pay you up to £1 a week allowance for her providing you can prove that she will be well looked after and happy and also that she is allowed to decide for herself whether or not she wishes to come and live with you . ’ |
| 8 | Some companies assume that their staff accept that colleagues X and Y will move up and over their heads , and are content to see it happen . |
| 9 | I am content to let you form your own judgment of my character . |
| 10 | She had always been touched with religion , but as Rory had grown out of boyhood into his teens , she had been content to let him follow down his father 's road to politely concealed indifference . |
| 11 | In a way , I am sad to see him go . |
| 12 | I am sad to see anything leave Darlington . ’ |
| 13 | But they 're prepared to let it stand as the prices are at the moment cos they 're under pressure . |
| 14 | You 're prepared to let it show . |
| 15 | ‘ You know you 're supposed to let them check her . ’ |
| 16 | Well they 're supposed to let you know are n't they if erm if you win ? |
| 17 | They 've got the address , they 're supposed to let you know when |
| 18 | So I du n no how long they 're supposed to let it go on , you know ? |
| 19 | ‘ Knowing you 're black makes you try even harder . ’ |
| 20 | you 're making my arm ache , you 're heavy do you want to walk ? |
| 21 | But they 're apt to make me feel a bit I suppose that 's what they 're for , a bit docile like , you know what I mean ? |
| 22 | Many , despite their bank manager 's warnings , plunge into speculative shares whose prices are likely to make them lose all or most of their money . |
| 23 | So , avoid those places or situations that are likely to make you want to over-eat . |
| 24 | It was brought in almost immediately by Anna from the postroom , who smiled at me , but it was one of those you-haven't-phoned smiles which are supposed to make you feel guilty and usually do . |
| 25 | The first practice game for Brian Horton as manchester city manager was in the back garden of his woodstock home with twins matthew and lucy … some United fans are glad to see him go … sadly his passion for good football … his achievement of keeping a small club alfoat with little or no money has n't been given enough credit … he did the club proud … |
| 26 | The first practice game for Brian Horton as manchester city manager was in the back garden of his woodstock home with twins matthew and lucy … some United fans are glad to see him go … sadly his passion for good football … his achievement of keeping a small club alfoat with little or no money has n't been given enough credit … he did the club proud … |
| 27 | Where 'd she been sick do you know ? |
| 28 | ‘ You do n't think it might have been better to let her have her say out , ’ suggested Desmond , ‘ and get it off her chest ? |
| 29 | Aye , it seems I 'd have been better letting it run on the blooming thing . |
| 30 | ‘ Perhaps you should have been present to hear him speak . |