Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of my writing you will form a more correct idea when you see my specimen of Penmanship , which I hope will afford you much pleasure , for my endeavours have not been deficient to render it deserving of your esteem . |
| 2 | I am sorry to inform you that hair that splits excessively probably wo n't grow much longer . |
| 3 | So while I take your point that you are prepared to give us all the information we seek , may I reserve the right to interrupt when it is absolutely necessary to do so ? |
| 4 | The RAC tends to have local firms dealing with their matters and can always be approached as stated above to see if they are prepared to allow you some introductions . |
| 5 | Since few actuaries will have had much practical experience of teaching before becoming tutors these notes have been prepared to give you some guidance towards helping students most effectively in the context of the tuition system . |
| 6 | Disadvantage : the chute can become fouled and therefore should only be built if the users are willing to keep it clean . |
| 7 | I value my privacy and I am prepared to defend it all costs . |
| 8 | For example , if you draw two objects you can select Suggest Alignment and if any dimensions are similar making them identical will be suggested . |
| 9 | In some districts it has been impossible to make it available to everyone . |
| 10 | No you 're supposed to answer them all yes . |
| 11 | They 're supposed to pay you more money . |
| 12 | Erm ha having gone through that you moved on er and gave out your business card fi first and then the buyer 's guide erm do n't know whether you 're happy doing it that way or whether it 's better round the other way , I I , you , you tend to think if you give somebody the buyer 's guide first when they start to look at it you give them your business card and take it away , perhaps if you do it the other way round they might s start reading the buyer 's guide |
| 13 | Smoke alarms can cost you between £10 and £15 in the shops , but we 're happy to offer you this Sleep-save Smoke Alarm as a FREE GIFT with your Reader 's Digest DOUBLE PAYOUT PLAN . |
| 14 | Five sub-species of salmon from the Columbia river and its tributary , the Snake , are likely to join US official lists as endangered species . |
| 15 | Readers unfamiliar with philosophy will find her discussion of the nature of philosophy illuminating ; they should be warned , though , that philosophers are likely to find it contentious . |
| 16 | When staff hazard a guess as to the price of goods — or ask the customer — they are likely to get it wrong . |
| 17 | It must have been awkward getting it all the way to Hochhauser from London . |
| 18 | If you are over 45 or 50 , you are unlikely to find it worthwhile , unless you had a considerable period of paying full contributions before you got married . |
| 19 | Reluctant participators who start off with a limited range of interest and involvement in management are unlikely to find it easy to commit themselves to new and broader aims . |
| 20 | Yet it scorched him that he had been unable to give her that chance himself . |
| 21 | ‘ Mummy , why do n't I look like Paula ? ’ she had asked , staring wretchedly at her five-year-old reflection in the mirror , but her mother , herself slightly bemused by the young beauty she had produced , had been unable to give her any satisfactory answer . |
| 22 | The animals suffocate after being trapped in the nets , and the fishermen are reluctant to cut them free due to the high cost ( US$20 ) of replacing the nets . |
| 23 | ‘ Pole positions are important to give you some kind of record against your team mate . |
| 24 | John Isaacs , a Jamaican-born coach with Haringey , believed most black sportsmen to come from what he called ‘ limited family backgrounds ’ , where their parents are unable to give them positive guidance . |
| 25 | Quite simply , this will ensure that the loan repayments are protected if you are unable to meet them due to the death , illness or injury of specified members of your business . |
| 26 | Some unhappy women , whose husbands are unable to offer them emotional support , quite inappropriately turn to their sons . |
| 27 | In view of the large number of requests made we are unable to advise you pre-departure if they can not be met . |
| 28 | ‘ I would have been happy to give you three times the amount — if your story had proved that the boy was good . ’ |
| 29 | He had been able to teach her some of the ploys that actors use to control their breathing when they are nervous , and project their voices so they can be heard . |
| 30 | Springfield looked up from his examination of Grant 's inert form , a more thorough examination than Chuck had been able to give him earlier . |