Example sentences of "[is] [verb] and the [noun] [be] " in BNC.

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1 He is in his third year at sea when the misjudgment of Captain ‘ Battler ’ Cobb , reckless with drink and determined to win the grain race , runs the ship into a typhoon in the South Pacific , where she is dismasted and the Captain is seriously injured .
2 The electron 's attraction for the positively charged proton is shielded and the electron is released , leaving a muonic hydrogen atom ( c ) .
3 As more and more information is gathered and the idea is further enhanced , its value to the organization becomes more apparent .
4 As a general rule , if sufficient notice is given and the clause is therefore incorporated , the court will enforce it .
5 ‘ In your tradition ’ , he once said to me , ‘ largactyl is given and the patient is made to sleep .
6 Gentle encouragement is given and the children are expected to do their best , but we did not hear a raised voice or see any need for discipline .
7 Usually the product package is created for use when software development is completed and the software is ready for issue .
8 Usually the product package is created for use when software development is completed and the software is ready for issue .
9 Make sure the foot is pointed and the knee is facing forwards .
10 Make sure the foot is pointed and the knee is facing forwards .
11 We 're back in the trenches of World War One , it 's raining and the men are ankle-deep in mud .
12 The first floor is occupied and the others are to let .
13 If an offence is committed and the employer was quite unaware of any defect he is still liable for ‘ using ’ ( Green v Burnett [ 1954 ] 3 All ER 273 ) .
14 When an insect moults , the dorsal arms of the tentorium are largely dissolved away by the moulting fluid , the tentorium splits medially , much of the central body is dissolved and the remainder is pulled out as four separate pieces , one from each tentorial pit ( Sharplin , 1965 ) .
15 Such occasional heavy-handedness is , however , a marginal issue when Andsnes 's overall achievement is considered and the recordings are of demonstration quality , as clear and full-toned as the performances themselves .
16 In autonomous and auratic art , reception by contrast is individualized and the audience is typically immersed in the work itself .
17 One speech in reply is permitted and the question is then put .
18 The infamous Article 49.3 allows the government to declare a bill a matter of confidence , in which case no further debate on it is permitted and the bill is automatically adopted unless a motion of no confidence is tabled and passed within two days .
19 At this stage , if an invalid date or a date later than the current date is entered , an error is reported and the date is requested again .
20 However , even when the agenda is clarified and the tasks are clear , choices still remain at school level as to how the agenda and tasks should be managed .
21 The mouth is omitted and the head is surrounded by a number of peculiar , concentric bands , through which and from which many lines radiate , giving the structure the effect of a halo . ’
22 All too often the change of conditions when the sale is made and the fish is taken home , is all that is needed finally to send the unfortunate creature to that great big goldfish bowl in the sky .
23 After a consultation , colour is applied and the client is given her own clock to time the development .
24 The first dilution is prepared and the tube is then emptied , the amount left being considered to be equivalent to one drop .
25 The testable condition ( A=B , etc ) is evaluated and the answer is either TRUE or FALSE .
26 Straight away there are two players between the ball and the opposition , both are trying to drive backwards once the weight of their opponents is felt and the ball is available for distribution .
27 There is also a contrast between the forge and Satis House as the house is barricaded and the inside is all dark so Pip has to be led by candlelight to Miss Havisham and when he first sees her all in white she looks like a fairy godmother but as he looks closer he sees her decay and yellowness .
28 No more than one pill at a time is needed and the effect is not stronger by giving a full bottle .
29 If two assets have the same risk but one of them has a lower return than the other , then it is sold and the proceeds are invested in the other .
30 For lwbNotUpb TRUE a simple scan of values of the gradient of the radius vector is performed and the maximum is chosen .
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