Example sentences of "[is] [adj] and [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cityslickers and Bonanza aficionados will be delighted to learn that Western-style riding is alive and bucking in the UK . |
| 2 | And if we look at the patristic understanding of atonement , what hits us with startling freshness is that the Divine Drama is alive and pulsating with the tension and conflict of the Great Battle . |
| 3 | Medau work , with all its many aspects , is alive and thriving in the counties north and west of London . |
| 4 | The gilts are reared on land which is dry and exposed to the sun . |
| 5 | They need a sympathetic response , that is understandable and starts at the beginning . |
| 6 | Frank has made a career of knocking on doors , finding the wood is solid and going round the back way . |
| 7 | Love is subtle and grows in the heart only slowly and after long and painstaking work . |
| 8 | From a sort of mobile console a thin tube containing a fibre-optic light and a wire-cutter is uncoiled and inserted into the penis . |
| 9 | My right hon. Friend is right and speaks with the authority of many years ' membership of the House . |
| 10 | This first set of questions is interrelated and confused by the fact that both the courts and Parliament have , at times , claimed exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a particular privilege exists , and the criteria which they have applied in making this determination have differed . |
| 11 | Because of the sensitive nature of this service the pre-issuance review is necessary to give additional assurance that the firm policy is adhered to and that the firm 's report is clear and responds to the needs of the client . |
| 12 | Child care research should help practitioners distinguish what is grave and enduring from the less serious and transient . |
| 13 | This use of language is poetic and characterized by the intention being applied not only to content but also to its specific form . |
| 14 | John Tavener 's cello work The Protecting Veil is hymn-like and bordering on the minimalist . |
| 15 | He traces the origins of contemporary attitudes to professionalism and public services , to the Victorian period , and argues that the model we have inherited is outmoded and stands in the way of improving professionally relationships . |
| 16 | political ideology is male-biased and associated with the values of male supremacy and ferocity ; |
| 17 | The procedure is simple and based on the wording of each contract adopting expert determination : precedents used in the various applications do not vary greatly from each other . |
| 18 | It is possible that the origin is naval and dates from the 16th Century when ‘ sucking the monkey ’ described the tapping and topping up of a coconut with rum before the milk mix was sucked from it . |
| 19 | Immortality is for Tithonus a punishment , it is cold and silent whereas death is warm and inviting for the old man . |
| 20 | Each case is individual and depends on the people , entities and issues involved . |
| 21 | The quality of life that is appropriate and fitting for the neonate , young adult , handicapped man , and elderly woman are different . |
| 22 | It is widespread and growing to the extent that the government is currently seeking to legislate for variable contracts between trade union members and non-members . |
| 23 | As Robin Wood has noted , ‘ The presentation of the Cheyennes is confused and blurred by the divided impulse , the desire to recreate an ‘ ideal ’ alternative to the white world . ’ |
| 24 | Enquire by telephone whether any delay is likely and deal with the matter specifically in your letter of instruction . |
| 25 | Paul Forbes , 10 , of Aintree : What 's white and swings through the trees ? |
| 26 | According to the National Consumer council , funding for money advice centres is inadequate and support from the credit industry is insufficient . |
| 27 | But Babar is homesick and succumbs to the call of the wild ( and has loads more adventures ) . |
| 28 | The following review is selective and concentrates on the way unemployment benefit impacts on women . |
| 29 | For its part , pluralism adopts a restricted frame of reference and takes too much for granted so that it skates on the surface of political life and only deals with the politics of participation and the politics of satisfaction to the detriment of any consideration of other less " obvious " things : there is little that is deep and illuminating about the pluralist perspective and crucial concerns are ignored as irrelevant to politics : pluralism is less wrong than limited . |
| 30 | Citadel : VII , 8 on the other hand , has excellent protection but is long and sustained with the crux right at the top when abseil retreat is both difficult and uninviting . |