Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [adv] [pron] is [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 Many of these plateaus have anomalous crustal thicknesses of between 20 and 40 km and an upper layer 10 to 15 km thick with P-wave velocities in the range 6.0–6.3 km s-h These values are in the range of granitic rocks in the continental crust and so it is inferred that many oceanic plateaus ( such as the Seychelles Bank ) are drowned continental fragments originating from the edges of ancient land masses and destined to be swept towards a subduction zone in the future .
2 It is also recognised that having a single contact person within the Exchequer Division to deal with travel agents is good practice and therefore it is suggested that Carole Ann Johnston , Admin Assistant arrange all travel and overnight accommodation when required .
3 But if someone is accused of a crime and then it is proved that the accuser is lying , the accuser is immediately killed .
4 Ian Wardle , of the help agency Lifeline , has seen the drug explode onto the Manchester rave scene and now it is known to have reached Scotland and Humberside .
5 Next morning , the countryside was heavy and sullen like a house where a dreadful quarrel has taken place and still nothing is resolved .
6 Beer is classified as a food stuff and yet it is excluded from the legal requirements to list ingredients .
7 In another area it may be that all the fast food shops are all close to each other and so there is bound to be a congestion when the pubs empty .
8 In addition , they have extended our understanding of the nature of portfolio risk and exactly what is achieved by diversification .
9 Many systems of payment for commodities are based on ‘ unit price ’ rather than lump sum and indeed it is argued that this is a much simpler system for the general public to understand because the rate is fixed for all eventualities and becomes well known .
10 A judge or judges may reach a decision for a variety of reasons but the judgment must be presented in a form that is acceptable to the legal profession and thus it is cast in the form of a discussion of previous similar cases and relevant statutes .
11 IR radiation with wavelengths between 5 and 15 m is sensed as heat and so it is called the thermal infrared region .
12 She added : ‘ I put my life and my memories into this house and now everything is gone .
13 Time and again he is savaged for speaking on subjects about which his critics claim he knows nothing .
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