Example sentences of "[noun sg] and is [adv] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This seems a useful technique for any situation where a straight piece of wood ends in a curve , since it maintains the visual integrity of the piece and is considerably easier than laminating a number of separate strips ( which I always find slide out of line while being clamped ) . |
| 2 | The differences in technology also mean that teletext is slower , has a smaller capacity and is less interactive than Prestel . |
| 3 | As a result he gets more exercise and is generally fitter and healthier . |
| 4 | She sings and acts like an angel and is extremely pleased because Wolfgang has served her extraordinarily well . ’ |
| 5 | It has signed a three-book contract and is so bullish that I 've included it in Ones to Watch even though I have not even had one chapter . |
| 6 | Brian Elliott says the race has survived the recession and is now bigger than ever . |
| 7 | Gray saved his money and is now half-owner and captain of a fine ship . |
| 8 | That which would be required to unite the community of nations includes the use of force on the scale of war and is inherently divisive and self-defeating . |
| 9 | The interior banister at the Old Rectory is of granite and is certainly bold and massive , with ceiling-high columns half enclosing the staircase . |
| 10 | My brother just dislikes the taste of meat and is faintly surprised that other people do not . |
| 11 | Reinforcement , or lack of it , plays a major part in all behaviour and is especially important when attempting to get people to do what you want them to do . |
| 12 | A pendant fitting immediately above the table will create a cosy glow and is especially flexible if you choose a rise-and- fall fitting . |
| 13 | For example , the ‘ model ’ pupil is one who is always eager to follow the teacher 's line of instruction and is never bolshy or bored ! |
| 14 | ‘ Television in the Soviet Union has a more worldly quality and is more spectacular than the intimate voice of radio . |
| 15 | It was also , we think , common ground and is certainly correct that , against this background , any ambiguity in the Act should be resolved in favour of consistency between the Act and the Convention , the presumption being that the legislature was seeking to give effect to the principles of the Convention and would not lightly legislate inconsistently with the United Kingdom 's treaty obligations thereunder : see Garland v. British Rail Engineering Ltd. [ 1983 ] 2 A.C. 751 , 771 . |
| 16 | Alternatively it may be that your kitchen actually functions with great efficiency and is relatively modern but simply lacks character . |
| 17 | It is a particularly modern , post-industrial form of ruination and is as widespread and careless of its victims and of international boundaries as the wind that disperses it . ’ |
| 18 | ( 7.9 ) reduces to , p is known as the hedging probability and is always greater than zero and less than 1 , . |
| 19 | Flexibility is the key to success and is especially important when the employment situation is difficult and changing rapidly . |
| 20 | And the fact that he bought the blackamoor and is as mean and pinching and sly as a ferret , is the biggest fact of all . |
| 21 | Erm Likes to spout a lot and is never happier than when he is chewing up all the small fry in the world . |
| 22 | It also protects the plant in a more general way for it has such a bitter taste and is so poisonous that most animals will not eat the plant . |
| 23 | Latex is also hypoallergenic — it does n't hold dust and is therefore ideal if you suffer from asthma , hay fever or bronchitis . |
| 24 | ‘ The context in which a film is viewed can determine much of an audience 's response , ’ Donal Sheehan adds , ‘ lesbian and gay film making is often aimed specifically at a lesbian and gay audience and is most effective when viewed in that context . ’ |
| 25 | Penguin continues to try and develop its merchandising and is quite successful and the latest success is to get the Flower Fairies adopted by Marks and Spencers for their sleepwear range which will also be marketed in the U S A as well . |
| 26 | WEDGWOOD 'S Heartwatch programme is entering its third year and is as popular as ever . |
| 27 | Saker always has paler crown and is less slender and rakish , but may otherwise be hard to distinguish . |
| 28 | It unendingly reiterates the idea that class is race , race is class and is both black and white . |
| 29 | In the case of another much-studied variable , ( r ) , we find in England ( but not in many parts of the United States ) that absence of post-vocalic [ r ] is characteristic of high-status speech and is moreover categorical except in some ( mainly ) western areas . |
| 30 | The Moon orbits the Earth and is sufficiently close that we can see its disc with the unaided eye . |