Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] and [adj] [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe generally good teams are built around a strong defence and this has been lacking all season . |
| 2 | Our usual sense of time is dependent on measurable changes proceeding in a linear sequence and this having been thoroughly and very pleasantly disrupted , a kind of musical clairvoyance is created in which past , present and future seem to intermingle . |
| 3 | There is a vast store of knowledge in the world on every conceivable subject and this has been painstakingly recorded in textbooks , journals and a variety of other publications . |
| 4 | QUALITY COUNTS in Lothian Regional Council and this has been demonstrated by another successful BS 5750 certification . |
| 5 | The press have backed off a little bit and that 's been nice ’ , she agreed with a smile . |
| 6 | The butyric acid concentration was particularly high in the proximal colon and this has been reported to induce diffrentiation in colonic cancer cell lines . |
| 7 | Perhaps they really prefer more natural food and this has been plentiful , but that it not obviously so . |
| 8 | Paving is a combination of random rectangular slabs , which could be either precast concrete or a more expensive natural stone and this has been teamed with brick , helping to soften the overall surface and also define the various planted areas . |
| 9 | A number of test cases on Sunday trading and the possible conflict with the treaty of Rome have already come before the European Court and all have been referred back to the various countries involved . |
| 10 | Cattle are in poor condition and many have been slaughtered ; meanwhile , the wheat crop from the latest harvest was only 8.7 million tonnes , compared with 16.5 million tonnes in 1981/82 . |
| 11 | Mrs Thatcher 's dramatic and unexpected exit was even more remarkable because it was the first instance since Neville Chamberlain 's resignation in 1940 of a Prime Minister in good health and eager to continue being forced out of office other than after electoral defeat . |
| 12 | The severe drop down to the lower parts of the garden means it is sensible to provide a physical barrier and this has been cleverly achieved with a seat and barbecue that matches the sweep of the terrace itself . |
| 13 | Creditor business continues to be influenced by high levels of unemployment but rating action taken has resulted in an improving trend and this has been confirmed by our experience in the first quarter of 1993 . |
| 14 | Er , but the interesting , the interesting thing is that they are prepared to pay and yet this obsession this obsession with this ideology that the only way you can get you can go forward in in terms of er placing this this country in any economic status in the way it may have been and er is is to privatisation of V A T. Chairman I look forward to the day when when the very air and this has been said for that we breathe will either be privatised or more important they 'll stick a bloody V A T on it . |
| 15 | Meeting so many of you at our super readers ' events is also a terrific plus and 1991 has been hectic from beginning to end , thanks to Frances Barnes and her team , who , together with the hard-working Good Housekeeping Institute , arrange all our special reader occasions . |
| 16 | Like all screening programmes endoscopic surveillance of the duodenum in FAP patients seeks to detect treatable lesions at an asymptomatic stage and this has been achieved . |
| 17 | And erm the only other outstanding sponsor from last year was Northern Rock and that has been a bit of a qu a problem because er it 's , we have n't had a closing gala event which might attract them but just recently erm Paul who as you know performed last year with his band so er well er is , had rang me and said that they are doing something in Venice and they could in fact take the boat to Hull rather than to Dover and bring it here and I 'm , so I 'm working on the assumption that we might have that . |
| 18 | One favoured process is known as back-arc spreading and this has been applied to several such basins . |
| 19 | Both men and women must also look for paid work and many have been forced to migrate into the cities . |
| 20 | There is no doubt too that parents have become more aware that immunisation can carry a risk of adverse reaction and this has been most publicised in relation to the whooping cough vaccine . |
| 21 | Displaced terranes are starting to generate a significant literature and this has been reviewed by Howell ( 1985 ) and Schermer et al. |
| 22 | The law centre , in particular , has taken a broad view of its obligation to service the local community and some have been active in stimulating and articulating local protest . |
| 23 | The vehicles belonged to an eccentric collector and many have been restored to full working order . |