Example sentences of "[adj] and [pers pn] is [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are not very reliable and it is a rare day when all eight can be persuaded to run ! |
| 2 | That is absolutely appalling and it is a direct result of central government policy in reducing the level of grant which has come to support housing in Oxford City . |
| 3 | From here the path is grassy and it is an easy walk to the ruins of Dunseverick Castle , which in prehistoric times marked the northern end of Ireland 's oldest road , from where the Celts crossed to and from Scotland . |
| 4 | Mr MacMullen says : ‘ He is very much a Thatcher loyalist and it is an open secret that he is n't happy with the way in which things are going under John Major . |
| 5 | You are a slave , you are weak and it is no good for someone to say to you , ‘ Just follow my example ’ , because at moments like that the intrinsic goodness of another person becomes an impossible dream . |
| 6 | Bishop Konstant told the TV reporter : ‘ It is an area where there are great needs , as there are in many parts of Leeds , great social needs — but I think the publicity it has been getting recently is quite unbalanced and it is a good thing to see another side to it . |
| 7 | We can only use him in one-day games this season because of his commitments with Cumberland , but his qualities are obvious and he is the aggressive type of batsman spectators love to watch . ’ |
| 8 | Well it 's meant to be the fucking opposite and it is the fucking opposite . |
| 9 | Total amount missing is close on fifteen grand and yours is the first to turn up . ’ |
| 10 | This feature is incredibly useful and it is a vital part of racing technique . |
| 11 | The body is long and deep and it is a dual-purpose type with a good milk yield ( there is probably some Friesian blood as well ) and fine-grained , marbled meat . |
| 12 | I would remind Mr Bruce that in Scottish schools today the general bias is humanistic and it is the Christian parents who are being denied their rights . |
| 13 | The sheer variety of current systems is phenomenal and it is a full time job just keeping pace with developments . |
| 14 | Books are essential and it is a sad day when financial troubles force us to this action , ’ he said . |
| 15 | I think the reason the British like it so much is for one thing it is normally sunny , there are some shots outside when it is rainy and overcast , but it comes across as bright and cheerful and it is an ideal sort of world . |
| 16 | The ice is thick and he is a good deal less enthusiastic when the tip breaks through . |
| 17 | The cold truth is that such captures are all too rare and it is a daily influx of petty offenders and successfully detected trivia that makes up the major part of the detective 's world . |
| 18 | Admirers can be very exhausting and he is an old man . ’ |