Example sentences of "and [pers pn] is [adv] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Psychologically , it has left a big scar and she is still reluctant to talk about her ordeal . |
| 2 | Coach Intikhab Alam said : ‘ He has been having rest and regular medication and he is most likely to play . ’ |
| 3 | But he faces a much stiffer task than when winning this race last year , and he is most unlikely to cope with DEEP SENSATION . |
| 4 | I have encouraged Secretary Baker to continue to give his personal impact to those negotiations because that is essential , and he is clearly willing to do so . |
| 5 | The Olympic tournament is being played on clay , a surface which is not best suited to his style of play , and he is also due to get married the following week . |
| 6 | He does not know her name , and he is too shy to ask . |
| 7 | But in the former case the plaintiff will have a capital asset in his hands , and he is only entitled to recover damages to compensate him for the additional expenditure involved . |
| 8 | At present a person can take a few driving lessons and pass a driving test and he is then free to purchase any type of car they can afford , regardless of how powerful that car is . |
| 9 | And he is now able to say : ‘ I 'm afraid of nobody . ’ |
| 10 | Brian , incidentally , describes his recovery as 90% complete and he is now able to work full time , travel abroad and play cricket . |
| 11 | However , as a result of the accident , he has completely lost the use of his arms and legs and he is now able to communicate with other people only by using his parents to interpret his signs . |
| 12 | Thomas Cockburn , a young Berwickshire man serving at Madras , requested his freeholder father to approach his member of parliament to seek letters of recommendation to the governor , Lord Macartney , for as the father pointed out , ‘ every thing goes by interest , and he is very anxious to have Letters of Weight ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ He does pick things up very quickly , and he is very keen to do it . |
| 14 | Gavin Peacock , their leading scorer , is another highly saleable asset without a contract and he is less keen to commit himself to the club . |
| 15 | Little detail is provided , however , and it is thus difficult to evaluate his work fully . |
| 16 | The unusual nature of these counter-examples indicates that they are indeed the exceptions which prove the rule , and it is normally reasonable to assume that coins made from the same die were produced at the same time and place . |
| 17 | Planting is chosen for ease of maintenance and it is particularly useful to use the two trees , birch and sorbus provide vertical emphasis , helping to counteract the steep slope . |
| 18 | It is important to consider the content of the contract very carefully , and it is particularly important to examine the special conditions . |
| 19 | It is essential that flyblown meat is not given as food and it is equally essential to ensure that food given to the young ferrets does n't subsequently become flyblown . |
| 20 | And it is equally inadequate to suggest that the audience should only respond morally , elevated by the supposed triumph of good over evil — even though for many people now this is undoubtedly the effect of tragedy . |
| 21 | In extensional flow , however , provided the strain rate exceeds the relaxation rate , that is , the rate at which a chain attempts to re-coil itself in order to increase its entropy , full extension of a chain can occur and it is even possible to cause chain scission , as evidenced by molecular weight studies made on solutions which have been subjected to high extensional flows . |
| 22 | It is difficult for them to obtain overseas development funds , and it is even hard to mail a letter to another country because Eritrean stamps are not yet internationally recognised . |
| 23 | It is difficult for them to obtain overseas development funds , and it is even hard to mail a letter to another country because Eritrean stamps are not yet internationally recognised . |
| 24 | The defendants at the time of the victims ' deaths were presumably unconscious and it is accordingly difficult to attribute to them any mens rea . |
| 25 | It would not be practical or useful to teach all learners of English to produce assimilations ; practice in making elisions is more useful , and it is clearly valuable to do exercises related to rhythm and linking . |
| 26 | These are very strong powers , and it is clearly important to establish the meaning of ‘ development ’ , particularly since the term has a legal meaning far wider than in ordinary language . |
| 27 | With Lewis this was not so , and it is probably vain to look for reasons . |
| 28 | And it is probably true to add that no tortoiseshell cat has ever fathered a litter of kittens . |
| 29 | This evidence is echoed at a whole range of other small towns , and it is probably safe to suggest a similar interpretation for those sites where strip buildings are well attested but where either excavation or detailed evidence for trading activities is limited , as for example at Water Newton . |
| 30 | and it is also useful to assess the practical difficulties of the technique . |