Example sentences of "and [noun] [conj] [pron] [is] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 It is just as desirable to schedule pits , tips and earthworks as it is to schedule buildings and artifacts before uncontrolled enthusiasm hides them from generations .
2 Another historian notes that women have not come to rival men , despite the equality established through legislation ( ! ) , but needs to add a critique of such legislation and society if he is to understand its failures .
3 It 's always easier to talk about warts and carbuncles than it is to focus on beauty spots , but I hope to get the balance right this morning .
4 In other words , local knowledge can contribute essential strength to decisions , but it requires a different management style , and a surrender of older ideas about hierarchy and status if it is to function properly .
5 In his mind 's eye the epic narrator visualizes the personages and events that he is to describe , and sees them as something independent of and outside himself .
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