Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [vb -s] [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great endeavour which Peter Scott and a small group of inspired people began in 1961 may be said to have only just started to have the worldwide impact which will help mankind to learn once again to develop in full harmony with the natural world , but it is already indelibly clear that Peter 's influence and determination has been crucial in creating a force that will not be denied its place of importance on a planet which , in the foreseeable future , may be required to support a human population of double its present size . |
| 2 | The benefits of the system have already been recognised and Thistle has been successful in securing a number of major contracts for several North Sea oil operators . |
| 3 | Since that day of Dirac 's discovery the dual nature of light as wave and particle has been free of paradox for those in the know . |
| 4 | Your knowledge , experience and insight has been invaluable in getting the new Department of National Heritage off to a swift and successful start . |
| 5 | But this interplay between coercion and consent has been underemphasized in pluralist analysis by focusing only on the inadequacy of the coercive dimension . |
| 6 | Dundee United have been the corner shop competing with the hypermarkets of Glasgow , and business has been brisk with pockets of profitability . |
| 7 | And daddy 's been busy on your mum then has he darling ? |
| 8 | The attack on a dichotomy of form and content has been persistent in modern criticism ; to change so much as a word , the argument runs , is to change the meaning as well . |
| 9 | Writing on a touch sensitive computer screen with a ‘ stylus ’ just like using a pen and paper has been possible for quite some time now . |
| 10 | Because he took over his new duties in the close season Love has not had too many opportunities to meet many of the players , but the squad have had two nets at Moray House College , Edinburgh , the last two Fridays and Love has been impressed by the effort put in by the players at these sessions . |
| 11 | The association between youth and beauty has been evident throughout history , particularly in ancient Greece and during the Renaissance . |
| 12 | The issues that surround the topic/comment distinction are at present quite ill understood , and discussion has been confused by terminological chaos ( see Gundel , 1977 ; Lyons , 1977a : 500ff ) , although the subject is clearly of considerable importance to pragmatic theory . |
| 13 | Other trends in the economy , investment for example , are encouraging , and productivity has been rapid by British standards . |