Example sentences of "and it [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , I was only going to stay a couple of years and move on , but … but I met you and I knew right from the beginning what was going to happen to me ; and it 's grown over these months during our supposedly accidental meetings here . |
| 2 | It 's late now , and it 'll be quicker than waiting for a cab — and it 's insured for all drivers . |
| 3 | There is a stony silence , Dolores hides her head and turns away and it 's left to Fergal to say in solemn tones : |
| 4 | Permanent Vacation marked the start of their comeback , and it 's stuffed with unforgettable songs , some of the finest riffs this side of Keith Richards , and above all , contagious good humour . |
| 5 | Control is exercised at the centre and it is characterised by informal webs of influence rather than formal procedures . |
| 6 | It 's interesting that if you have a machine wrapping biscuits at 50 a minute and it is increased to 70 a minute , the operators who have been doing it at 50 find it very difficult to adapt , but the new operators who come in at 70 cope with it easily . |
| 7 | SharePlex/iX is claimed to use standard networking capabilities such as X25 to provide complete application-environment replication anywhere in the world , and it is supported on all HP 3000s , including the old 16-bit ones . |
| 8 | The study programme is essentially erm addressed towards erm Third World countries , and it is supported by British technical assistance , and therefore a number of the participants , a large number , are funded by technical assistance funds . |
| 9 | The use of a petrol block on a diesel engine is not a problem as the parts are exactly the same The problem is with the crankshaft The diesel unit is of forged steel and carries a ‘ D ’ stamped on the web of the crank The petrol version , whilst sharing exactly the same dimensions is marked P and it is made from cast iron and will not run for long in a diesel unit — as you have discovered Some military petrol engines however are fitted with the forged steel crank and these will fit and run in diesel units |
| 10 | In the United Kingdom value added tax ( VAT ) has to be paid to the Customs and Excise Department , and it is levied on most goods and services unless specifically stated otherwise . |
| 11 | This Government is bankrupt of ideas and it is motivated by one thing , the need to survive . |
| 12 | This can already be guessed at from the demonic intensity of his most famous recordings , and it is confirmed by first-hand reports . |
| 13 | For sterling and the other major currencies the ‘ effective exchange rate ’ is a general measure of the exchange value of the domestic currency , and it is calculated on such a basis . |
| 14 | The structure of the international economy — that it is shaped by relations between national economies , each with their own dynamic , and it is characterized by one national economy in a hegemonic position . |
| 15 | Its date is uncertain but is thought to have been about 9Myr , and it is placed at this date on the phylogeny in Box 3 ( identified as SH ) . |
| 16 | This consists of money that banks , finance houses , pension funds , insurance companies and other financial institutions invest outside the country in which they are based , and it is invested in financial instruments and securities of all kinds ranging from bank deposits to bonds issued by governments and corporations . |
| 17 | There is indeed very extensive literature on their use as feed additives , and it is matched by that on the use of clays and cyanoferrates . |
| 18 | During the spring and summer of this year the Chairman and members of the committee have invited presentations from a wide range of suppliers of financial services products and it is hoped in due course to publish both recommendations as to the type of financial services products members of the Bar should consider taking up and details of advantageous group insurance schemes . |
| 19 | Apart from being well written and a pleasure to read the overall feeling of this book is that the Author has a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge about his subject , and it is based on personal experience . |
| 20 | It results from and reflects power , patronage and politics in our society — and it is detested by those who must live for decades in its shadow . |
| 21 | But God is generous , and it is granted to those who truly love him , and who have sought Christ beyond what men consider possible . |
| 22 | The scheme is called Year in Industry and it is operated by Top Business Links — a company which helps businesses to communicate with schools . |
| 23 | Obviously , whilst scanning the letters this set has to be remembered and it is changed for each test . |
| 24 | I regard barbaric sport , not only perhaps as fox hunting but also such things as boxing , where two people , two individuals do their best to hit the life out of the other and it is watched by thousands of people . |
| 25 | Its horns are lyre-shaped and it is considered by some to be the ancestor of the Guernsey . |
| 26 | All this makes television an exciting and immense force in society and it is approached with dogged zeal by those ambitious for money and fame . |
| 27 | The Federation Cup itself was purchased in 1982 for £300 and it is inscribed in two languages , English and French . |
| 28 | One of the greatest centres of renaissance art , Raphael and Brumante were born here and it is surrounded by massive ramparts , set amid rolling hills and dominated by the superb 15th century Palazzo Ducale . |
| 29 | The top and sides are sprinkled with toasted nuts and sesame seeds and it is finished with orange jelly slices and raspberry jam . |
| 30 | The name of the Spanish sherry Manzinilla means " little apple " , and it is flavoured with this plant . |