Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] and [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It points out that legislation designed to protect under-16s is not being monitored or enforced and argues that the draft directive presents an opportunity to carry out an urgent review of provision . |
| 2 | where the evidence is highly complex or specialized and raises difficult questions of evaluation . |
| 3 | The tail is vibrated and shaken against rocks when the snake is irritated or alarmed and serves as a warning . |
| 4 | This denotes a quality or characteristic and answers the question Of what king ? |
| 5 | The pale colour is usually white or yellow or orange and shows up vividly against the dark areas . |
| 6 | The bearded pig , which is also found in the rainforests of Peninsular Malaya and Sumatra , weighs up to 200kg , is dark brown or grey and has a white beard and conspicuous facial warts . |
| 7 | He always puts up with Lennie , and is there whenever Lennie is feeling ashamed or unwanted and produces his ‘ I could just go to the hills and ’ I could find a cave , and pet mice ’ speech . |
| 8 | The procedure simply divides the field into horizontal or vertical strips numbered from the top or bottom and informs the user in which strip the test card 's edge lies . |
| 9 | ‘ Because Hatton gets scared or fed-up and threatens to rat on him . |
| 10 | The eastern Alps have been suggested as an example of such ‘ flake tectonics ’ since this mechanism accounts for the existence of a ‘ platelet ’ in the Alps which is much thinner than normal and dips in a southerly direction ( Fig. 3.20(B) ) . |
| 11 | It is at this stage that the contract is carefully examined , perhaps for the first time , and the company obtaining the software realizes , too late , that as far as it is concerned , the contract is little more than worthless and does not provide adequately for the situation . |
| 12 | The Microlog is electronic rather than mechanical and has nine functions which , in addition to speed and distance , includes trim speed , highest speed , average speed , time and distance to destination and a 24-hour clock . |
| 13 | For the work of Sherman this show may only confirm the suspicions already held by many that , with the kind of success she now enjoys after the Saatchi purchase of her notorious nude self-portrait , her intention is less than subversive and takes shrewd advantage of the fruits of sensationalism Saddest of all however is that , within the context of this show , the nightmarish images of her latest offerings succeed better at making the female viewer feel the full impact of the implied degradation . |
| 14 | The current debate between the honest subjectivist and the reasonable objectivist is more illusory than real and has its roots in ideological commitment rather than thoroughgoing analysis . |
| 15 | The guidance is persuasive rather than prescriptive and has a lower level of authority than statements of auditing standards . |
| 16 | This is helpful in pointing to long-term shifts in sexual norms in the last century ( though its dating is misleading ) , but it combines both an evolutionist teleology ( with the present appearing as little more than a culmination of ineluctable historical trends ) and a use of the metaphor of repression which in the end is emotive rather than analytical and obscures more than it reveals . |
| 17 | This is neither comfortable nor attractive and leaves you wondering whether the radiographer will ever eat another Bourbon biscuit , let alone dunk one . |
| 18 | As a secondary benefit , note-making helps to keep the mind active and alert and assists the learning process . |
| 19 | This is admittedly no easy task , but it stimulates WACC to be vigorous and alert and makes it truly global . |
| 20 | She describes the results of her research into those pupils teachers identify as deviants and normal and argues that their typology is discriminatory . |
| 21 | Inside , it is very comfortable and spacious and has a well-kept garden with a large illuminated pond with waterfall . |
| 22 | Its critics argue that it is complex and confusing and requires people to spend a lot of their time attending meetings . |
| 23 | She gets very down and depressed and rings here a lot . |
| 24 | In places the path becomes narrow and rocky and needs care . |
| 25 | In specific terms it is our professional duty to stand back and , acknowledging that the resources to acquire everything are not available , to provide a service that is balanced and unbiased and tries to meet the demands of a clientele that itself must judge what is good and proper . |
| 26 | Similarly , if you ever notice someone having a ‘ good ’ positive argument , even if they seem quite passionate , if you are allowed to listen , try and see what keeps it all on the straight and narrow and allows a beneficial and not destructive outcome to be the result . |
| 27 | The message is clear and concise and displays no verbosity that one would expect to find in more courtly love scenes . |
| 28 | A certificate to this effect from the person representing the petitioning creditor in the following form is normally acceptable : I certify that I have/my firm has made enquiries of the petitioning creditors(s) within the last business day prior to the hearing/adjourned hearing and to the best of my knowledge and belief the debt on which the petition is founded is still due and owing and has not been paid or secured or compounded for ( save as to … |
| 29 | The main house is long and low and dates from the 16th and 17th centuries . |
| 30 | ( He resumes pacing , then , spinning on his heels to avoid the wall , he veers round , stares you straight in the face , hands flared , fingers spread frozen in time and space , chin tucked in on itself like a gossiping neighbour , takes another deep breath through the nose , opens his mouth , swivels his eyes to left and right and walks clean out of the room . |