Example sentences of "[num] and [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The well was completed and tested from the Sedco 700 and is now tied back to the Thistle platform . |
| 2 | This was discussed in Chapter 2 and is frequently referred to as the universe of discourse . |
| 3 | He has been Chairman of Tesco since 1985 and is also a non-executive Director of National Westminster Bank . |
| 4 | My most treasured possession is a silver teapot which was presented to my grandfather , by his employer , on his marriage in 1879 and is so inscribed . |
| 5 | The basic rate of income tax was 30p in the pound in 1979 and is now 25p , with a new lower rate of 20p for the first £2,000 earned above personal allowances . |
| 6 | He first took to powerlifting in 1979 and is now a qualified coach and referee . |
| 7 | During the World Cup in Brive I met my friend and former Romanian No.8 George Dumitru , who captained Romania against Wales in 1979 and is now playing and coaching in Limoges . |
| 8 | In the west of Leicester 's urban area , Newton ward , with population 20 440 , has a fitted value of only 13 495 and is badly fitted by all the models examined . |
| 9 | The school was built in 1877 and is now the village hall . |
| 10 | This principle was first upheld by the House of Lords in the case of D v NSPCC [ 1978 ] AC 171 and is now recognised within the statutory code . |
| 11 | Organised by season , this book marks an important step in the development of horticulture in the late 1500s and is probably the only surviving pictorial record of an important garden of that period ( est. £300–500,000 ; $520–860,000 ) . |
| 12 | Cheddleton station in Basford Bridge Lane , opened for the 1992 season on June 7 and is also open on July 19 ( Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine ) , 2/9/16/23/30/31 August ( the last two days of August are another Friends of Thomas ) , September 20 ( Transport Day ) , and December 6 , 13 and 20 for Santa steamings specials . |
| 13 | A second virus , HIV 2 , was discovered in 1986 and is mainly found in West Africa . |
| 14 | It rose during the early 1980s but has fallen 9% since 1986 and is now about the same level as in the mid 1960s . |
| 15 | Swan Hunters was reprivatized in January 1986 and is now reduced to a work force of some 3000 and one building berth at Wallsend , although other yards are being used for preliminary fabrication . |
| 16 | They were the flattest brick arches ever built at that time , and critics predicted their collapse under the weight of trains , but the viaduct was built in 1838 and is still in use , carrying trains from Paddington to the West Country . |
| 17 | Colette joined Bank of Ireland in I.T.D. in 1971 and is presently an officer in M.S.U. , Head Office . |
| 18 | Professor Fletcher was one of the doctors responsible for the foundation of ASH in 1971 and is currently ASH 's President . |
| 19 | A fine example was found in Lincoln in 1866 and is now in the British Museum ( fig. 14.4 ) , i others came from Richborough ( fig. 14.5 ) and from a grave at Colchester on a Castor Box on which a lion appears in a venatio and being held at bay by a nude bestiarius with a long hunting spear . |
| 20 | Erm the difference is that erm it A Magna Park is specifically an exclusively rather , exclusively geared to B eight and is absolutely slap bang in the middle of the country on the conjunction of the M six M one and the A one M link route and everything else . |
| 21 | This small fort dates from 1614 and is shortly to be opened to the public as a military museum . |
| 22 | But he points out that recent high points must be put into context : ‘ The current colour magazine campaign began in 1980 and is as strong now as then . ’ |
| 23 | This will be the first retrospective devoted to the Brazilian artist , who died in 1980 and is still virtually unknown outside Latin America . |
| 24 | ( It was sold in the USA during 1980 and is now N281L . ) |
| 25 | It is most frequently found in sexually active women from their late teens to early thirties and is particularly common in pregnancy , especially during the first few months . |
| 26 | Other ‘ collectables ’ are the single sheet almanacks of the tradesman and workshop variety , and the products of the perennial ‘ Old Moore ’ who , possessed of the secret of eternal youth , began prophesying in 1699 and is still going strong . |
| 27 | Coningsby has been an R.A.F. station since 1940 and is now the base for Phantom fighters . |
| 28 | This message is as relevant now as it was in 1940 and is more urgent than ever as the myth of material progress loses its power . |
| 29 | A petro-chemical and pharmaceuticals company , Elf Aquitaine was founded in 1941 and is now among the ten largest oil , gas and chemical companies in the world , with an operating income in 1991 of FFr18.8 billion . |
| 30 | The main yard was built at Trench in May 1941 and is still in existence , whilst the East Yard situated between Bldgs B7 and B4 , ( built early 1940 ) , has long since disappeared . |