Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [adj] and [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tail is vibrated and shaken against rocks when the snake is irritated or alarmed and serves as a warning . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She showed up in her Rolls in the car park of the supermarket , and , although there was a lot of nodding and smiling and remarks about coincidences , it was pretty clear that her presence had been arranged for someone 's benefit . |
| 4 | An operation play ( x , O ) ; play ( y , X ) of the search deletes the facts empty(x) and empty(y) and adds filled ( x , O ) and filled ( y , X ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |