Example sentences of "[Wh pn] is [adv] [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elsewhere Genet writes of a 19-year-old , washing the clothes of his friend who is shortly to go and fight , declaring that he loves the revolution and all the fedayeen , but his friend especially : ‘ Yes . |
| 2 | His first wife — who is again named and identified as living happily in County Durham with her second husband and their 5-year-old daughter ( both named ) — is said to have ‘ spoken bitterly last night about The Savage Between the Sheets ’ . |
| 3 | Intimate details about the relationship are supplemented by information from his first wife 's 63-year-old mother , who is also named and photographed . |
| 4 | It takes little thought to see that someone who is physically crippled and confined to a wheelchair may still lead a very full life if his mental and higher faculties are in good order whereas a physically fit but totally demented person has little left to give and little capacity to receive except for physical care and a little love . |
| 5 | While magazines celebrate the return of hollywood glamour , with glossy pages dedicated to the super model who is immaculately coiffed and beautifully in control , you may feel your hair would be more suited to a bit part in a disaster movie ! |
| 6 | I have never regarded myself as a member of the " personality brigade " but as a television journalist who is equally experienced and valuable to a unit behind the cameras as in front of them . |
| 7 | The ideal person , if he can be found , is the young barrister in good practice who is rapidly rising and who may take you up with him . |
| 8 | a Court Clerk , who is legally trained and can advise Magistrates about matters of law , but who does n't take part in the actual decision of the Magistrates ? |
| 9 | This is quite patriotic of the poet — Owen then goes on to say that it is quite ironic how the sun woke up the world , started life yet it can not wake up this lifeless man , who is still warmblooded and full-nerved as Owen tell us here : |
| 10 | A colliery manager who is actually planning and investing was asked how many pits would be producing at 130p per gigajoule . |
| 11 | As one graduate who is now living and working in the States , where the universities do award impressive diplomas for display , I would enjoy having a diploma from the University of Nottingham hanging on my wall . |
| 12 | But things calm down only when Dr Boron appears , who is then outwitted and all hell seems about to break loose when Superboron makes his entrance . |