Example sentences of "and [is] [adv] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then twice conspired to overthrow the junta , and is unofficially considered to head the paramilitary death squad , the White Warrior Union . |
| 2 | ‘ Natasha 's aunt is absolutely happy for her to stay with us and is desperately trying to get some information about her for me . |
| 3 | Tropospheric ozone ( not to be confused with the ozone layer ) forms when vehicle emissions react with sunlight and is widely believed to damage trees . |
| 4 | The Engineer 's Representative under the terms of Clause 1 subclause 1 ( e ) of the Conditions of Contract shall be and is hereby authorised to act on the Engineer 's behalf in respect of the following Clauses of the Conditions of Contract : — |
| 5 | Formerly this time was known as " Supply Days " and was used to discuss the grant of supply to the Crown but it has long ceased to be confined to discussion of government spending and is instead used to criticise all aspects of government policy . |
| 6 | ( Indeed , not only did Beccaria use the concept of utility , but Bentham himself acknowledged his intellectual debt to Beccaria in the most fulsome terms and is even believed to have first encountered the phrase ‘ the greatest happiness of the greatest number ’ in Beccaria 's master work : see Beccaria , 1963 : x-xi , 9 . ) |
| 7 | As rivals in the individual stakes , though , McColgan starts as the leading British challenger and is strongly fancied to stop American Lynn Jennings claiming a third successive title . |
| 8 | To the Nuer , god appears both as lofty and remote , though omnipotent , while sometimes approachable and near-at-hand : indeed on some occasions he is felt to be too close for comfort and is earnestly beseeched to withdraw his presence and leave his people in peace . |
| 9 | If you wish to invite your Principal please apply for a complimentary ticket from the office should you do this please ensure that any V.I.P. you have invited is met , conducted to their seat and taken to tea and is generally made to feel welcome . |
| 10 | The change of name applies only to the company and its subsidiary and is not intended to affect the rights to any trade name or mark or the reference to ‘ ABC ’ on the product . |
| 11 | It is therefore orientated towards the young and is not intended to provide adults with channels of communication with the police or forums for joint consultation . |
| 12 | The reasons he feels uneasy at the task he 's given himself , of pamphleteering , are first that he 's not he 's had to interrupt his studies and is not get learned enough for his poem , though you will have noticed he considers himself quite learned enough for ecclesiastical politics . |
| 13 | Two months of treatment has failed to clear up the trouble , so Molby has had surgery and is not expected to return to action for another six weeks . |
| 14 | That is why I personally put the plan into operation , aided by Colonel Radl of the Abwehr , who 's had a heart attack , I understand , and is not expected to live . ’ |
| 15 | Thus , further down the chain , demand for low-time pilots and ex-military aircrew has slumped and is not expected to pick up again until the pool of laid-off pilots has been used up , probably in a year 's time . |
| 16 | The M two motorway remains closed between junctions five and six and is not expected to reopen for several hours . |
| 17 | FOOTBALL : PSV Eindhoven coach Bobby Robson has had part of his large intestine removed in an operation and is not expected to work again for some weeks . |
| 18 | However , the upturn remains fragile and is not expected to strengthen until next year . |
| 19 | A company is regarded as dormant : in any period during which no transaction occurs which must be recorded in the company 's books , and if it can claim small company exemptions under s.246 , or could have but for belonging to an ineligible group , and is not required to produce group accounts . |
| 20 | Would my right hon. Friend feel able to lead a crusade with other European countries to put pressure on the Governments of central and south America so that every child there has a home , food , clothing and education and is not allowed to fall prey to the worst excesses of human nature ? |
| 21 | For the first three days of her monthly period she is segregated in a solitary place and is not allowed to touch anybody or anything lest she pollutes it . |
| 22 | It is not the pathologist 's fault : he has to make a decision as to the cause of death and is not allowed to say he does not know . |
| 23 | The odd bar of chocolate is enjoyable for most people and is not going to result in ill health . |
| 24 | Sponsorship of sport by the tobacco industry is controlled by voluntary agreement and is carefully monitored to ensure that young people are not recipients of a pro-smoking message . ’ |
| 25 | Although Stone is committed to replanting the woods , and is expressly forbidden to exploit neighbouring hardwood forests , ecologists and local Indian communities fear that the whole Mosquito Coast will be vulnerable from " spin-off " development resulting from the construction of roads into the area . |
| 26 | When love comes to a man in the form of grace he has the assurance that he is accepted , and is thereby enabled to experience self-integration once more , and the feeling of being reunited with others . |
| 27 | The President has the power to appoint or dismiss members of the Cabinet , including the Prime Minister , and is also empowered to dissolve the 168-member Parliament . |
| 28 | Known as Ceylon until 1972 , and an independent state within the Commonwealth since 1948 , under the 1978 Constitution the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has a presidential form of government ; the President is directly elected for a six-year term , appoints the Prime Minister and cabinet , and is also empowered to dissolve the 168-member parliament which is elected by proportional representation . |
| 29 | SGI is currently working with Microsoft Corp to enable Windows NT for the MIPS architecture — though SGI wo n't offer NT itself — and is also trying to win Gates as a customer for Irix' symmetric multi-processing technology , following Microsoft 's adoption of the GL library . |
| 30 | It met the flight attendants ' union on Monday and is also hoping to talk to the pilots ' union . |