Example sentences of "and [adj] and [vb -s] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a secondary benefit , note-making helps to keep the mind active and alert and assists the learning process . |
| 2 | Inside , it is very comfortable and spacious and has a well-kept garden with a large illuminated pond with waterfall . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The message is clear and concise and displays no verbosity that one would expect to find in more courtly love scenes . |
| 5 | On the other hand , we certainly are not looking for the bland , but rather for the anodyne which is also intriguing and interesting and has a sense of positive enthusiasm . ’ |
| 6 | The okapi , according to Gill Venner , is shy and elusive and has a long gestation period . ) |
| 7 | Q What 's black and shiny and sails the seven seas ? |
| 8 | She is brown and white and has a brown collar but no name tag . |
| 9 | The veterinary degree course at the Royal ( Dick ) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh is broad and balanced and provides an excellent basis for subsequent specialisation in either clinical practice or research . |
| 10 | Melt the chocolate over a pan of hot water until it is shiny and smooth and reaches a temperature of 38–43C/100–110F . |
| 11 | Is it not in fact much more extraordinary that our minister appears to find such a statement positively generous and reassuring and has no sense of its presumption ? |
| 12 | Functional organisation is logical and traditional and accommodates the division of work into specialist areas . |
| 13 | Say my valet is alive and well and has an excellent memory . |
| 14 | We need an inspectorate that is powerful and independent and has a chief inspector who can make comments on aspects of Government policy , free from the interference of Education Ministers . |
| 15 | He 's on the loose with Ann 's crowbar , which is long and heavy and has a split end with two pointed prongs . |
| 16 | It tells how essential God 's presence is in making our lives rich and meaningful and bemoans the fact that so many people turn away from him . |
| 17 | Taut , engrossing thriller that transcends genre to examine the fragile , contradictory balance between good and evil and finds a little of both in all of us |
| 18 | The pouch-lining then becomes soft and spongy and secretes a nourishing fluid which the babies absorb . |
| 19 | It is both sublime and artistic and combines the secrets of the laboratory with arcane mysteries of creative talent and , of all things , is a documentary about how human reproduction takes place . |
| 20 | The pygmy hog weighs no more than 10kg , is about half a metre long , is grey-brown and bristly and has no facial warts . |
| 21 | Whisk yolks and sugar until mixture is thick and pale and holds a trail . |
| 22 | Figure 16.3 shows that there are two lists — classified and alphabetical and demonstrates the relationships between them . |
| 23 | This rim wall has been built up and fortified and marks the boundary of the town . |
| 24 | It 's functional and cheap and takes the work out of mothers ' work — the opposite of the colour supplements ' fascination with food and its production and the backlash against junk food , which present a chic counterculture of cooking not as work but as leisure and pleasure . |
| 25 | It is convenient , self contained , fairly simple to use , and cheap and has a wide range of applications available . |