Example sentences of "and is [adv] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 In characteristic style , Professor Tweedie is determined to stamp on loose interpretation now , before the issue gets out of hand , and is not beyond threatening to throw an encyclopaedia of rules at the profession if it can not be trusted to follow the spirit of the ASB 's principles .
2 But he is 9lb higher today and is not worth backing at around 2-1 .
3 I do n't expect it to match Love Story , but I think he still has a lot of mileage and is well worth supporting .
4 However it can be achieved and is well worth pursuing .
5 Stevenson herself has written more recently ( Stevenson , 1988 ) reviewing the main themes that have emerged , and is well worth following up .
6 This is the highest quality educational package I have seen in a long time and is well worth registering .
7 The former Benedictine monastery of St George has found a new life as a museum and is well worth visiting .
8 But he showed much improved form when stepped up to a mile and three quarters , and is definitely worth opposing over this trip at such a short price .
9 This utility has too many features to list and is definitely worth getting .
10 Split peas are either yellow or green ; the green variety is more difficult to find but has a fuller flavour than the yellow and is therefore worth looking out for .
11 Despite the dangers , however , this three act drama can provide a useful provisional approach to our understanding of the person and work of the Holy Spirit , and is perhaps worth investigating in greater detail .
12 The truth seems to be that this question itself can not be answered in a way which is neutral between different positions in meta-ethics and ethics and is hardly worth discussing in the abstract .
13 Mr Michael , 49 , is believed to be a former British Army officer and is now in hiding along with his wife Jane , in a safe house near Perth under the protection of the Australian Federal Police .
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