Example sentences of "and is [adv] [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Involvement of the spermatic cord , epididymis , or testis by infection can lead to sterility , but , again , this complication was much more common before the last World War and is rarely seen today . |
| 2 | He played Alan Crabbe , a nineteen-year-old who falls for the older Eileen — played by Nyree Dawn Porter — and is later beaten up by her fiancé . |
| 3 | Forster shows Charlotte as someone who has never known love and is emotionally dried out because of it . |
| 4 | The mere is the large village pond surrounded on three sides by a dense bank of elm and sycamore , and is closely associated visually with the churchyard . |
| 5 | On the other hand , he argues that the term case has ‘ unfortunate medical overtones ’ , but it emphasizes individual focus , and is widely understood internationally . |
| 6 | This hardly inspires confidence in the system , and emphasises the problem of actually proving that inside information was used , or showing when information stops being ‘ unpublished ’ and is widely known about . |
| 7 | This system may exploit water at temperatures of between 60 degrees centigrade and 12 degrees centigrade and is widely used today in France , USSR , Hungary , Iceland and many other locations . |
| 8 | This callous view of suffering which smacks strongly of the protestant ethic ( epitomized in the complacent exhortation : God helps those who help themselves ) has a very familiar ring and is clearly seen today in the attitudes towards the mentally ill held by all but the most enlightened members of western societies . |
| 9 | This idea , that private property and exploitation are just two sides of the same coin , is a central proposition of Marxist theory and is clearly expressed here . |
| 10 | One physical reason for difficulty which is greatly exaggerated in popular thinking and is even claimed mistakenly as the basis of some sexual dysfunction is that of abnormal size in the sexual organs . |
| 11 | All this helped to make possible , and is again included within , the constant ecumenical note . |
| 12 | The longer stretch which contains the Creole part of the turn , beginning with " I did n't mind " and ending " but to dance " — disrupts this pattern and is thus set off from the rest of the turn . |
| 13 | Free discussion about the quality of the work of the learner is also necessary , and is best done away from the bedside . |
| 14 | The most difficult operation is transferring the ants to the housing , and is best done out of doors . |
| 15 | A worn braid feels rough and is best cut away and the line joined by a blood knot . |
| 16 | We have found that this sort of discussion requires a certain amount of structure , but a great deal of flexibility , and is best carried out in environments other than our normal working environment . |
| 17 | Potted crab is very rich in flavour as well as in content , and is best appreciated quite on its own , perhaps as a midday dish served only with crisp dry toast , to be followed by a simple lettuce salad or freshly cooked green beans or purple-sprouting broccoli eaten when barely cold , with an oil and lemon dressing . |
| 18 | The award of the medal is accompanied by a cash prize and is normally made annually to the candidate who , in the opinion of Analytical Division Council , has made the greatest contribution , and whose work has made the most significant impact on any branch of analytical chemistry . |
| 19 | Budding is most commonly used to propagate roses ( but is equally successful with other plants ) and is normally carried out in summer . |
| 20 | It has a short half-life of five to 10 minutes and is normally degraded locally by lymphocytes ; if excess interleukin-2 reaches the bloodstream , however , it is rapidly cleared from the body by the kidneys . |
| 21 | Desiccated liver is approximately 80% protein and is easily broken down and absorbed by the stomach . |
| 22 | The explanation is that , given a totally unvarying diet over a long period of time , especially if it is from kittenhood right through into adult life , a cat 's ‘ food variety mechanism ’ gets worn down and is finally switched off altogether . |
| 23 | Typically such a group starts out as a married couple ; the couple acquire children ; the children grow up , marry and set up nuclear households of their own ; the original household declines in size and is finally wiped out by death . |
| 24 | This type comes in different sizes and shapes , and is generally hung on clips or chains . |
| 25 | The last highlighted expression in the Russian back-translation , ‘ the opportunity will make itself available ’ , illustrates the use of the reflexive , which is particularly common in Russian and is generally considered stylistically equivalent to the passive in English . |
| 26 | The design project is aimed at preparing specifications for a complete industrial process and is generally carried out with the co-operation of an industrial sponsor . |
| 27 | ‘ It is somehow seen as trying to soften the cross-examination of an alleged victim , and is somehow seen as more acceptable . ’ |
| 28 | This can be made from 2-mm ( -in ) hardboard , and is either cut out with a saw or with a heavy-duty craft knife . |
| 29 | In some contexts , and particularly where the document to be served originated abroad , an informal mode of service is used ; typically the document is passed to a local police station , and is either taken round to the defendant 's address or the defendant is invited to call in to collect it . |
| 30 | The child 's reaction changes according to whether or not the stranger appears abruptly through a doorway while the mother is out of the room , or whether mother and child are introduced to the stranger together ; whether the child is approached quickly , unsmilingly and is physically picked up , or whether the stranger hovers deferentially , smiling and offering a toy . |