Example sentences of "is [adj] and [vb -s] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sally is 22 and has been with her current boyfriend for three years . |
| 2 | When the VDU is free and has been allocated to the current Offline run , the Offline System will present a display similar to that shown in Figure 2.1 . |
| 3 | Suppose , for example , a text ( such as the Bestiary : thirteenth century , East Anglia ) exhibits 3rd singular verb-form variation in -es , -ep ( such as standes , standep ) and syncopated forms ( such as stant ) : this may indicate that the text is composite and has been copied by scribes from different dialect areas ( for discussions of these scribal questions , see especially McIntosh , Samuels and Benskin , 1986 ; Laing , 1989 ; McIntosh and Wakelin , 1989 ) . |
| 4 | Great care must be taken when printing SPR forms that each identifier is unique and has been reserved , as LIFESPAN will not accept paper SPRs with unreserved identifiers . |
| 5 | Woman A ( all interviewees are anonymous ) is married and has been having a long-term affair with her parish priest . |
| 6 | ‘ Secondly , the post of organiser at the Whyte House , is ACE-funded and has been vacant since December 1992 and all attempts to fill it have proved unsuccessful . |
| 7 | ‘ The revenue importance of such taxes is small and has been decreasing . |
| 8 | In the case of Estella however her appearances are n't really deceiving as she looks arrogant and proud and has proud eyes though she really changes for the better even though it occurred because of her treatment by Bentley Drummle and in the end like Pip , she is wiser and has been softened by her experiences and lost her proud eyes and air . |
| 9 | A green light on the board indicates that the room is vacant and has been serviced and cleaned . |
| 10 | And the final reflection which suggests itself is that if this pattern of behaviour should prove to be normal , it should be assumed — at least until the contrary is demonstrated — that it is beneficial and has been evolved by trial and error as a preservative device or mechanism . |
| 11 | She is 24 and has been in prison or special hospital for the past five and a half years . |