Example sentences of "well [vb pp] and [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His book about these people ( Alone with the Hairy Ainu , 1893 ) , followed by one on Korea ( Corea , or Cho-sen , the Land of the Morning Calm , 1895 ) , were well received and in 1896 he undertook a scientific expedition to Tibet , where he was captured and tortured . |
| 2 | It should be well located and of sound and durable construction ; it should not have too many drawbacks , and these can be wide ranging — the most obvious examples are traffic noise ( particularly from motorways or airports ) , inconsiderate neighbours , shared access , pubs and car parks , and vandalism . |
| 3 | You notice immediately that it is different from other parts of the country , because the roads are very narrow and windy and the hedges well built and in most cases so tall they are impossible to see over . |
| 4 | ‘ Black , ’ she said , ‘ well polished and without broken laces . |
| 5 | If you seem to be well organized and in command of the situation then you are likely to get an equally efficient response . |
| 6 | I think it 's vital that any animal we hold in captivity , wild or otherwise is looked after properly and that it 's well done and for that you need help and guidance and you also need minimum standards to ensure it 's done well . |
| 7 | George did a lot of things to keep Lennie well fed and in a happy mood . |
| 8 | Even the local choice of eating outlets in central Glasgow , the restaurant is well used and at least half the staff use it every day . |
| 9 | His vision of society was of a set of individuals subject to a wide variety of forces , some of which such as economic forces are relatively well understood and for others of which the science is ‘ extremely backward ’ . |
| 10 | The next day , following tests , the IIRS said the pollution was well diluted and below the tolerable level . |
| 11 | McGilligan 's subsequent achievements in the Ireland jersey have been well chronicled and since then the Dungiven joiner has been very much up with the big boys . |
| 12 | CD4 cells were first counted in May-September , 1991 , soon after the arrival of the immigrants , who were all well nourished and in good physical condition . |
| 13 | Jesse Owens ' mastery of multiple athletic disciplines is well known and since then the sprint events have become virtually the property of American blacks with figures like Jim Hines in the 1960s , and hurdler Ed Moses in the 1980s , exerting unparalleled supremacy in their respective events . |
| 14 | The blood continues to be black and carbonated … the treacly aspect of the blood in cholera is well known and in due course the heart becomes asphyxiated . |
| 15 | The point of preparation is to be well tuned and at the same time flexible to new interpretations and ideas . |
| 16 | It is necessary to have a clean seed-bed , well consolidated and with soil in good heart . |
| 17 | All the buildings were well constructed and with adequate maintenance would have been capable of surviving for many generations . |
| 18 | Pommery wines are well balanced and of high quality . |
| 19 | He was well beaten and in a later race broke a blood vessel . |
| 20 | A directory of 1852 listed three inns ; the ‘ Bell ’ , ( recently demolished ) , ‘ Webb 's ’ , ( opened by Robert Webb in 1833 and by the 1840 's already ‘ … very well kept and without a superior in the country ’ . ) |
| 21 | The emergence of the Cambridge Board , well funded and of high status , as a legitimate and major provider of adult education through its new rural areas policies presented problems of overlapping , competitive interests for the District , however well-intentioned the co-operative arrangements might appear to have been . |
| 22 | The responsibilities that we exercise through the general committee are quite well established and under the BAF arrangements they will be enshrined in the constitution as being ours by right . |
| 23 | I favour a 1in roughing gouge for this operation , kept well sharpened and with the bevel rubbing it is safe , fast and very little sanding is required : you also have about four times the cutting edge available compared to a half inch bowl gouge , more time between re-grinds . |