Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | These include cortisol ( which rises later in the night as the body prepares for waking and is strongly influenced by the body clock ) ; antidiuretic hormone ( which is one of the ways in which fluid formation by the kidney is reduced at night , see Chapter 6 ) ; and the male sex hormone , testosterone , as well as some of the hormones that control the reproductive cycle in women . |
| 32 | In such a case , a sideshoot is always used and is literally torn off the parent stem so that a sliver or " heel " of bark and inner tissue is still attached to the cutting . |
| 33 | The construct system does not just exist but is constantly tested and adapted with a view to perfecting its interaction with the world and improving its competence . |
| 34 | If the bride 's mother has subsequently remarried but is jointly hosting the occasion with the bride 's father : Mr Charles Brown and Mrs David Green … their daughter . |
| 35 | St Sophia still survives and is generally accepted as one of the great buildings of antiquity . |
| 36 | Provision of such phase-related signals is described as phase splitting and is widely used in electronics for various purposes . |
| 37 | " The changeable international situation , " he said , " has affected and is still affecting Xinjiang 's social stability . |
| 38 | The amount of these entitlements has been actuarially assessed and is fully funded by assets held independently of the Group . |
| 39 | It survived and is still trading but Gilbey now works from his Norfolk home as marketing manager for Team Lotus . |
| 40 | However , a really heavy paper does not impress and is often seen more as ostentation than as a sign of quality . |
| 41 | It 's been restored and is still lived in . |
| 42 | It has been much updated and is regularly used by the WI , the youth club , indoor bowls club , and an over 55's club . |
| 43 | North Rona , twelve miles to the east , was once populated but is now deserted . |
| 44 | What we 're actually doing is checking the firing pin is n't broken and looking down the barrel to make sure it 's not blocked and is properly oiled . |
| 45 | The Comptroller and Auditor General , appointed by the Crown on a resolution of the House of Commons by virtue of section 1(1) of the National Audit Act 1983 has two major functions : ( a ) to ensure that all money paid out of the government accounts has been properly authorised and is properly applied ; and ( b ) to examine the accounts of the , various government departments . |
| 46 | The point need not be laboured , as this aspect of Adult Education history is , rightly , much emphasised and is well known . |
| 47 | The loyalty oath duly turned up in the book — Major Major is blacklisted and is thereby debarred from taking the oath . |
| 48 | The Feslegen is built in an L-shape around a central courtyard where breakfast is served and is smoothly run by our friend Mutah . |
| 49 | The central idea of social solidarity , for example , is never clearly defined and is simply accepted as the foundation of the theory . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | The atmosphere of the little town is that of an age long gone and is best appreciated in late evening when the daily influx of sightseers has departed ; then , in silence , a visitor feels an intruder in a very private community in a fairy-tale setting unrelated to reality . |
| 52 | Building up the sides of the nest is resumed but is periodically interrupted so that more lichen can be added to the outside . |
| 53 | As the girl dances close to me I can smell her perfume and all that has gone before is completely forgotten ; the slit trenches , the mosquitoes , the wounded and my dead comrades . |
| 54 | ‘ Mr Abberley 's daughter has been abducted and is still missing . |
| 55 | is a traditional cheese of the same era as Wensleydale , which has been revived and is now selling well . |
| 56 | Professionally-based community care is here to stay and is increasingly needed , backed by access to respite and long stay hospice beds and acute ward facilities . |
| 57 | Sometimes if the investigator is a native of the area s/he is studying and is also trained in techniques of phonetic and phonological analysis , s/he is likely to be able to articulate and use intuitions about relevant variables . |
| 58 | Similarly Crest Homes Colegrove Down development of 21 luxury 4 and 5 bedroomed residences on Cumnor Hill Oxford has recently commenced and is also impressing the public with its exceptional elevated location and high standard of finish . |
| 59 | It is hard not to emphasize the negative aspects when you consider what Hong Kong still has to offer and is fast losing . |
| 60 | It may also be heavily dependent upon voluntary efforts much of which is only loosely co-ordinated and is marginally subsidized by the public departments . |