Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This applies not only to the small number of the very old who live in three-generational households , although that throws up some particular issues and problems , it is equally relevant when there are triangular interactions , such as husband , wife and old person , or to situations when the old person lives alone but is closely supported by kin . |
| 2 | The link is a sticky red gum secreted by the mukula which coagulates quickly and is explicitly compared by the Ndembu to blood . |
| 3 | The Confederation of British Industry has come round and is now talking about 40 per cent . |
| 4 | Another Linda passed through but is now recording her own material under the name Planet X. Moore 's new singing partner Sonique ( see p55 ) is hopefully there to stay . |
| 5 | Three had their convictions quashed by the Appeal Court earlier this year — the fourth had his appeal turned down and is still serving a life sentence . |
| 6 | The paint is soft , handles well and is easily thinned with water , though of course it is waterproof when dry . |
| 7 | the paint is soft , handles well and is easily thinned with water |
| 8 | By eluting self-peptides from HLA-B53 we identified a sequence motif for bound peptides and have synthesized 60 octamer , nonamer or decamer peptides bearing this motif from the four pre-erythrocytic-stage P. falciparum antigens that have been cloned and sequenced : each of these antigens has been used in or is currently awaiting human vaccine trials . |
| 9 | Since its establishment in 1977 the department has advanced significantly and is now viewed as a leader in the field of international management development . |
| 10 | This hatred builds up and is then passed on to the next generation . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | A 15-note phrase takes over and is continuously repeated , the left hand accompanying figure becoming more and more embellished until octaves grab the attention , with the right hand adding cadenza passages to create a maelstrom of excitement . |
| 13 | This is not knitted in but is quickly added in making up . |
| 14 | However , some natural change has gone on and is still going on in the country , and physical changes need to be anticipated in any local study . |
| 15 | The rabbit runs to a hole you have already ferreted and blocked up and is immediately mesmerised and does n't know where to go next . |
| 16 | A publication of village life compiled by a group of volunteers is issued quarterly and is eagerly looked forward to . |
| 17 | It is neither understood nor accepted today and is greatly feared . |
| 18 | The sort of oddness exhibited by 28 may be termed expressive paradox , since the expressive meaning carried by but is inappropriately deployed . |
| 19 | In spite of my enthusiasm and my growing sense of self-importance , one con keeps cropping up and is finally given life by a fellow banker from Chase Manhattan , whom I sit next to on the flight into Kuala Lumpur . |