Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] and [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Moreover , we do not wish to give the impression that the cello and bass always work in double harness : on the contrary , they can be used independently to a quite large extent , though discretion and careful thought are very necessary in this matter , since the basses when used alone tend to sound rather dry , and if their part lies low and is far removed in pitch from the rest of the harmony it is too indeterminate in pitch to give satisfactory support unless it consists of a sustained or better ( since the bow is short ) a reiterated pedal note .
2 Do you know of any shops selling ski wear which looks good and is reasonably priced ?
3 Verbivore focuses on writing as a form of communication : it posits a society in which writing has become outmoded and is then rediscovered , prompting a renewal of discursive modes peculiar to the novel .
4 Hughes , 66 , alleges ballot-rigging and is defiantly standing as an independent against the Kinnockite Bob Ainsworth , a Jaguar shop steward and local councillor .
5 A worn braid feels rough and is best cut away and the line joined by a blood knot .
6 Therefore any star that shrinks within its Schwarzschild radius becomes invisible and is then described as a black hole .
7 Add the wine and clam soup and boil quickly until the sauce has stopped foaming and is well reduced .
8 If the carriage stops short and is still connected to the band , when you then try to take the lace carriage across , the band can not move and it will snap .
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