Example sentences of "[is] [verb] and [pron] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His face is painted and he is carrying a spear . |
| 2 | He answers , ‘ She is cooking and she is eating . |
| 3 | If a joint is swollen and there is increased synovial fluid in the joint , a sample of this fluid can be taken by your vet and tested for the presence of white blood cells in the joint . |
| 4 | ‘ The most blameworthy acts are so often absolved by success that the boundary between what is permitted and what is prohibited , what is just and what is unjust , has nothing fixed about it , but seems susceptible to almost arbitrary change by individuals . ’ |
| 5 | Once specified , these problem behaviours can be talked about to the child and clear guidelines given about what is expected and what is going to happen if the child continues to misbehave . |
| 6 | The geology of the basin is varied and it is dominated by the massive Golden Lane carbonate platform . |
| 7 | ( e ) Fixtures and fittings It is very important that the clients clearly understand what is included and what is excluded . |
| 8 | Work on knowledge about language should involve discussion of matters such as sexist language ; styles of interaction in social groups ( see below ) ; how hidden messages about social groups ( such as teenagers or older people ) which are conveyed by advertising etc. can be decoded for the values they contain and for the differences between what is said and what is implied . |
| 9 | On the contrary , it is essential sometimes to focus on language forms , in order to discuss cases where there is a difference between form and meaning , between what is said and what is meant . |
| 10 | Taxis refers to the kind of order which is made and which is imposed from without ; it is the order of an organization . |
| 11 | 19 , is made and it is suggested that the plaintiff can not utilise this exception because the measure sought is not ‘ indistinctly applicable . ’ |
| 12 | It eliminates the possibility of inconsistencies arising between what is done and what is recorded — with all the subsequent difficulties this causes -by the simple device of reducing the two activities to a single operation through the provision of integrated letter writing . |
| 13 | A skill description relates to how a task is performed and what is achieved rather than what actions are taken . |
| 14 | Examination of what is entailed and what is expected have produced ambivalent conclusions , less clear than the raw conviction that training is a good thing : but overall the evidence is favourable . |
| 15 | These can not be known at the time the decision is to be made and a means of stating what is known and what is assessed of the influence of future events on the commercial performance of the product , permitting comparisons between options , is needed . |
| 16 | These can not be known at the time the decision is to be made and a means of stating what is known and what is assessed of the influence of future events on the commercial performance of the product , permitting comparisons between options , is needed . |
| 17 | The Court can also make Orders about where the child is to live and who is to see him or her in the event of a relationship breakdown . |
| 18 | He is caged and he is muzzled — and still he is arrogant and defiant and still there is the cynical mockery in his eyes . |
| 19 | Who is involved and what is going on ? |
| 20 | Everything goes as planned and I soon bully him into the landing net , and from there the hook is removed and he is slid into my big , knotless keepnet , where he can lie safe and recover while I try to catch him some company . |
| 21 | B. Life in Britain is changing and it is changing more and more quickly . |
| 22 | There can be a world of difference between what is said ( or written ) , what is meant and what is understood . |
| 23 | It is sanctioned to the extent that it is allowed and it is sanctioned to the extent that it is penalized . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's been a fine day , the sun is setting and somebody is telling you your daughter has been murdered . |
| 25 | The conservation of energy postulates that no energy is lost and none is gained . |
| 26 | There was the distorted thud-thud of someone who is n't certain if their microphone is working and who is tapping it experimentally . |
| 27 | • Check that your child 's heart is beating and he is breathing regularly and , if necessary , give artificial respiration ( see Not Breathing ) . |
| 28 | In these circumstances , it is convenient for corporate officials to pull the cloak of honest ignorance over their heads and proceed under its darkness to stumble blindly and unwittingly over the thin line between what is condoned and what is condemned . |