Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] and [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Confederation of British Industry has come round and is now talking about 40 per cent . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Since its establishment in 1977 the department has advanced significantly and is now viewed as a leader in the field of international management development . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | A publication of village life compiled by a group of volunteers is issued quarterly and is eagerly looked forward to . |