Example sentences of "[adj] and [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The position used to be quite clear and is well summed up in what Scott LJ had to say in the wartime case concerning the soap flakes : |
| 2 | Thus it follows that skill training is more generalised and generalisable and is better fitted to the overall role of human operators . |
| 3 | The well was completed and tested from the Sedco 700 and is now tied back to the Thistle platform . |
| 4 | ‘ A period commencing after the effective date of insurance and in respect of which the Customer is registered in the United Kingdom with the Department of Employment ( DHSS in Northern Ireland ) as unemployed and is actively seeking Employment ’ . |
| 5 | The use of weights coupled with longer exercise periods is very demanding and is only intended for serious athletes . |
| 6 | The taste is good enough to send half a million people a year squirrelling around in the woods of northern Michigan , in search of something that is often no more than a couple of inches high and is usually hidden under a thick pile of forest-floor debris . |
| 7 | He , along with his three brothers is very lively and is always running about and making plenty of noise outside my house . |
| 8 | This was discussed in Chapter 2 and is frequently referred to as the universe of discourse . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | All are en suite and are equipped with colour TV ; one with a double king-size bed is particularly luxurious and is often used as a bridal suite . |
| 11 | Lumping British art with international modern art under the single roof of the Tate has always been anomalous and is now becoming intolerable . |
| 12 | During the World Cup in Brive I met my friend and former Romanian No.8 George Dumitru , who captained Romania against Wales in 1979 and is now playing and coaching in Limoges . |
| 13 | In the west of Leicester 's urban area , Newton ward , with population 20 440 , has a fitted value of only 13 495 and is badly fitted by all the models examined . |
| 14 | This principle was first upheld by the House of Lords in the case of D v NSPCC [ 1978 ] AC 171 and is now recognised within the statutory code . |
| 15 | This phenomenon was termed polar wandering and is now thought to arise from the movements of the continents themselves rather than from any significant shift in the location of the magnetic pole itself . |
| 16 | This size-grading occurs because the coarser material generated by an eruption is heavier and is therefore deposited first . |
| 17 | It may be black or green tea flavoured with jasmine flowers , is very fragrant and is always drunk without milk . |
| 18 | The chair is deliberately minimal and is essentially designed around the body to give good lumbar support and spinal relief . |
| 19 | This timber is both decorative and durable and is regularly used for high-quality work . |
| 20 | A second virus , HIV 2 , was discovered in 1986 and is mainly found in West Africa . |
| 21 | Swan Hunters was reprivatized in January 1986 and is now reduced to a work force of some 3000 and one building berth at Wallsend , although other yards are being used for preliminary fabrication . |
| 22 | Divorce is no longer so shameful and is popularly seen as a permissible solution to marital difficulties . |
| 23 | The town , though small , is wealthy and respectable and is much noted for the spirit and enterprise of its merchants . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Erm the difference is that erm it A Magna Park is specifically an exclusively rather , exclusively geared to B eight and is absolutely slap bang in the middle of the country on the conjunction of the M six M one and the A one M link route and everything else . |
| 26 | Evidence for increased diastolic hypertension is less strong and is probably related to renal dysfunction . |
| 27 | Other ‘ collectables ’ are the single sheet almanacks of the tradesman and workshop variety , and the products of the perennial ‘ Old Moore ’ who , possessed of the secret of eternal youth , began prophesying in 1699 and is still going strong . |
| 28 | Among the smaller examples Oakham Castle in Rutland still possesses its Great Hall which is famous for its windows , doorways and Transitional style capitals ; it dates from 1190 and is now used for Assize Court sittings . |
| 29 | His wife Anne died on 15th January 1833 and is also buried at Grasmere . |
| 30 | This benefit can be direct or indirect and is sometimes referred to by lawyers as ‘ consideration ’ . |