Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without this kind of analytical framework , respecting the complex levels of mediation involved and their relative autonomy , Elvis becomes simply the plaything of naked political forces ( rebellious/manipulative ) ; and the fact that the young rock 'n' roller sang ballads from the start , that the older Hollywood star could still sing rock 'n' roll songs and was still respected by rock 'n' roll fans , that his ‘ blues ’ were ‘ romantic ’ ( a kind of fantasy ) , his ballads often ‘ realistic ’ ( given flesh ) , or that he could make boogification ironic — all this is inexplicable . |
| 2 | The black liquid contains the spores and was once used as a cheap substitute for Indian ink . |
| 3 | The easiest way to find the wide range of cover you need at a competitive price is with a policy which packages together a number of covers and is specially designed for a certain group such as self-employed tradesmen . |
| 4 | In another change of tack — there was a time when OS/2 was the whole future as far as the company was concerned , Microsoft Corp is switching its signals and is now making it clear that it expects MS-DOS users to prepare to switch to Windows NT . |
| 5 | In the past , the IFA has clamped down on such outbursts against referees and is now looking into the matter . |
| 6 | They are performed as a consequence of data transfers between databases and are therefore initiated indirectly by the lexicographers . |
| 7 | In Sri Lanka Sinhalese-Buddhist cultural nationalism was linked with other grievances and was sometimes expressed through rioting , but in the absence of élite leadership it was not channelled into demands for constitutional concessions from the British . |
| 8 | Earthworms provide the perfect snack for most cichlids and are also relished by every other type of fish that can manage them . |
| 9 | Though this comes in for constant robust internal criticism and revision , it is more thorough than that of many professional advice and counselling organizations and is increasingly used as a model by other organizations . |
| 10 | The painting was consigned for sale at one of Sotheby 's European offices and was subsequently transferred to London with the knowledge of Scotland Yard 's Art and Antiques Squad . |
| 11 | He had been twenty-one when he died of leukaemia , and I had had to help with his last offices and was then sent to escort his body to the mortuary . |
| 12 | Illuminated in Tours around 1520 , it contains twelve full-page miniatures of the emperors and was possibly made for the library of Francois I. The manuscript has a distinguished provenance : it belonged at the Jesuit College de Clermont Library in Paris and later to the celebrated English collector Sir Thomas Phillips who considered it among the finest of his 60,000 manuscripts . |
| 13 | They are related to the break point of the waves and are sometimes referred to as break point bars . |
| 14 | God-like , Niall flings himself on to his adoring audience , sinks beneath the waves and is eventually restored to the stage in time for the anti-rap encore of ‘ Where 's Me Jumper ’ . |
| 15 | Nurse Walton stared into his dark blue eyes and was immediately filled with pity for him . |
| 16 | The team , which includes two TODAY journalists and is partly funded by this newspaper , is led by Lieutenant Colonel Phil Neame , a Falklands hero and veteran of a successful British 1976 Everest expedition . |
| 17 | I knew Derek really enjoyed our trips and was only kidding , but I was thinking of ways in which I could raise more money to pay my share . |
| 18 | The Hutchinson Multimedia Encyclopedia contains over 25 , 000 entries and is well supplemented with hundreds of maps , illustrations and sound clips . |
| 19 | They had semi-circular arched heads and were generally filled with alabaster or marble sheets or , sometimes , glass . |
| 20 | Aubrey and Cora-Beth had not long returned from a lengthy ride across the lush , undulating pastures and were still wearing jodhpurs and cool , open-necked shirts . |
| 21 | Hamlets and farmsteads within the parishes of these villages were generally not documented before the twelfth or thirteenth centuries and were therefore assumed to be secondary or daughter settlements created as the population expanded , more land was cleared and farmed , and new settlements were needed . |
| 22 | In fact it has been carefully managed for centuries and was indeed enclosed in the late seventeenth century . |
| 23 | The wars which so frequently rage in the Middle East are almost invariably born of such allegiances and are frequently claimed to be necessary to protect one particular religion or version or derivative of it . |
| 24 | He was a wireless operator of AMES 15063 , served with other units and was also seconded to the Royal Corps of Signals and other Army units . |
| 25 | Today 's teenagers have always had a choice of at least four channels and are now blessed with a multiplicity of choice thanks to satellite and VHS . |
| 26 | This period is divided into three distinct phases , phase I total quiescence ( 30–80% of cycle ) , phase II intermittent contractions ( 0–75% of cycle ) , and phase III , a short period ( 4–10 minutes ) of intense contractions at the maximum contractile rate , determined by slow wave frequency ( 11–12 cycles per minute in the duodenum in man ) and followed by a new phase I. These patterns of contractile activity occur in all healthy subjects and are normally recorded with tube mounted pressure sensors . |
| 27 | Crisps , as discussed before , have a high fat content and peanuts , though good protein , are again high in calories and are often covered with salt . |
| 28 | ‘ The development is tucked away behind shops and was unfortunately missed in the canvas , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Even so , some residents had started to venture out to local pubs and shops and were slowly becoming part of the community . |
| 30 | Mark … the jockey that rode him to victory at Cheltenham has retired from the saddle but still rides him out on the gallops and is now helping to tarin him |