Example sentences of "[coord] is [adv] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overall , however , the railways are likely to be one of the toughest state sell-offs of them all , for BR has not made a profit for 40 years and is widely perceived as demoralised and run-down . |
| 2 | Whereas in ( 1 ) B's talk is received seriously — without laughter , in fact with silence followed by supportive agreements — in ( 2 ) , V 's talk is met with laughter and is clearly perceived as joking . |
| 3 | Bruises of the periosteum of bones ( it lies on the surface of bones and is easily injured where the bones lie just beneath the skin , for example , elbow , shin or kneecap ) . |
| 4 | A braille option is also supplied and is easily fitted if required . |
| 5 | However , PCR is expensive and time consuming , and is generally regarded as unsuitable for the mass screening of clinical samples . |
| 6 | It is often represented in rugs as a cloud with a short tail , and is generally accepted as symbolizing a wish , or the hope that a wish be fulfilled . |
| 7 | Common to most ceramics , alumina does not cause adverse reactions on implantation and is generally classified as being inert , or nearly inert . |
| 8 | She is also rumoured to have turned her attention to acting , and is reportedly starring as Joan of Arc in a new film about the dangers involved when you get tied to a wooden stake with lots of sticks around it which is then deliberately set on fire by your political opponents . |
| 9 | Young children do imitate the aggressive acts of televised models as much as live models ; furthermore , this effect persists over a considerable period of time and is particularly pronounced when the aggressive model is portrayed as successful . |
| 10 | Though not used by homoeopathic pharmacies in this country for potencies below the 1M , it is used commercially in Belgium for all potencies , and is also used when a practitioner has to make a specific potency for a particular patient , such as a potency of chloroform for a case of chloroform allergy . |
| 11 | Version 1 of Rescalc has been around for some years and is today regarded as rather palaeolithic . |
| 12 | As soon as a child is born entitlement begins and is never questioned until the child itself attains economic independence . |
| 13 | ‘ Legal theory ’ is sometimes taken as being synonymous with ‘ jurisprudence ’ and is sometimes regarded as concerning itself with a narrower range of questions — in particular , What is the nature of law ? |
| 14 | H. gallinarum is the commonest nematode parasite of poultry , and is usually regarded as being non-pathogenic . |
| 15 | Although he has lived in the UK since 1969 , Zarei was born in Iran and is often listed as Iranian , but he is officially a British athlete , and won an England vest when competing in the Milton Keynes 24-hour Championships in 1989 . |
| 16 | In this situation the contingent relation results in the strengthening of the behavioural response and is therefore described as reinforcing . |
| 17 | Angina occurs when the coronary arteries have become narrower very gradually and is only noticed when the heart has to work harder than usual . |
| 18 | Antifreeze , the name of this trace heating tape , is controlled by pre-set thermostats , and is only activated when the temperature drops to near freezing , or below , making it economical and cost-effective . , . |
| 19 | The completed version of this famous composition belongs to the National Gallery of Victoria , Australia , and is now regarded as being too fragile to travel . |
| 20 | The engine has been overhauled and is now inhibited until needed . |
| 21 | They also show that , for the United States , the dependency ratio actually peaked in 1960 and is now decreasing because of the return of women to the workforce . |
| 22 | This question is for the railway specialists , but is also included because quizzes are a way to learn odd railway titbits . |
| 23 | She is , however , only two years old but is often mistaken as being older . |
| 24 | The worst target of all is the one that seems to be near but is forever receding as one gets closer to it . |
| 25 | Long jumper Yinka Idowu from Carterton who competes for the Oxford City club won her place in the team a couple of weeks ago when she won the British title at Sheffield … she only finished third in trials at the weekend but is still regarded as one of our best young athletes … |
| 26 | Long jumper Yinka Idowu from Carterton who competes for the Oxford City club won her place in the team a couple of weeks ago when she won the British title at Sheffield … she only finished third in trials at the weekend but is still regarded as one of our best young athletes … |
| 27 | The novel opens with a page-long diatribe about the age of middlemen which appears to be the opinion of a third-person narrator but is subsequently identified as ‘ disloyal thoughts … not precisely verbalised as they turmoiled through the hazily discontented soul of Rusty Conway ’ ( 5–6 ) . |