Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [pron] is [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 Then there is the whole business of knowing what you are expected to note down and what is intended as a joke , a recycling , or a side issue .
2 In addition to the crime of conspiracy , there is the civil wrong ( or tort ) of conspiracy , consisting of an agreement which has been acted on and which is made in order to attain either an unlawful object or a lawful object by unlawful means .
3 Courses in Accountancy and European and Human Rights Law are being set up and it is hoped that as many pupils as possible will attend them , but for economic reasons it has been decided not to make them compulsory this year .
4 Workfare was on the committee 's agenda but the committee has now been wound up and it is thought workfare has been pushed back as an idea requiring long-term consideration rather than implementation in the near future .
5 Many application forms for membership were handed out and it is hoped that our numbers will grow as a result .
6 On the other hand , in many instances the repossession order is not carried out and it is estimated that only 60 per cent of orders eventually result in repossession .
7 His tall figure , spear held on his shoulder , strides back across the savannah until the moonlight gives out and he is consumed by the landscape .
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