Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [coord] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joking aside , these listings do illustrate the breadth of the Prestel service — though they do not hint at which are profitable or will prevail . |
| 2 | These forces are strong and can alter the mind permanently . |
| 3 | The Government has advised that women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not eat liver , as very large doses of vitamin A taken over a long period may be associated with foetal abnormalities . |
| 4 | The roles of angiography and angioplasty in unstable angina after thrombolysis and the possible role for angioplasty as a primary procedure in acute myocardial infarction are controversial and will constitute the main topics for discussion . |
| 5 | We tramp across the wet grass and bracken and plunge through the soaking undergrowth with Andy confidently predicting , with all the security of a man who knows his feet are dry and will remain so , that this bushwhacking through chest-deep and sodden vegetation will soon bring us to the crag . |
| 6 | Technically , they did not qualify for the defence of provocation , but their cases are heart-rending and should evoke a change in attitude towards the type of defence that women in those circumstances can claim . |
| 7 | Myths are eternal and will last as long as there are human beings . |
| 8 | I am innovative and can think of new ways of using old materials , such as making toys from everyday household items |
| 9 | If children record and graph each other 's ideas comparisons are easier and can lead to fruitful discussions about where the ideas came from . |
| 10 | Today the problem is different since our ‘ subjects ’ are literate and can challenge our results . |
| 11 | If you are interested and would like to help or know more about the Society then please write |
| 12 | If you are interested and would like further information , please telephone Joan ( Medway 71926 ) — she will be pleased to answer your queries . |
| 13 | If they are lead or iron they are old and will have to be replaced before long . |
| 14 | The youth may want to buy a motor bike , but his mother wants him to purchase an old car because she thinks bikes are dangerous and will get him into bad company . |
| 15 | They 're warning that overloaded vehicles are dangerous and can cause serious accidents . |
| 16 | ‘ The reports are bland and could have been doctored . ’ |
| 17 | Proceedings under the Children Act 1989 are civil but may involve allegations of very serious misconduct . |
| 18 | This could remove the fear , the pain , the anxiety and other factors which are arrhythmogenic and could cover the patient after thrombolytic therapy . |
| 19 | This can vary water by water , but often the last two or three hours of daylight are crucial and can bring a short burst of action after all else has failed . |
| 20 | Perhaps the blocking antibodies are all-important and can cope with the increased antigenic differences in hybrids , but this is only a speculation , and more work needs to be done . |
| 21 | Do n't let toddlers lean into the basket from the seat — they 're top-heavy and could topple . |
| 22 | They 're vicious and can attack one another . |
| 23 | So use the opportunity , get a return , make them take a good look at you and then you know you 're alright and can go on for another couple of years and make them look at you again . |
| 24 | Chancellor Kohl , meanwhile , adopted a rather bullying tone by saying that German and European unification , like the flowing of the Rhine , are unstoppable and will wash away those who try to prevent them . |
| 25 | The terms of employment are negotiable and could include secondment for a period of not less than three years . |
| 26 | Lionfish are predatory and will eat any fish they can get into the mouths ( or think they can ! ) . |
| 27 | The lower tax rates on fields liable for PRT are welcome and will increase the Company 's discretionary cash flow as well as providing incentives to invest in mature fields to increase future recoverable reserves and profitability . |
| 28 | New players are welcome and can attend the indoor nets which will continue until Sunday , April 12th ( 4.30 p.m. each Sunday ) . |
| 29 | Addresses are parenthetical and can occur in the sorts of locations that other parentheticals can occupy . |
| 30 | In very well sorted coarse uncemented sediments pore spaces are large and may have free interconnections whereas in poorly sorted sediments fine particles occupy void spaces , reducing the porosity and blocking many interconnections . |