Example sentences of "and [verb] [is] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | A mortgagee who takes the title-deeds can not register , and his position as against that of a mortgagee whose mortgage is registrable and registered is at present , for lack of judicial decision , merely conjectural . |
2 | Shopping was to them what the rumba and singing is to Brazilians . |
3 | What is most true and touching is in a dying fall , said hardly at all , or in a low , quick way or turning aside . |
4 | it 's like writing an essay , you 've got to try and get as mi many things in as you would do when you if you were writing a full essay but instead of writing a paragraph on each thing you write a sentence on each thing try and cover as many bases , then , that 's how you how you get very good marks , it 's not , they are not trying to test your erm your deep knowledge about any one thing in these short answers they are testing the broad , broad venture of your , of your knowledge , alright , so what you want to try and do is to is a blunderbuss approach when you ans you answer these , these questions . |
5 | What is interesting here , however , is that the word its ( the possessive pronoun , meaning " belonging to it " ) is not built by taking it and adding 's to it . |
6 | For this his ability to compromise and reconcile is beyond doubt responsible in part . |
7 | All that we can see , feel , touch , taste and hear is of one , all-pervading force — the god force . |
8 | Q8 The answer is Yes since there is no longer a capital investment to finance and buying is at competitive prices . |
9 | The first title , Everyday Listening and Speaking is in preparation . |
10 | ‘ You are begging , Joe , and begging is against the law in this country . |
11 | Even for the world 's fittest men , riding up them and surviving is like being battered onto your hands and knees . |
12 | The balance between gaining and losing is by no means even ; many infrequent users of search are seen as prime poaching grounds , whereas companies constantly recruiting may not necessarily be losing people , but experiencing rapid growth . |
13 | The distinction between knowing and doing is by no means clear-cut , but the real problem arises with the third stance identified in Figure 2.1 , that of ‘ being ’ . |
14 | The number of politicians and industrialists investigated , arrested , interrogated and discredited is beyond calculation . |
15 | Perhaps it is sufficient to say that any mutually beneficial activity , properly planned , resourced and monitored is in scope , but that any member of ad hoc or unintegrated activities , however regularly they take place , are not . |
16 | If you are already committed to Symphony , the fact that it is still being updated and supported is in itself an important fact . |
17 | I mean , your record is for sitting at home and listening to and live is for taking it somewhere different . ’ |
18 | All we do and say and think is for our country and our King . |
19 | So it is definitely possible to distinguish between faith , doubt and unbelief in theory ( to believe is to be in one mind , to disbelieve is to be in another and to doubt is to be in two minds ) . |
20 | The same passion , pride and hurt is in the playing and , illuminatingly , the purpose and intricate invention of the blues suddenly starts to take shape . |
21 | Your ability to write and argue is of little avail if you get your facts wrong , fail to find the relevant authorities , rely on a statute that has been superseded or a case that has been overruled , or simply misunderstand the authorities . |