Example sentences of "[verb] be [adj] and [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from the cut-off , and the known greater sensitivity of the top half of the RAM no vertical variation in sensitivity has been apparent and no experiment was conducted to measure this more precisely . |
| 2 | Past experience of implementing soil conservation programmes has been disappointing and the paper tries to identify the more important reasons . |
| 3 | Diffusion of microcomputers into R&D has been rapid and the pace will increase , except perhaps in small establishments . |
| 4 | The participation rate has been high and the method of eliciting responses , which identifies individual reactions and then tests them out in two other contexts , has produced a reliable collective record of student experience . |
| 5 | My P L C under the Chairmanship of Chester Tabler Mark has been wonderful and the encouragement I have received from seeing the enthusiasm and commitment of the very young Tablers as I purposely invited twenty year old Tablers to be involved in the P L C has given me considerable optimism for the future of Round Table . |
| 6 | Shelduck first bred in Sussex in 1904 but , although numbers established themselves round Chichester and Pagham Harbours fairly quickly , colonisation of the rest of the county has been slow and the breeding population is still mainly concentrated around these two harbours . |
| 7 | Since the general election the move to fundholding has been dramatic and the suggestion that cash limiting will apply to all practitioners will fuel this trend . |
| 8 | Where the money collected is wrong and the fault is not yours , an indemnity comes into operation which ensures that , at your request , the money is immediately refunded to the account it came from . |
| 9 | The training that they receive is comprehensive and the testing thorough . |
| 10 | The very idea of this lot going back whence it came was ridiculous and the impression was reinforced as I began to push . |
| 11 | ‘ Craigbarnet I know is poor and the interest of his friends might be of service , ’ the duke remarked , ‘ but do you know that he was att Sheriff Moor , how would that sound here ? ’ |
| 12 | A weak version of the first argument is that put forward by opponents of the trade union movement claiming that , if wage rates had not been maintained at what they call an artificially high level , the introduction of labour-saving equipment would have been retarded and the number of available jobs increased . |
| 13 | Had they known of it , the course of events might have been different and a tragedy averted . |
| 14 | MAFF did not conduct a farm by farm assessment to define boundaries as DAFS ( Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland ) has done in Scotland because the manpower requirement would have been enormous and the work would have taken , according to MAFF , 8–10 years to complete for England and Wales . |
| 15 | When they hit the moon part of the moon they hit is bright and the part of the moon that er they do n't hit |
| 16 | ‘ With the Smart Rope , the condition of the rope being hired is visible and the hirer can sign for it in the full knowledge of its condition , ’ says Jim Oag . |
| 17 | ‘ We believe much of what is proposed is uninsurable and the rest will be very expensive . ’ |
| 18 | The quantity of food collected from the help-yourself buffet was enormous and the speed with which it was consumed was almost supersonic . |
| 19 | The sample list of books is equally important , for it disarms criticisms of the kind : ‘ The books involved are obsolete and the shelf space is needed for more modern colourful illustrated books ’ , or ‘ Things like this have always been going on ’ , or ‘ We only get rid of popular novels when the rush is over ’ . |
| 20 | On the field at Culloden , the last of the Boyd clan horse had been disarrayed and the strength reduced to footsoldiering . |
| 21 | Chief executive Tim Parker said sales in the early months of the current financial year had been encouraging and the kitchen appliance maker was cautiously optimistic . |
| 22 | Once , when he had been late and a crowd of louts from the factory had started to shout at her , calling out about her legs and what they 'd like to do to her , Georg had come storming down the road on a bicycle , jumped off , and knocked two of them down before the rest ran away . |
| 23 | Harriet Crawley , London Central Euro constituency , said the campaign had been negative and the advertising ‘ dismal and downhearted ’ . |
| 24 | The council said its previous attempts to stop Sunday trading at a variety of businesses had been unsuccessful and the Trust would be allowed to trade until the High Court hearing which could be ‘ months away . ’ |
| 25 | Once her doubts had been satisfied and the door unchained and unbolted , her attitude was one of reproachful expectancy . |
| 26 | Their meal last night had been delicious and the conversation had flowed and everything had been so very different from what she had expected . |
| 27 | Sheriff James Smith told Daniels that his actions had been foolish and the offence was serious . |
| 28 | Production had fallen during 1992 in almost all sectors , privatization had been slow and the performance of the new companies showed little improvement . |
| 29 | The dinner had been excellent and the wine , a Château Potensac '78 , an interesting choice with the main course . |
| 30 | There was a security booth at the gate and-a drop-down barrier , but when he 'd arrived the booth had been empty and the barrier had been up . |