Example sentences of "and [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even as a match for the Tatar warriors of the Crimea , who were similarly equipped , their value declined when in the 1630s and 1640s a strong line of fortifications was built in the south . |
| 2 | Moreover , there is evidence to suggest that by the seventeenth century both literacy and Bible reading were on the increase ; in the parish of Keevil in Wiltshire , for example , only 4 per cent of testators who died during the decades between 1590 and 1630 appear to have possessed a Bible , whereas during the course of the 1630s and 1640s the proportion rose to 18 per cent . |
| 3 | No matter how ruthless and cruel the evolutionary process may appear to be , it nevertheless must be regarded as having been inevitably so . |
| 4 | Dr Neil wanted to tell her to be careful , that she really had little idea of how hard and cruel the world was outside the privileged fastness in which she had previously lived , but he contented himself with saying instead , ‘ Have a good time , McAllister . |
| 5 | Whereas during the 1670s and 1680s the City Whigs had argued for an extension of democratic rights within the Corporation , they abandoned this position after the Glorious Revolution and instead became increasingly identified as defenders of the oligarchical forces within the City 's government . |
| 6 | Only one hanging , and that a tattered old thing of Adam and Eve ! |
| 7 | When he next turned his attention to the matter , The Times leader writer had to explain to his readers that the law of debtor and creditor was as yet only in a transitional state and that a very unsatisfactory one . |
| 8 | But in the context only the vineyard is really meant , for the following verse refers to " it " as having a stone fence-which points to a single parcel of ground , and that a vineyard , not a field . |
| 9 | I 'm not really some of them do , the younger ones and that a bit . |
| 10 | England will look back with regret on a first half which saw them produce only one score , and that a debatable penalty seven minutes before the interval . |
| 11 | And that a bit of meat there . |
| 12 | My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has written to the Leader of the Opposition drawing attention to the many ways in which it was a gross distortion and to the fact that , for example , one in 10 personal computers sold in the world — let alone in this country — is now made in Scotland and that no less than 85 per cent . |
| 13 | It is true there are forms of the palmette which look a little like acanthus but I would not say that they are necessarily earlier and that the acanthus developed out of the palmette . |
| 14 | Just as well that Neil Mallender is having an impressive season and that the towering Dutchman ( yes , another ! ) |
| 15 | It was held in the circumstances that the defendant was negligent in not completely extinguishing the fire and that the Act of 1774 provided no defence . |
| 16 | At the same time , it is clear that the information provided by the parties is not purely informative , and that the transfer of the process of providing information . |
| 17 | has been achieved and that the 15 per cent . |
| 18 | It may be argued that this issue was seriously underpriced and that the nation undersold-its asset by about 1.3 billion . |
| 19 | If the answers to Q5 and Q9 were both Yes , indicating that the process is competitive without the 4BA load and that the supply Q&R ; is acceptable , buying would again be indicated via Q8 since buying small quantities of mass-produced items rather than investing in equipment to make them in-house must improve the company ROC . |
| 20 | They lashed alongside and they lowered the stuff right onto the onto the coble To start with we rowed it ashore with a couple or oars or maybe four oars and took off the cattle and that the same way just . |
| 21 | Research studies in the US and the UK have found that young people are drinking no more than they were 20 years ago and that the vast majority drink sensibly . |
| 22 | The Countryside Commission says they would be used if they were cleared and that the answer 's cooperation . |
| 23 | Between 1881 and 1891 the most rapid population growth in England occurred in four London suburbs : Leyton ( 133·3 per cent ) , Willesden ( 121·9 per cent ) , Tottenham ( 95·1 per cent ) and West Ham ( 58·9 per cent ) . |
| 24 | An appreciation of these complexities will indicate how involved and unexplored the phenomenon of deixis really is and how the philosophical approaches to indexicals can handle only a small proportion of these problems . |
| 25 | Apart from very old and antique items , the only contemporary rugs to fall into this category are masterworkshop rugs , and possible a handful of the very finest items produced by a few " high category " groups . |
| 26 | One such — and possible the best of them all — is David Nobbs . |
| 27 | Alain Carignon , forty-four , mayor of Grenoble since 1983 , and President of the Department of Isère , is said to be very keen on the post and possible the strongest candidate . |
| 28 | A business letter , for example , will usually contain your address , the recipients address , the date , dear sir , yours faithfully and possible the words ‘ with reference to … |
| 29 | Between 1960 and 1980 the total acreage devoted to food production in Africa increased from about 70 million hectares to about 100 million , or about 2.5 per cent per year , sufficient to sustain a population increase of about 2.7 per cent . |
| 30 | Between 1951 and 1980 the total area brought under afforestation schemes was 3.18m ha , and 2.2m ha ( nearly 70% ) were plantations for industrial purposes . |