Example sentences of "be [adj] and [adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr and Mrs Key are said to be grief-stricken and still undergoing therapy after the loss of their baby sons . |
| 2 | 3.4 To say that awards of damages in respect of non-pecuniary losses should be of amounts that are fair and reasonable having regard to the social , economic and industrial conditions in England and Wales merely raises the question what , in any particular case , is fair and reasonable . |
| 3 | But they were busy and not paying attention except to their own work . |
| 4 | The broad basis of all private charges of fees is what is fair and reasonable having regard to the complexity of the matter and its importance to the client . |
| 5 | In non-contentious civil matters the client may be charged such sum as is fair and reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the case and , inter alia , its complexity , the skill and responsibility involved , the time spent , the number and importance of the documents , the amount or value of money or property involved , and the importance of the matter to the client . |
| 6 | But his old friend ‘ the Professor ’ is obviously a scientist of note — and perhaps best of all , is fun and always using science to produce exciting things , even if he is often defeated by magic spells ( Fig. 3 ) . |
| 7 | In an adjournment debate in the Commons earlier this month , Mr Hood claimed that Mr Muncie 's ‘ luck ran out ’ for his favourite method of investigation — deciding who was guilty and then gathering evidence to prove it . |
| 8 | Said one : ‘ I lied about my birth but I realised I was different and always coming top of the class did not help . ’ |