Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [is] [adj] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her arthritic knees have improved dramatically and she is able to perform most of the exercises with ease . |
| 2 | No doubt Cosmopolitan 's young woman readers will be impressed by Beverley 's achievements and she is happy to fulfil that role . |
| 3 | However he acts best on soft ground and he is unlikely to find that at Liverpool . |
| 4 | I mean David 's talking about the leaf stem I could n't care less about the leaf stem I 'm with most people I understand that Councillor Barry Jackson 's offered to look after it in his garden cos he likes it and he 's welcome to do that . |
| 5 | He wants to be a county cricketer and he 's ready to take all the help he can get . ’ |
| 6 | The inevitability of the process can be hard to accept and it 's normal to have these feelings , although many women do like the sense that they have relinquished control . |
| 7 | After all , er , the idea of death being the end of everything , is n't particularly gratifying to people , but er , the idea of an afterlife is , is very much more appealing , because it means death is n't the end , it 's just a kind of transition from one state to another , and it 's nice to think that er , there could be an afterlife , particularly if you can look forward to it , erm , in a , in a better place than here . |
| 8 | ‘ I had one season in the old First Division with Portsmouth and it 's great to get another opportunity to show what I can do against the best in the country . |
| 9 | The disadvantage of using these troops in this way is that they are very expensive , and it 's easy to lose such a small unit to a hit from a war machine or good archery . |
| 10 | The pelargoniums we grow are derived from wild species native to South Africa , and it 's interesting to see some of these plants in Hazel 's collection . |
| 11 | People very rarely say what they mean but you 're the exception and it 's important to remember that . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's all a government scam , and it 's important to say that . |
| 13 | Teacher : And it 's important to mark those anniversaries . |
| 14 | They must be fitted with great care to prevent fish getting behind them , and it 's important to ensure some water movement behind them to eliminate dead spots . |
| 15 | The difficulties are that one has to spend a lot of time sitting in the classroom working with the teacher , or observing the teacher , and it 's difficult to find that time when one is teaching at university . |
| 16 | Really it 's a problem of time and resources erm the difficulties are that one has to spend a lot of time sitting in the classroom working with the teacher , or observing the teacher and it 's difficult to find that time when one is teaching at university . |
| 17 | Frequently there is useful information associated with many-to-many relationships and it is better to split these into two one-to-many relationships , with a third entity created to link these together . |
| 18 | Nearly all lawyers in local government are solicitors , and it is better to qualify this way than at the Bar . |
| 19 | Even so , barbel hooked in open water can tax tackle to the limit and it is foolhardy to take any chances with them . |
| 20 | The cost is minimal anyway and it is practical to have all equipment functioning to perfection . |
| 21 | This sequence occurs whenever a reference is made to the file , and it is helpful to examine each stage of the process : |
| 22 | Nevertheless , there are common features in organisational structures and it is helpful to analyse some of the most typical features . |
| 23 | And it is easy to bring that sort of attitude to our faith . |
| 24 | For a number of years now Berman has been almost as elusive as before his ‘ breakthrough ’ in the mid-1970s , and it is good to hear such a distinctive pianist now resuming activity . |
| 25 | The linear relation is found , however , for secondary relaxations and it is logical to discuss these first and the WLF relation later . |
| 26 | An upper Hessenberg matrix has only zeros below its infradiagonal ; and it is possible to transform any matrix A to this form by a similar transformation . |
| 27 | What was needed here was a transparent finish , and it is possible to achieve that with clear shellac . |
| 28 | Spinelli is the leading federalist in the European Parliament and it is crucial to understand both the political ideas and the political strategy which have combined to produce his recent initiative . |
| 29 | As the hydrogen atoms are the lightest they must move most , and it is usual to describe all three as deformation modes of the group ( Fig. 5.45 ) . |
| 30 | Thus workers die of avoidable industrial diseases and accidents , and it is sobering to compare these with the conventional crime of homicide . |