Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [adv] [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we were asking this question of an amphibian or reptile , which lays its eggs and goes away to live solitarily except when the mating season comes around again , we would answer it purely in terms of the physical ecology of the species . |
| 2 | This colony probably started as an offshoot of Glynleigh , being only about a mile away , and has not had more than eight nests . |
| 3 | Assuming she has lived in the house for her whole period of ownership and has never nominated elsewhere as main residence there is no question of a CGT liability when she sells . |
| 4 | This strong , lengthy colt won the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot in June and has twice run well when the soft going was against him . |
| 5 | New content and emphasis is to be found in all subjects of the syllabus but radical changes ( most of them very typical of other syllabuses of the time ) included : earlier and more intensive teaching of English , the teaching of more Mathematics earlier ( and less computational arithmetic ) , the localisation of History and Civics syllabuses ( but with world affairs added in the upper classes ) , the introduction of a Science syllabus , with considerable time weighing , based on an ‘ experimental approach ’ and intended to integrate contents and approaches originally taught separately as Nature Study , Rural Science , General Science , Health Education and Gardening , and a revised , expanded , and considerably more africanised Music syllabus . |
| 6 | I could see the beginning of cloud formations in the far west that looked as though they might thicken up and , since I wanted to get some shots of the Cove while the light was still good , I set off by Water Sinks , where the water from the Tarn sinks and does n't reappear again until some miles down the valley at Aire Head , and followed the footpath that would take me west of Watlowes dry valley and bring me down to the Cove by the pasture land above the Pennine Way . |
| 7 | This takes a bit of practice and does not work well if you hands tend to be on the clammy side ! |