Example sentences of "and is [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After an amazing cross country round yesterday with her agile horse Knockdrin Vina finished in first position with 49 points after the dressage , and is hoping for a clear round today to win the £1,500 national championship and title . |
| 2 | The gutter has an elliptical shape , is fixed with new pivot style clips and is fitted with a long radius downpipe . |
| 3 | The KC-400 range of brush pens has a more modest but still comprehensive 60 colours and is fitted with a slim , flexible brush-like tip . |
| 4 | A new 50 tonne Avery road weighbridge was also installed at the Edinburgh Dock and is operated as a Public Weighbridge available to both dock and non-dock traffic . |
| 5 | It is known as a ‘ plug and play ’ system — a CD-I player simply plugs into a TV set ( and , if desired , a stereo system ) and is operated by a remote control handset . |
| 6 | Judas of Galilee , usually credited with founding the Zealots at the dawn of the Christian era , is also a ‘ zealot for the law ’ — and is attended by a high priest called Zadok . |
| 7 | The electric arm has a powered shoulder and is covered with a lifelike silicon skin . |
| 8 | The upper part is circular , 30 feet in diameter , and is covered by a massive block of Istrian marble three feet thick and weighing 470 tons , which acts as a lid to the Mausoleum ( 197 ) . |
| 9 | This dry contempt strolls out even when its target is invisible : the narrator telephones the Fonsteins ' house years after they have lost contact and is answered by a young man , on whom he forms an immediate image — ‘ a thick head of hair , a beer paunch , a T-shirt with a logo or slogan . |
| 10 | Water comes from the Kilcott Brook and is fed via a short penstock to the 18′ diameter pitchback wheel , a design not often encountered in this area . |
| 11 | This analysis is extended by the examination of theoretical models of buying behaviour , and is illustrated by a major case study . |
| 12 | In Soho , Karsten Schubert 's exhibition of Keith Coventry 's ten Suprematist paintings , which were previewed at the Cologne Art Fair and superimpose the colours of the leading racist football clubs as identified in a Fascist magazine over a recreation of Malevich 's white Suprematist painting , ends shortly ( to 6 February ) , and is followed by a new series of sculptures designed by Michael Landy ( 10 February-6 March ) . |
| 13 | He has in one hand a stick and is followed by a thin dog . |
| 14 | The purpose of evaluation is discussed and is followed by a brief description of the targets , scope , methods , and timing . |
| 15 | It is composed of a single almond-shaped form curling at its narrowest point into a loop or tail and is employed as a repeating motif in either allover or medallion-and-corner formats . |
| 16 | Spokesman Mike Newman said : ‘ The rent increases reflect the increased commercial opportunities open to tenants and is calculated on a fair open-market basis . |
| 17 | He dismisses fears of a second-half slowdown and is sticking with a year-end profit forecast of £417m ( £364.5m ) . |
| 18 | The boiling table measures 90cm wide and 73cm deep and is made with a cast-iron top with a single burner under a bull's-eye in the middle . |
| 19 | And I think there is this dividing line that there is the pure craft where the object is functional and is made for a specific purpose , but is beautifully made , but there is also the craftsman who crosses the barrier between art and craft , who makes beautiful objects that are perhaps non functional , and then of course you 're in the controversial field . |
| 20 | The heart of the interface is a standard part of the motherboard , and is implemented on a single chip , co-developed by Sun and AT&T . |
| 21 | It has a very strong consumer awareness and is recognized as a premium label , appealing to a wide range of customers from the mid-20s upwards . ’ |
| 22 | Where a spar has to be flexible , and is bent by a tensioning line , it is often known as a ‘ bow ’ , or ‘ bender ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ Equality of opportunity ’ involves their possibilities 1–3 ( see section 9-3-1 ) and is seen as a market-orientated approach . |
| 24 | The new engine plants represents GM 's single biggest investment in the UK and is seen as a huge vote of confidence in Vauxhall , which continues to increase sales and avoid short-time working despite the recession . |
| 25 | A correct shout emanates from the diaphragm and is caused by a general muscular contraction accompanying the punch . |
| 26 | SAD affects about one person in twenty and is caused by a hormonal reaction to the lack of natural sunlight in winter . |
| 27 | The girl sister Chiang arrives at the wharf at Chungking on her way to rejoin the rebels in the N. of the province , and is met by a communist agent who is rather foppish in his behaviour , and later turns out to be , not surprisingly , a renegade . |
| 28 | Each of the chants , songs , or poems that makes up a unit teaches a basic structure and is extended by a relevant picture activity . |
| 29 | Bogdan still receives physiotherapy and is checked on a regular basis by Fred Nath at Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 30 | A council covers an area with a population ranging from 200 to 600 people and is elected for a six-month or one-year period of office . |