Example sentences of "and [am/are] [adv] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prices given are a guide line for the reader and are normally based on the cost of one person sharing a double or twin bedded room with breakfast included ( a single guest should expect to pay more ) . |
| 2 | The third type seem to be solid , and are largely confined to the lower half of the main cloud . |
| 3 | The seeds are embedded in a sticky material undigested by the bird 's gut and are either voided through the gut , or , as in mistletoe , the sticky seed is scraped off in crevices in bark by the bird , which has first removed the fruit structures . |
| 4 | Rather , they must be seen as sets of roles which , as soon as they exist , exploit one another and are thus engaged in the class struggle . |
| 5 | There are two things here which need to be distinguished : one is the structural , intensional , association between the adjective and the noun ( or , strictly speaking , between the property and the entity that they instantiate ) that form a phrase together and are jointly engaged in the business of identifying some entity ; the other is the referential link between the adjective and that to which it properly applies . |
| 6 | They may alter the predicted times of high or low water by up to one hour , but the effects are much less easy to quantify as winds are very variable and are strongly influenced by the topography of the local area . |
| 7 | These tiny soufflés make a delicious pre-dinner nibble and are strongly flavoured by the dried mushrooms . |
| 8 | The flattened whorls are particularly easy to recognize , and are frequently encountered in the soft , dark shales associated with coal seams . |
| 9 | Those who have been unemployed for three or more years are not asked about their previous employment , and are thereby excluded from the survey . |
| 10 | These specialized tactile hairs form the whiskers of the upper lips , and are also found on the cheeks and the chin , over the eyes and on the wrists of the forelegs . |
| 11 | Er G E C Marconi 's are the leader of a consortium , a four nation consortium of companies that are supplying the computer and are also contributing to the software . |
| 12 | These enormous structures vary with age and are closely related to the dominance of their owners in the hierarchy . |
| 13 | The Holgate school is a split-site Comprehensive in Hucknall , Nottinghamshire Information skills curricula have been developed for pupils throughout the school and are closely linked to the use of new technology . |
| 14 | Certainly , single-parent families are commoner among blacks , are worse for children and are perversely rewarded by the welfare system ( see pages 21–23 ) . |
| 15 | of the working population and are carefully targeted on the areas most in need . |
| 16 | Hand-knotted rugs are known as pile rugs , or simply as rugs , and are generally regarded as the most important and aesthetically satisfying manifestations of the oriental rug-maker 's art . |
| 17 | Acid lavas , such as those composed of rhyolite , which are derived from magma with a high silica content , are the most viscous and are generally erupted at the lowest temperatures ( Fig. 5.5 ) . |
| 18 | LABELS — These carry valuable performance data based on laboratory testing and are generally found on the back of the carpet samples . |
| 19 | Although the traditional concept of the map is changing , paper maps will continue to be widely used , because their use requires low technology ( a pair of eyes , or even one eye ) , they are cheap to produce in large quantities , easy to store , and are well understood by the map-using community , although there is some evidence that many people are unable to relate the pattern on a map to the corresponding real-world features . |
| 20 | You might be surprised , therefore , and certainly more than a little proud , that we have come through 1992 in remarkably good shape , and are well placed for the New Year . |
| 21 | For the nuclear industry the standards are agreed and are well advanced in the civil avionics sector and are referenced in the Bibliography . |
| 22 | The land is prepared in spring and early summer , and vines are planted in October so that they benefit from the winter rainfall and are well established by the spring . |
| 23 | Tylers have never recognized any union and are well known for the low rates and poor conditions that they impose on their workers . |
| 24 | They are built of the teak , polished and varnished , and are well adapted to the Underground , whereas if ordinary coloured coaches were run they would soon show the dirt — as do the G.W. ‘ And now , ’ said Mr Coker , ‘ you shall see some of our crack rolling-stock — the finest trains in the Kingdom ’ . |
| 25 | As there are many persons of distinction in England who are pleased to honour the art of gardening by making it a considerable part of their amusement and have been greatly assisting in the introducing of large numbers of new plants , shrubs and trees into the English gardens and as some of these noble persons have studied the science of botany and are well acquainted with the characters and true names of the plants … their example will render it necessary for the professors of Gardening at least to know the plants they cultivate by their proper titles … |
| 26 | Brook 's confidential and non-judgmental approach encourages young people to seek the advice of its highly qualified staff , many of whom are parents themselves and are well acquainted with the problems of adolescence . |
| 27 | The geometric compositions are derived from traditional village and nomadic designs and are widely used in the Soviet Union , Pakistan and Afghanistan . |
| 28 | The other is called the House of Commons — these are the most honest , intelligent , and sensible men in the country , and are freely chosen by the people . |
| 29 | Three- and four-part chords are effective only in f and ff , and are best used in the orchestra when a series of emphatic detached chords is desired . |
| 30 | He notes that the ‘ argument against rates rests on the shaky premise that , in local elections , individuals vote as individuals and are little influenced by the costs and benefits to the household of a policy change by the local authority ’ ( p. 11 ) . |