Example sentences of "and it [be] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be yours as an alternative to ‘ Songs of Joy' , and it 's packed with scores of nostalgic , original hits from rock'n'roll 's great heroes … the Everly Brothers , Little Richard , Fats Domino and many , many more . |
| 2 | It 's for sufferers of amnesia and their carers , and it 's run by Deborah Wearing whose husband , Clive , was the subject of a film by Jonathan Miller called Prisoner of Memory . |
| 3 | The French for Pack is Meute and it 's divided into groups of six — just like ours . |
| 4 | ‘ In future it will run on Thursdays and it 's designed for people who are a bit shy or who want to protect their anonymity . ’ |
| 5 | Social policy is seen as concerned with the alleviation of social ills ; its objectives are accepted at face value ; and it is analysed in terms of its success in achieving such goals . |
| 6 | Even if this is true — and it is disputed by animal and human studies — the argument overlooks the fact that reproductive defects may appear in workers ' female children . |
| 7 | The quantity of information gathered in the course of this study is considerable , and it is presented in detail ; perhaps too much detail . |
| 8 | Here we show that the P3A exon is present only in primates and man and it is conserved through primate evolution . |
| 9 | Tarama is the dried , salt-pressed and lightly smoked roe of the grey mullet and it is stocked in delicatessens , good fishmongers and most large supermarkets . |
| 10 | The first shot ‘ establishes ’ the scene in the minds of the audience , and it is followed by shots which are taken progressively closer to the action as the scene unfolds on the screen . |
| 11 | This information comes from a report published by Essex County Council and it is confirmed by Norfolk and Cambridgeshire County Councils . |
| 12 | Every time an ATP molecule is used to provide energy , a phosphate bond is broken , and it is converted to ADP , or adenosine diphosphate . |
| 13 | Other world is the half of your world which few mortals enter , for they do not know the way ; and it is ruled by powers of light . |
| 14 | The scheme is aimed at straightforward disputes ; it does not cover sharp practice or dishonesty by agents , and it is limited to England and Wales . |
| 15 | There is only one Animal Welfare Centre between Shetland and Inverness and it is based in Caithness . |
| 16 | The information available is primarily on a single dimension and it is evaluated in sign language terms . |
| 17 | One of the factors is that it is a simple format , involving everyone and it is done with gusto and enthusiasm . |
| 18 | Multidimensional data refers to information such as maps , genetic diagrams and physical characteristics like height and weight and it is used in applications like geographic information systems and medical imaging . |
| 19 | This sawn surface will become the first face of the section , and it is lapped with paraffin oil and 600F Carborundum on the precision lapping machine . |
| 20 | Petrol does not naturally contain lead , and it is added in order to prevent ‘ knocking ’ ( to ensure that petrol burns rather than explodes ) ; it is also added to lubricate the car 's engine valves . |
| 21 | This style of writing focuses on facts rather than abstractions : this explains the differences in the views of Dicey and Jennings on the subject of sovereignty ; it is the reason for the disagreement between Dicey and Robson over whether or not we have administrative law ; and it is reflected in Willis 's argument against Hewart that the test of the existence of the ‘ new despotism ’ was to be found in the way in which the powers were actually used rather than how the form of the power cut across abstract constitutional principles . |
| 22 | Normally the grass is sown with clover and it is planted in rotation with the cash crops . |
| 23 | It is close to high cliffs where leopards live and it is surrounded by trees , which make cattle-ambush easy . |
| 24 | This is a good walk for visitors with strong shoes , and it is protected by railings in various parts . |
| 25 | ( 6 ) Willett ( 1978 , p. 110 ) makes a distinction between two rather different uses of popular culture for high culture : the first is for political reasons , as in the case of the German avant-garde and particularly the Dada movement ; the second is for formal reasons , and it is found in surrealism and more generally in the Parisian avant-garde of the 1920s . |
| 26 | It is an unhelpful distraction ’ or ‘ Yes , yes ’ and it is welcomed with enthusiasm , even with delight . |
| 27 | A long and carefully detailed letter of complaint was received by the committee early in 1939 , and it is quoted at length here for its revelation of some of the prevailing attitudes towards the Public Assistance Institution ( of which St. Peter 's Hospital was now an integral part ) . |
| 28 | Because marriage is a state of being , not just a contract , and it is ordained by God himself . |
| 29 | The House debates a Bill on Second Reading and it is passed by chance rather than as a benefit of the arguments . |
| 30 | The main method which has been used for obtaining chromosome preparations from pre-implantation embryos is again that of Tarkowski ( 5 ) and it is described in Table 2 . |