Example sentences of "and is [adv] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said : ‘ The Government says it wants to reduce tobacco consumption by 40 per cent by the year 2000 , but it has refused to ban tobacco advertising and is not making the most of its other weapon . ’ |
| 2 | She said : ‘ The Government says it wants to reduce tobacco consumption by 40 per cent by the year 2000 , but it has refused to ban tobacco advertising and is not making the most of its other weapon . ’ |
| 3 | But is it not necessary sometimes to inflict violence and is not killing the only course open to a man in certain circumstances ? |
| 4 | She then made a most offensive and denigrating remark about my practice , and is probably doing the same thing to everyone else here . ’ |
| 5 | With these two packages , Microsoft essentially becomes a value-added reseller of its own applications , and is also taking the first step into the world of the ‘ applet ’ , where software authors use simpler applications as building blocks for larger projects . |
| 6 | The ambitious Spanish carrier is almost certain to make an offer for Peru 's state AeroPeru when it is ( eventually ) privatised , and is also eyeing the Dominican Republic 's airline , Dominicana . |
| 7 | The line was uprated to be capable of manufacturing a complete barrier five layer plastic tube and is currently supplying the free standing Colgate tube recently launched in the UK . ’ |
| 8 | Whilst with JM Liz has successfully completed the Institute of Personnel Management examinations and is currently taking the Open University Effective Manager course . |
| 9 | And he 's also managed to sneak in some live music from Mary Chapin Carpenter , who 's been touring Scotland this week and is about to hit the big time . |
| 10 | He explained the British problem to the Germans by saying that the British people had been lied to — they had not been told the truth about what used to be called the Common Market and is now called the European Community . |
| 11 | The Nikkei index has fallen by 60 per cent from its peak , and is now testing the 17,000 level . |
| 12 | The smash sequel has already taken the United States by storm and is now doing the same here . |
| 13 | He played only 95 full games for Arsenal and is now peddling the last of his talent at Exeter , where he 's rumoured to have fallen out with manager Alan Ball . |