Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 This is the sort of procedure that Wimsatt had in mind when he said ( 1958 : 149 ) that ‘ poetry is that type of verbal structure where truth of reference or correspondence reaches a maximum degree of fusion with truth of coherence — or where external and internal relation are intimately mutual reflections ’ .
2 This may be particularly appropriate where subsystems do not naturally relate , that is , there is little data travelling between them or where one or two areas , such as production/supply and invoicing , in the case of the electricity supply industry , dominate the business .
3 In cases where the dog is healthy or where surgical or medical intervention stand a good chance of success , most veterinary surgeons would try to dissuade the owner or offer rehoming .
4 As I 've said before you 're either red or or blue or black and white .
5 Consequently , it is not surprising to find that none of these mosaics is assignable , confidently , to a period before 330 ( or that all but no. 16 could be of the third quarter of the fourth century ) .
6 Of course , she did n't believe every Sagittarian had felt someone was plotting against them , or that each and every one had such a momentous decision to make .
7 However , the relatively high ( if lower than average ) proportion of people in the educational and health occupations regarding themselves as in the seasonal , temporary or casual category might result from many of them being engaged on a " temporary " basis but for an unspecified ( non-fixed ) period , perhaps to replace workers who are absent or until regular or permanent recruitments can be made .
8 Bake at 200°C ( 400°F ) Gas mark 6 for 20–25 min or until golden and just firm to the touch .
9 Pour into an oiled 20cm ( 8in ) cake tin and bake at 180°C ( 350°F , Gas Mark 4 ) for 40 minutes , or until golden and well risen .
10 Bake the aubergines in a preheated 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 oven for half an hour or until limp and lightly browned .
11 Cover loosely with foil and cook at 180°C ( 350°F ) mark 4 for a further 20min or until crisp and cooked through .
12 This is true whether the loss is small and relatively trivial or if total and of the greatest importance , such as losing through death someone we are deeply attached to .
13 The most important factor was whether all the crops were housed in the barn or whether some or all were kept in ricks in the fields , being moved to the barn for threshing .
14 If you 've got the right name , if you 've a a number of or something coming in to for a part and of of them you 've seen on television and done a lot equally or as good or better , but you 're gon na be go for that one probably .
15 The simple answer is as much or as little as you feel able to give .
16 ‘ Governors do as much or as little as they care to , ’ says David White , editor of the island 's only daily newspaper , the Royal Gazette .
17 All the trips and good times will be available in the normal fashion , and you can join in as much , or as little as you want .
18 There literally is everything under the sun , and you 're free to do as much or as little as you want .
19 This may be a group effort in which children are able to join as they wish and do as much or as little as they choose .
20 Every cabin is fitted with private facilities and ample wardrobes , and the onboard activities give everyone the opportunity to take part in as much or as little as they want .
21 Decorate as much or as little as you like .
22 It is not as though the law adopts , or still less , creates for its own peculiar purposes and processes a special view of ownership , one which is worth as much or as little as any other view .
23 Social work practice in the UK needs to become more familiar with such theories , which relate to older people as much or as little as any other family members .
24 A meeting of all the tourists would be summoned straightaway ( Ashenden felt a pair of unblinking blue eyes upon him ) — summoned to meet somewhere in the hotel ( the Manager nodded again — the St John 's Suite was free ) , and Morse himself would then address the group and tell them as much or as little as he wanted to tell them , believing , he admitted , that Rumour had probably lost little of her sprinting speed since Virgil 's time , and that most of the tourists already had a pretty good idea of what had happened .
25 Or as long as they said nothing , I 'd say nothing ; or if they started talking , I 'd say , ‘ Listen , inside you or get about your business . ’
26 And the partnership 's life is a short as a task completed or as long as a connected , improving spiral of programme sustains it through renewal .
27 The quantity and the period for leasing can be perfectly adapted to your needs : whether it is for 10 , 100 or 1000 machines ( or as many as you need ) for 4 , 8 or 12 weeks ( or as long as it is profitable for you ) .
28 It may take only twenty minutes or as long as two hours before they find the monkeys and are sufficiently close to them to launch an attack .
29 You fish from dusk to dawn ( or as long as you can last ) for three nights ( £180 , excluding accommodation ) .
30 Perhaps above all , the closeness of the relationship between husband and wife is often valued more for itself than in the days when marriage was seen mainly as the road to Procreation or when economic and family convenience dictated the union .
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