Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Differs from Black-tailed Godwit at all times in having no white on wings , in feet scarcely projecting beyond tail in flight and in summer in having reddish vent Legs somewhat shorter than both curlews and Black-tailed Godwit ; bill slightly curved upwards at tip . |
| 2 | In taking this position , the bishops were also following the lead of Pope John Paul II who , on his visit to Ireland in 1979 had argued : ‘ Divorce , for whatever reason it is introduced , inevitably becomes easier and easier to obtain and it gradually comes to be accepted as a normal part of life ’ ( 1979 ) . |
| 3 | It will become more pliable and easier to cut and fit . |
| 4 | Arsenal 's breaks were few but always threatening and Oldham , after a first flurry , found openings increasingly elusive . |
| 5 | With it , she put on stockings with the holes and ladders neatly darned , saved for Sundays , and a pair of round-toed , low-heeled , strapped shoes , very old but nicely polished and also kept only for Sundays . |
| 6 | Calorie-wise , all fresh fruit is lower than both dried and tinned . |
| 7 | While SCAP had sponsored major changes in Japanese society , these were less extensive than originally expected and the result of SCAP policies was to strengthen the forces of moderate conservatism and capitalism in Japan . |
| 8 | This relative generality of development is of great sociological importance , by contrast with the much more uneven and often specialized and exclusive development of forms of cultural production which depend on the use or transformation of non-human resources . |
| 9 | The ‘ direct ’ reversing Bolinder engines remained popular , however , because they were simple and easier to maintain and had a long life . |
| 10 | In addition the opposition to the belief that studies of Language , Linguistics-based , should be part of the pre-service of teachers , that opposition that was at the time principled , serious and rigorously expressed and is still unanswered . |
| 11 | While it was argued that these centres create jobs , can help create a better image for the area and provide shopping facilities locally , many expressed concern that the jobs provided are part-time and low paid and go no way towards creating a sound economic base in the community . |
| 12 | But it 's just as sad if highly qualified and trained women lose everything they 've worked for because they have to stay at home . |
| 13 | Probably the most promising young artist in Moscow during 1987/88 , Gosha ( his nickname ) created deeply ironic but perfectly executed and tasteful artworks in the agit-prop tradition , paintings , tablecloths , ceramics and even costumes . |
| 14 | 1.3 ‘ Net receipts ’ means payments due and actually paid and received by the Publisher arising from the sale or exploitation of the Video and converted into sterling at the current rate of exchange existing at the date of receipt in the United Kingdom |
| 15 | 1.3 ‘ Net receipts ’ means payments due and actually paid and received by the Publisher arising from the sale or exploitation of the Video and converted into sterling at the current rate of exchange existing at the date of receipt in the United Kingdom |
| 16 | His voice was low and softly timbred and Ruth wondered at such cruelty . |
| 17 | She was tall and generously built and fair , with a high colour and a red mouth and white teeth . |
| 18 | The report must be clear , well-organised and logically paragraphed and — where appropriate — numbered . |
| 19 | It is highly effective , highly professional and highly regarded and in no way would its organisational change mean that it was any less committed to or capable of working on the types of renewable energy mentioned by the hon. Gentleman from tidal to wave power . |
| 20 | it does to get them money because they can sell that and then go and get the , the drug they re , they require theirself . |
| 21 | Critics treat male and female artists in a different way — as if women are emotional and highly strung and men are dour and tortured artists ! |
| 22 | The principle of this Lift is shewn in the general plan , section and details prepared in January 1886 and now completed and submitted to you . |
| 23 | The shikar lobby was strong and well organized and naturally argued that the tiger population was holding its own . |
| 24 | They can also convey an intimacy in providing gentle , ‘ finger-picking ’ backing for soft or solo singing and playing , inducing a mood of vulnerability or timelessness . |
| 25 | These can be either electric or manually operated and are useful for checking additions and prelisting . |
| 26 | The architects plans were , however , more ambitious than originally foreseen and the cost had more than doubled ! |
| 27 | Since there are now breeding colonies on the Channel Islands in comfortable feeding range of the Sussex coast , it is likely that both feeding and passage movements are involved . |
| 28 | It is thought likely that both press and TV would be central to a campaign . |
| 29 | His body was hard and fearfully aroused and her skin , cooled by the water , raced with pleasure . |
| 30 | Erm and we could offer this to the whole er er t to anyone who came to us and therefore be seen to be a church which was very accepting and outward going and missionary minded because all too often we hear ministers talking about erm using bapti baptism as an evangelical tool er c talk which I greatly resent and resist . |