Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this conclusion would be quite misleading , since the pattern described is typical of all British sites and is a reflection of the coins circulating in Britain throughout its occupation by the Romans ( fig. 25 ) . |
| 2 | He is chairman of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers and is a member of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry . |
| 3 | The former Teesside and District Society for the Blind workshop has been empty for six years and is a magnet for vandals . |
| 4 | The colt has been in constant demand for the 2,000 Guineas and is a 12–1 chance . |
| 5 | It will also hit part-time jobs and be a backward move for the country . ’ |
| 6 | For materials which come into contact with blood , a specific test for fibrinogen adsorption is particularly important because this protein binds in large quantities to synthetic surfaces and is a major platelet-binding protein . |
| 7 | This lexicon contains over 70,000 words and is a combination of the Text710 dictionary and words from the ( training ) LOB corpus . |
| 8 | The exterior portal has been restored with modern sculptural decoration but inside the narthex the original work of 1128–32 survives ; this has three bays and is a very early , typically Burgundian example . |
| 9 | This duty is owed only to lawful visitors and is a statutory form of negligence derived from the ‘ neighbour principle ’ in Donoghue v. Stevenson [ 1932 ] AC 562 ( HL ) . |
| 10 | It handles the pension planning arrangements for 40,000 Australian companies and is a leading promoter of regular premium private pension plans . |
| 11 | She added that the faun 's condition was good although ‘ it has been outside for 35 years and is a bit green . ’ |
| 12 | A spokesman for Turning Point said that Mrs Page-Alucard had worked for the the charity for three years and was a very experienced and valuable worker . |
| 13 | At any point in a marketing exercise there can be PR activity , for the simple reason that PR is concerned with human relations and is a two-way process . |
| 14 | He is married with three children and is a member of the Felixstowe Ferry golf club . |
| 15 | The Institute of Geological Sciences was formed by the incorporation of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and the Museum of Practical Geology with the Overseas Geological Surveys and is a constituent body of the Natural Environment Research Council . |
| 16 | Mysticism is one such spirituality , found in all religions and is a startling example of this deep unity of the religious vision . |
| 17 | This is possibly the most difficult of all skills and is a lifetime 's study . |
| 18 | Labour shortage , by contrast , affected all sectors and is a much more plausible explanation for the profits squeeze . |
| 19 | He had visited many nations and was a Greek not only in language , but in soul . |
| 20 | Erm and in due course , they are hoping , that body is hoping to extend not just to independent schools but to all schools and be a design and technology education association for all schools . |
| 21 | You can create this situation quickly , by providing , say , a highly nitrogenous chemical like sulphate of ammonia , or much more slowly by lashings of the ubiquitous bone meal under the mistaken impression that it provides all the major elements and is a balanced feed ( see also question number 24 on page 171 ) . |
| 22 | The intriguingly named Sell Yourself to Science : The Complete Guide to Selling Your Organs , Body Fluids , Bodily Functions and Being a Human Guinea Pig , retails at the modest price of $16.95 . |
| 23 | c Applied to timber it is meant to keep fungi away by killing spores , but it remains active for many years and is a health hazard not only for people in their homes , but also for the workers who make it . |
| 24 | It should be apparent from this overview of some of the major elements of the planning system that it intrudes in many places and is a factor which has to be taken into account at every stage of considering what , if anything , should be done with land or buildings . |
| 25 | A healthy , strong body copes better with stressful situations and is a means , like relaxation , of draining the stress glass . |
| 26 | She cares deeply about environmental issues and is a true blue ‘ green ’ . |
| 27 | Illustrated with engravings of chemical apparatus , it went through many editions and is a landmark in the transformation of alchemy , with its strong mystical element , into chemistry as an exact science . |
| 28 | Size of establishment is associated with number of training programmes ( see Table 4 ) as one might expect it to be , although there are differences to be noted within authorities of similar size : while none of the large libraries said that they engaged in no planned training programmes , they did not fall into Category I ( Category I was 30 or more programmes and was a very broad grouping , with several libraries mentioning well over 100 programmes ) . |
| 29 | This non-alcoholic drink has less than 50 calories and is a healthy addition to any picnic or packed lunch . |
| 30 | This number of letters is approximately 1,700 words and is a relatively small sample set . |