Example sentences of "[adj] and [be] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is a robust pro-European and was also the key player in securing a victory for the Prime Minister at the EC summit in Edinburgh . |
| 2 | By pointing out a flower or describing a rarity he could make a walk supremely interesting and was indeed a charming companion on any expedition in the fields . |
| 3 | The house was left empty and was often a target for vandals and Sutherland was unable to sell it . |
| 4 | He has been Chairman of Tesco since 1985 and is also a non-executive Director of National Westminster Bank . |
| 5 | He first took to powerlifting in 1979 and is now a qualified coach and referee . |
| 6 | Landing with obstructions on the upwind side is particularly dangerous and is just the sort of error people tend to make when they have n't flown for a while . |
| 7 | The school was built in 1877 and is now the village hall . |
| 8 | They make perfect concentration impossible and are often the cause of breaks in work activity . |
| 9 | The oral shield is arrow shaped or light-bulb shaped and is about a quarter of the disk radius in length . |
| 10 | They had all become part of campus life but the chuguo chao , the ‘ going abroad tide ’ , was probably the most noticeable and was certainly a ‘ hot topic ’ ( translated from the Chinese ‘ redian ’ ) among students . |
| 11 | Organised by season , this book marks an important step in the development of horticulture in the late 1500s and is probably the only surviving pictorial record of an important garden of that period ( est. £300–500,000 ; $520–860,000 ) . |
| 12 | The association with Lancashire lasted until 1986 and was always a happy one , for he was enormously popular with the fans and with his team-mates . |
| 13 | It is important for the organ to be properly covered by insurance , but making it available to students costs little and is again an investment for the future . |
| 14 | The film , funded by the BFI , tells the story of a white girl ( played by Saffron ) in a mixed-race relationship who becomes pregnant and is subsequently the victim of a brutal beating by National Front thugs . |
| 15 | The original building remains virtually intact and is now the administrative block of the North Wing . |
| 16 | Colette joined Bank of Ireland in I.T.D. in 1971 and is presently an officer in M.S.U. , Head Office . |
| 17 | Threads of spider silk are between 0.01 and 2 microns thick , depending on the spider making them and the purpose for which they are intended — the gossamer sheets of Textrix employ some of the finest and are probably the only webs that could hold water . |
| 18 | Chris believes the Bay Horse was first a pub in the 1560s and was also a coaching inn . |
| 19 | Upper Framilode is by far the larger and was originally the location of the Purnells ' extensive iron and tinplate works , of which few traces remain , while Lower Framilode consists of just a few cottages , the mill and the Darell Arms . |
| 20 | Coningsby has been an R.A.F. station since 1940 and is now the base for Phantom fighters . |
| 21 | But Football League action of the kind taken against Flashman is unusual and is seldom the result of their own initiative . |
| 22 | Reviewing the seminar , Paul Murray said : ‘ Given the change in our portfolio , this important step in LASMO 's investor relations programme was both essential and effective and was just the first of such events — we will certainly be continuing this communications process in the future . ’ |
| 23 | The à la glace or freezing method was invented by Armand Walfart in 1884 and is still the method of dégorgement most commonly used today . |
| 24 | On a range of third-world issues their policies have taken a turn for the better and are broadly the same as those of Labour — support for the Palestinians , dialogue with the ANC , endorsement of the ‘ safe haven ’ for the Kurds . |
| 25 | The last ball preceding Lent coincided with Carnival and was generally a fancy dress affair . |
| 26 | In fact , the first report appeared in July 1992 and was mainly a description of the evaluation process . |
| 27 | Full transparent face shields or visors may be specified as an alternative and are sometimes an integral part of a safety helmet . |
| 28 | However , although ‘ multiculturalism , as an educational movement dates from the 1970s and is primarily a response to the post-Second World War migration of black communities to Britain , it is important to recognize that multiculturalism is a perennial social issue , for all but the simplest of societies are characterized by cultural diversity . |
| 29 | It will be available after 1997 and is essentially a travel document whose validity has been questioned by a number of countries . |
| 30 | Inaccurate : his use of the word handful is speculative and is hardly an accurate or appropriate unit of measurement in references of this kind , as he can not possibly know how many solicitors are dedicated property specialists . |