Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb -s] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its theory is both rigorous and self-consistent and has provided descriptions of many aspects which structural grammar did not touch upon . |
| 2 | But it says the area is unsafe and has erected warning signs . |
| 3 | Building union organisation is not as dramatic as a riot , but it is still possible and does offer hope where Steve Platt offers pessimism ! |
| 4 | While China insists that its open-door policy remains intact and continues to encourage investment from the West , it has revived a vocabulary of ideological struggle almost identical to that used in East Germany . |
| 5 | I 'M CONVINCED Lord Lucan is alive and has visited Britain several times . |
| 6 | General Robert Scott is still alive and has sent Dick a hand written description of his first aircraft on the back of a photograph he had of himself with his P-40 . |
| 7 | The mantle is mainly solid and appears to comprise minerals of high density , rich in magnesium and iron . |
| 8 | Praising people , if it is done authentically , is a behaviour which is generally welcome and tends to encourage people to do well . |
| 9 | Thus the return to the previous pattern is particularly welcome and has helped Scotland to marginally improve its share of UK manufactured exports to 9.5% compared to the 1989 figure of 9.4% . |
| 10 | Painting throughout its history has served many different purposes , has been flat and has used perspective , has been framed and has been left borderless , has been explicit and has been mysterious . |
| 11 | Try not to give one-word answers even if the interviewer is inexperienced and keeps phrasing questions so that the most obvious way to answer is ‘ Yes ’ or ‘ No ’ . |
| 12 | The times is often quite good and tends to give Leeds a decent report when they play well . |
| 13 | he 's married and has to get sperm to get children . |
| 14 | There is more value in Schiller 's insights that the chorus is essentially anti-naturalistic and serves to uphold tragedy 's ideal ground and poetic freedom . |
| 15 | Though in receivership , the golf course is open and has held championships . |
| 16 | I hope you feel your intervention has been worthwhile and has borne fruit . |
| 17 | It is easy to fall into the trap of the seductive powers of an existing technique that sounds fun and has had success elsewhere — beware ! ! |