Example sentences of "[coord] [vb -s] [conj] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The odds against assembling a well-designed body that flies as well as a swift , or swims as well as a dolphin , or sees as well as a falcon , in a single blow of luck — single-step selection — are stupendously greater than the number of atoms in the universe , let alone the number of planets ! |
| 2 | The odds against assembling a well-designed body that flies as well as a swift , or swims as well as a dolphin , or sees as well as a falcon , in a single blow of luck — single-step selection — are stupendously greater than the number of atoms in the universe , let alone the number of planets ! |
| 3 | It was , naturally , heavy with lectures and discussion groups but there was also a scenes of him shows and plays as well as street theatre , concerts and exhibitions . |
| 4 | Large numbers of animals — a particularly aristocratic breed of sheep , with black heads and legs , and long white coats that look to have been draped over them , like wigs , rather than grown naturally ; sleek , monochrome cattle ; and pottoks as well as full-grown horses , all seem to spend an agreeable and nutritious summer on these high pastures . |
| 5 | The order Hymenoptera includes , bees , wasps and sawflies as well as ants , yet only the ants are susceptible to infection by Laboulbeniales . |
| 6 | These medicines include anti-biotics and antihistamines as well as those for depression , diabetes , rheumatism and epilepsy . |
| 7 | However , it is only payable in respect of the time that you are actually waiting at the airport , hoverport or seaport and ceases as soon as you board any alternative conveyance , including train or coach . |
| 8 | Table 1 gives the results of the analysis of 105 neuritic plaques in stained tissue from the temporal cortex and hippocampus of five clinically and pathologically characterized cases of AD and two aged controls , and shows that less than 10% of plaque cores contain aluminium deposits , which are usually co-localized with silicon . |
| 9 | You can buy sweetened whole chestnuts and purés as well as fresh chestnuts . |
| 10 | These opportunities have risks and costs as well as gains . |
| 11 | Diamonds , emeralds , rubies and sapphires as well as a mixture of semi-precious stones glinted and sparkled at her from all directions . |
| 12 | The teacher might think of extra resources : a box of artefacts ( some of which may be replicas ) which the pupils can handle ; a bookcase with additional reference materials including dictionaries and atlases as well as appropriate texts of higher and lower levels or a selection of visual materials for study . |
| 13 | On top of this we have all your regular favourites including information on feeding and strangles as well as the ever-popular pages by Ginny Leng and Jennie Loriston-Clarke . |
| 14 | It remains extraordinary , though , that with a brain of only 950,000 neurons — less than a thousandth of those in the human retina — bees can learn colours , textures and smells as well as motor skills , and when set appropriate tasks can show most of the features of conditioning , associative and non-associative learning and relatively long-lasting memory found by mammalian psychologists in organisms with many-fold larger brains . |
| 15 | From within the cover the ride is impressive ; closer to the ground , I can hear thumps and bangs as well as the runners hiss . |
| 16 | Investment trusts can issue debentures and warrants as well as equity , and can retain capital gains from investments and retain other income if they so wish , whereas unit trusts can not . |
| 17 | In 1992 George Uhl , of Johns Hopkins , found that a second variant of D2 , known as B1 , seemed peculiarly common in people addicted to tobacco , cocaine , heroin , tranquillisers , marijuana and amphetamines as well as alcohol — almost the whole list of commonly addictive substances . |