Example sentences of "and [be] [prep] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did n't think we 'd be together for so long but we 've grown up together and been through some brutal things . ’ |
| 2 | As I 'm sure you know , the majority of girls seeking such posts can neither read nor write and are of such low intelligence that they have no control over the children ; in fact , the children soon take advantage of them . |
| 3 | They were made between 1973 and 1975 and are on all this month ( and until 27 June ) . |
| 4 | The exceptions cost a percentage of most business training courses and are worth much more . |
| 5 | They are not due for release until 1992 , and are among some 400 young men held in Greek prisons for their refusal on religious grounds to perform military service . |
| 6 | She was most anxious to supply the right tools and be of all possible help . |
| 7 | Joseph 's ‘ old wife ’ , Heyoom Yoyish ( Bear Crossing ) and daughter had fled during the opening battle , and were among some 230 Nez Perce who escaped from the Bear Paws to Sitting Bull 's camp in Canada . |
| 8 | And we may well agree that there is little else that one can imagine existing alone and being of any great value . |
| 9 | The town , sprawling along the side of Lake Managua , has only a handful of buildings over one storey and is without any identifiable centre . |
| 10 | H. gallinarum is widespread in most poultry flocks and is of little pathogenic significance in itself , but is of great importance in the epidemiology of Histomonas . |
| 11 | At the other end of the scale , jobbing printing is and was above all dependent on local trade ; the office is usually small ; and disputes when they occur can often be solved informally . |
| 12 | He started as a day person , and was in all these big spectacular musical shows they used to put on . |
| 13 | Harry was enjoying himself : he had been drinking , and was in that pleasant state of semi-inebriation that softened his tongue and turned him into a quite amiable human being . |
| 14 | As this was fastened and he was made ready for departure , the prince for the first time seemed ill-at-ease — as if only then did he sense the poignancy of the moment and was after all loath to go . |