Example sentences of "and this [is] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This procedure involves the bank in accepting full liability to pay the bill on maturity and this is granted subject to the terms on which bills are drawn by the company . |
| 2 | Ephesians 4:30 tells us that the Spirit seals us in preparation for the day of redemption : the ‘ already ’ and the ‘ not yet ’ are united in that phrase To speak of a ‘ firstfruits ’ inevitably takes one 's eyes to the ‘ not yet ’ ( and this is made explicit in Romans 8:23 ) . |
| 3 | Obviously members of the same species can live in harmony together and this is made possible by the chemical messages which pass between coelenterates to allow individual coral polyps in a colony to recognise and avoid stinging one another and to signal that other neighbouring colonies of the same species are not a threat . |
| 4 | This definition suggests two of the major deficiencies of the international legal system — firstly that there is little one country can do if another fails to abide by the rules , and this is made worse by the second factor , the lack of a comprehensive single body of law that could form the basis of a truly coherent system . |
| 5 | Living about 12 miles from our nearest store my discount is largely , if not completely , used up by fuel costs and this is made worse by the fact that I live within two miles of two competitor stores . |
| 6 | The status of older people is also dependent on the social context in which people live , and this is made apparent by the wide variation in ageing patterns in different ethnic , geographic and socio-economic sub-cultures . |
| 7 | Airport staff put the information into LASMO 's computer system at check-in , and this is kept up-to-date throughout the duration of any offshore visit . |
| 8 | There is an exception where there are no records and this is deemed reasonable in the circumstances . |
| 9 | The muscles that connect the two bones are clearly under a colossal amount of tension and this is pulling these two bones together . |
| 10 | Agricultural surpluses have become commonplace in the intervening years and this is preventing increased production from upping incomes . |
| 11 | It will be involved from the outset , either because the management approached it ; or — and this is occurring more frequently — it may itself have approached the parent company and suggested the possibility of a management buy-out of the subsidiary . |
| 12 | The average stay is two years and this is considered insufficient time to master the workings of a complex government department . |