Example sentences of "well [vb pp] and the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miller stressed the point that former writers had not had the opportunity of seeing the flower or fruit of new exotics cultivated in English gardens , but by this time many had and details of others had been ‘ communicated by persons of skill from abroad ’ and ‘ so the ranging of plants under their proper heads is now better understood and the science of botany rendered more complete ’ . |
| 2 | There is easy access to the foot of one of the buttresses where the mammoth task of construction is better appreciated and the industry and enterprise of the builders more fully admired : these craftsmen of a past age here erected a work of art that has become their own memorial and puts to shame the undistinguished concrete structures favoured by the builders of today , builders who have the benefits of modern technology yet seem too often prepared to sacrifice character to utility . |
| 3 | But in , in the United States I 've noticed , the laws about the yellow lines are much better observed and the traffic circulates better . |
| 4 | These papers — entitled ‘ Performance Measurement : A Challenge for Total Quality and the Accounting Professions ’ and ‘ Competitive Benchmarking : Using Customer Feed Back for Superior Performance Standards ’ — were very well received and the tour as a whole was extremely successful . |
| 5 | Their addresses were well received and the publicity they attracted was so beneficial that the BDA in 1976 , by way of follow-up , paid for a lecture tour by Dr. David Denton , another American educationist , whose public meetings in Edinburgh , Glasgow , Carlisle , Newcastle , Doncaster and Oxford were a sell-out and an outstanding success . |
| 6 | The majority ( 88% ) of the tumours studied were described histologically as moderately differentiated , with only a single tumour ( 2% ) described as well differentiated and the remainder ( 10% ) , poorly differentiated . |
| 7 | Harold 's secret was well guarded and the Cabinet gathered at No. 10 on the following Tuesday without the slightest inkling of the dramatic news they were to hear . |
| 8 | The kitchen fire was well stoked and the carcass roasted on a spit . |
| 9 | Immigrant rooms should be well ventilated and the interior of them so designed that they may be easily cleaned . |
| 10 | The Saint-Saens comes in the chamber version using single strings , with its wit well caught and the Swan done with stylish restraint . |
| 11 | Spread the top level and bake for 30–40 mins or until well risen and the top is golden brown . |
| 12 | The seminar was very well attended and the discussion provided useful comment that will be taken into account during the drafting stages of the report . |
| 13 | She reported that it was well written and the product of an expert . |
| 14 | When the US Marine Corps ' 2 Division stormed ashore at Tarawa in November 1943 , a third of the 5,000 marines landing on the first day were casualties because the Japanese were well prepared and the tide played fateful tricks over the reefs . |
| 15 | Big Volvo is well made and the finish is good |
| 16 | I could n't resist buying it , it 's so well made and the fabric is cool and smooth . |
| 17 | Some of the airfields are remarkably well preserved and the viewer can easily equate the archive footage with the scenes shot recently . |
| 18 | The octopus brain is a mass of small neurons and surrounding cells , whose connections are not well understood and the mapping of which will require as many lifetimes of research as has gone into mammalian studies in the last century . |
| 19 | But the movements of this species are not well understood and the pattern varies in some areas . |
| 20 | The right flank was less well defended and the nature of the terrain complicated defences . |
| 21 | A : The problem with Stepper Motor hard disks is well known and the program I recommended , SpinRite , was developed specifically to deal with it . |
| 22 | The immense strength of the British built Ocean 60 's construction is well known and the design has proven itself with circumnavigations , very successful charter operations and shorthanded family cruising . |
| 23 | A revision exercise set within an environment indicates which variables or considerations are pertinent , whereas in true problem-solving , the environment is less well defined and the identification of pertinent information is a difficult aspect of solution . |
| 24 | But despite the criticisms , the prison is described as well run and the report praised staff relations with the inmates . |
| 25 | With the loft floor well insulated and the roof space ventilated , it is vital to ensure that all pipes are well protected against freezing conditions . |
| 26 | The stitching is well finished and the Safari is a good quality shirt — but no more than you 'd expect for the price . |
| 27 | But in the very early 1970s the dangers of infantile obesity and dehydration were well publicized and the rate of tiny babies in Sheffield being fed unmodified milk powder dropped from 90 per cent to 0 per cent . |
| 28 | However , if your customers are well spread and the write-off of a couple of the larger ones would n't cause too much trouble then credit insurance may not be commercially viable for you . |
| 29 | The aircraft was well maintained and the pilot was very experienced . |
| 30 | Rigor mortis was already well established and the skin was ice cold and goosefleshed as the erector muscles of the hairs contracted with the onset of rigor . |