Example sentences of "and [be] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could n't understand how I had been married and been in the bloody Air Force and yet did n't know . |
| 2 | The graphics are well presented and are of the good quality EGA type , the AD Lib sound board is supported , albeit sparingly , and the basic interface is easy to use . |
| 3 | It is such non-local visits that raise the most serious problems of accessibility and are of the greatest importance to rural transport policy-makers ( Clark and Unwin 1981 ) . |
| 4 | The principal schemes , which are in the United Kingdom and described below , are funded and are of the defined benefits type covering approximately 440 employees [ 1991 520 ] . |
| 5 | Clause 1 confirms that drivers hired from Overdrive become the temporary employees of the haulier and are under the complete control of the haulier . |
| 6 | Coventry , however , have not won at home in the League since mid-September and are without the suspended McGrath , Gynn taking over in midfield . |
| 7 | The plates in these volumes were hand-coloured , and the original ones , coloured by Swainson and annotated by him so that colourists could get them right , have recently come to light and are at the Linnean Society , where his correspondence is also . |
| 8 | Interim figures unveiled yesterday show a 16% leap in pre-tax profits to £95m and are at the top end of market forecasts . |
| 9 | Nothing , in fact , could surpass the splendour those magnificent crowns of green , metal-sparkling crystals , which Mr Nicholson has contributed to the Exhibition ; they certainly represent the finest products of this new industry which have as yet been seen , and are at the same time significant symbols of the success which has rewarded the exertions of this distinguished manufacturer . |
| 10 | ‘ We believe that truthfulness , participation , accountability and freedom of choice in its broadest sense , are some of the ethics of democracy and are at the same time biblical values . |
| 11 | A large proportion of the miniatures are attributable to known artists such as Jean Bourdichon : four sheets by this artist were originally in a Book of Hours belonging to Henry VII of England and are among the great finds of the collection . |
| 12 | They require little or no pruning or other attention , being remarkably resistant to disease , and are among the hardiest of all roses , thriving in conditions that would frighten the life out of most others . |
| 13 | The last constitute an important Vendian group , and are among the first metazoans to have acquired hard parts . |
| 14 | These departments have become a major force in local government and are among the main spending departments after education . |
| 15 | A more scurrilous comic innuendo comes with the fact that these two words can be ( and are in the one manuscript copy of this text ) turned into phonetic or graphic homonyms with anel , " ring " , with its sexual connotations as noted above . |
| 16 | Voluntary organisations er , can do this and are in the best place to undertake this . |
| 17 | It is easy to find from the stars Chi ( 4.7 ) and Phi ( 5.0 ) , which make up a small triangle with Delta and are in the same × 20 field with it . |
| 18 | They form a rough diamond shape , and are in the same × 12 field , so that they are easy enough to recognize in spite of their dimness . |
| 19 | Zeta , the trio , and M48 form a triangle , and are in the same × 7 field . |
| 20 | Dubhe and Merak are the Pointers to the Pole Star , and are in the same field with magnifications up to × 12 . |
| 21 | ‘ This meeting , having taken into consideration the proceedings of former meetings , and being informed that many respectable persons delay giving their names as subscribers while the proceedings of the committee are subject to be reported to the Odiham Society , and are under the controul [ sic ] thereof , find it expedient to detach themselves from that Society , the work on which they are engaged being of so considerable importance , the reformation and improvement of Farriery , requiring that it should be confined to that purpose and use alone , and be under the sole management and control of its own members . |
| 22 | You can do all your homework and be in the right swim during a feeding spell and then still miss the fish if you , for example , put all your baits under the far bank and the pack is moving up and down the centre of the drain or close to the near bank which in my experience is quite common . |
| 23 | Her schedule required her to tour the Tented Village and be in the Royal Box by 3.30 p.m. to watch the last two hours of play . |
| 24 | Bright Yorkshire prospect Adil Ditta scored 58 for Middlesbrough but they too had to fight hard for runs and were into the last over before they achieved their win by a four wicket margin . |
| 25 | The full-time farms surveyed were mostly given over to grass and were on the higher ground . |
| 26 | It is easily done as both his acute psychiatry ward and the alcohol unit looked similar and were on the same site , but he was adamant he wanted our service . |
| 27 | They had blue-chip credit standing , and were among the few counterparties with plenty of fixed-rate interest payments to swap for floating-rate ones . |
| 28 | ‘ The men involved in the rescue were in the most danger and were in the worst condition , because of heat and fatigue , when it was all over . |
| 29 | I loved the hard work and being with the ten other actors , in the pub , in the cafe , belonging to the group . |
| 30 | It means grasping opportunities and being in the right place at the right time . |