Example sentences of "and [be] [prep] [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 | And after all , Rothesay , so they said , had led Margaret a dog 's life after all her father 's pains to secure him for her , and been by any standard a poor bargain for any girl , having worn out so many before her — including , the bolder gossips whispered , Dunbar 's unhappy daughter , affianced and bedded but never wed . |
| 3 | This is because the additional semantic traits normally carried by mare are already inferable from the rest of the sentence , and are to that degree superfluous . |
| 4 | Ley hunters today tend to think of leys purely as alignments and are to some extent dubious about Watkins 's idea of old straight tracks-though the South American paths do present a question mark here . |
| 5 | In conclusion food sensitivities are evident after treatment of Crohn 's disease with elemental diet but are variable , often do not persist , and are of insufficient importance to warrant putting all patients through elimination diets . |
| 6 | These potholes , occurring unexpectedly in an area of bare moorland , are known as the Buttertubs and are of varying depths up to 80 feet . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Those at Segovia and Tarragona cross deep valleys and are of great height in two tiers of arches , the lower tier being much taller than the upper . |
| 9 | The various clinical activity indices in general use depend on subjective features for their calculation and are of little use in day to day patient management , but do at least provide a tool which enables comparison of data obtained from different centres . |
| 10 | We will not consider any more complex tones , since these are not often encountered and are of little importance . |
| 11 | The wines produced here have good structure , balance and fruit and are of dependable quality . |
| 12 | The defences at Alcester have only been found at one point on the north-west side by the river , and are of two periods with a wall supported by timber piles , close enough to the river bank as not to need a ditch system at this point . |
| 13 | Summer thunderstorms are common , but the torrential downpours which they often bring are soon evaporated in the hot sun and are of limited value to agriculture . |
| 14 | The apse mosaics have a gold background and are of early type , being stiff and formal in design . |
| 15 | The data established the depth to basement rocks , and are of hydrogeological interest because anomalous conductivities arising from saline water at the base of the chalk aquifer are readily detectable . |
| 16 | He criticized sellers of the single Yellow Rose , Rosa lutea , ‘ esteemed for their colour , but as these flowers have no scent and are of short duration , they do not merit the price they are generally sold at . ’ |
| 17 | The secondary peaks occur throughout the country and are of smaller size , separated by voids , which certainly contrasts with the rapid decline in prestigious goods from an easterly source . |
| 18 | In addition , they control resources which can be withdrawn or redeployed at their discretion , and are of vital importance for workers ' livelihood and the revenue base of state expenditure . |
| 19 | Use of the equation is based on the precept that particles are dominantly spheres and are of identical densities . |
| 20 | These issues are important for the future of Ghana and other African agricultural exporters , and are of theoretical interest to historians and social scientists concerned with the problematic ability of indigenous capitalism to lead economic development in the Third World . |
| 21 | In a legend so old , discrepancies in dates can be expected and are of secondary importance . |
| 22 | Darwin ( 1871 ) remains an excellent review of the sexual characters of animals , with many thoughtful comments that are still relevant and are of more than merely historical interest . |
| 23 | The exhibitors are all market leaders in their respective fields and are of special interest and value to all engaged in the credit profession . |
| 24 | Indices such as the dependency ratio are widely quoted and are of some use in portraying overall trends and relationships between different elements of the population of Specific countries ( or any other geographical area ) . |
| 25 | They provide a thorough preparation for postgraduate study programmes and are of 3 , 6 , 9 and 13 weeks ' duration . |
| 26 | They apply to most places of work and are of particular importance in regard to health and safety in the office . |
| 27 | Moreover , high inflation rates were and are of particular concern because of the danger that the monetary and financial systems might collapse as conventional money no longer becomes accepted as the medium of exchange . |
| 28 | Tottenham have an injury crisis and are without five regulars , including Gordon Durie and Paul Allen , so Darren Anderton is available for selection , and 18-year-old Sol Campbell is also in a 16 man squad . |
| 29 | The JCT suggest that the form is suitable where the proposed works are of a simple content involving the normally recognised basic trades and skills of the industry and are without any building service installations or other complex specialist work . |
| 30 | The very old and the young have a weaker mind than those in their prime and are for this reason more vulnerable to spirit attack . |