Example sentences of "[coord] [vb infin] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many societies , the clothing , ornaments and tools belonging to an individual may be considered so integral to him or her that to touch or do harm to these inanimate objects is considered indistinguishable from taking the same action against the person . |
| 2 | The essence of the change is that the intermediating function between social and economic forces is no longer one that a government can renounce or let go by default . |
| 3 | ‘ I just told him to shut up and make do , ’ Cross told me . |
| 4 | With still not loosing site of the idea of having a cafe , bar , coffee for people , one of the things that were , that gon na look through and explore explore actually is er setting up some kind of coffee bar facilities at Kingsmoor , the play barn , there next to them . |
| 5 | Now you 'll recall I said that we will we will try and isolate try and isolate throughout the afternoon those things which are going to be useful to you . |
| 6 | But I wan na go back shall I go back and do alter the things I wan na alter ? |
| 7 | Yes , yes , but erm , you know , I have had to say to the chaps , one of them came in and he said he 'd been spoiled down at the cedar and I said oh well , I , I 've been cooking a breakfast for Neil of course by the operation of sods law , Neil suddenly goes off the idea of having breakfast , so I find myself cooking breakfast for this other lump , who is as idol and selfish as anybody ever met in all the born days , and I said to him just recently , I said , I , I ca n't get up and do breakfast 's in the morning any more , well he says he come 's down and does he 's own , you see they can when they feel that they want too . |
| 8 | Local people ( who do notice and do care ) are virtually powerless to intervene against such a combination . |
| 9 | If that 's in the question , then do compare and do contrast . |
| 10 | ‘ I can see I shall have to tell you more about Brownies before you believe in what they can do and do do . |
| 11 | I 'll go and do want anything ? |
| 12 | I 'll just finish reading this and then I 'll er go and do give me a smackerooney , look at that lovely face , a little angel , a little angel |
| 13 | well those others , three of those , somebody else 's children plus her own ran total riot out in the garden , but I mean there 's not enough people to come round and do spot checks even if they 're allowed , I do n't know whether they 're allowed to , but they 've |
| 14 | Er I was still slobbing around in my dressing-gown and you know yesterday 's clothes and so I I I thought I 'd better get up and do stuff . |
| 15 | Whenever we can we try and do stuff that is as close as possible to this house . |
| 16 | Yes , but mum , I could n't just go back and do like every show ! |
| 17 | Give the visitors opportunity to talk and do listen carefully to what they have to say . |
| 18 | So long as he remembered the frailty of Dad 's grip on life , Dad 's fingers would never loosen and let go . |
| 19 | must split , sprout and let go . |
| 20 | What we try do and is actually sort of focus in on the branches so that so , to try and get try and get all the strains together . |
| 21 | And that 's all now so Val said she said I said to Cheryl now do n't you go and take Mervy away cos me and Ken certainly are n't gon na go and sit sit with erm the 's all dinner time so she said what they 're gon na do , they 're going out for the meal and everything and then they 're Ken are gon na go to Cheryl 's for the rest of the day So I said so that 's upset your plans then Val she said is n't it just ! |
| 22 | If we use the art of repetition and change , this small idea can then grow and help make all the music , or at least enough of it to generate a formal logic , a compelling emotional experience for those who listen . |
| 23 | ‘ You may have joined Neighbourhood Watch at home ; bring the same vigilance to work and help make Park Royal more secure . |
| 24 | Under proposed University legislation , new graduates will automatically become members of the Graduates Association on receipt of their degrees , after which it is hoped that many will endeavour to create and foster the right conditions to make it attractive for graduates to want to belong and help make their membership worthwhile and rewarding . |
| 25 | Loopy Lil began piling the tea-things on to the tray to carry back to the kitchen , and Mrs Hollidaye suggested Gloria should go and help bring in the vegetables from the shed for supper , when an insistent bell began ringing out somewhere within the house . |