Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] and [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the cement had set , both filters were placed on their bases and 2″ domestic plastic plumbing line was used to connect them together and also to connect the large filter to the new pond . |
| 2 | She uses them selectively and strategically to reveal the assumptions behind them and their hidden agendas . |
| 3 | do n't phone him that often , Daniel 's phoned me twice and once to ask me out |
| 4 | When an individual returns to making the same type of relationship again and again despite repeated and increasing negative consequences or uses it inappropriately and compulsively to suppress uncomfortable emotions or to gain a sense of elation in order to change a disordered mood . |
| 5 | He saw Marius and myself and told us quietly and firmly to go back to our rooms . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've told her again and again to toot her horn before crossing the main corridor , ’ grumbled the Headmaster . |
| 7 | In between these two extremes comes the large mass of honourable and intelligent outdoor enthusiasts who listen to the frothings and bayings back and forth between the two factions with alarm , but without the detailed information from both sides which would enable them freely and democratically to make up their own minds , and if necessary bring their concerted pressure to bear on one side or the other to desist . |
| 8 | The government 's giving them less and less to work with . |
| 9 | The acid test of a skill is to watch someone else doing something effortlessly and then to try it yourself — you quickly discover that there is much more to it thin you imagined . |
| 10 | The presbyterie after dealing with her and finding her grossly ignorant recommends to Mr David Simpson her minister to instruct her privately and afterwards to rebuke her publickly . |
| 11 | The presbyterie after dealing with her and finding her grossly ignorant recommends to Mr David Simpson her minister to instruct her privately and afterwards to rebuke her publickly . |
| 12 | ‘ That is why I ask you here and now to give serious thought to ending your innocent liaison with Prince Edward . |
| 13 | She sank down to the ground , hugging her knees and rocking herself back and forth to keep warm . |
| 14 | The top rail is joined to the uprights by dovetail housings and to cut the mortises for the laths I found that it was best to hold the rail in the vice with blocks to pack it out and then to cut down vertically . |
| 15 | These are used to access other sheets , to move them around and also to name them . |
| 16 | And he said he was prepared to say it again and again to get the message across . |
| 17 | I used to sit and watch him for hours , painstakingly working on a painting , and , following his example , I would push myself harder and harder to make my own drawings better . |
| 18 | Father Abbot , grant us today and tomorrow to set our minds in order , examine our claims and take thought to pray only for what is due to us . |