Example sentences of "[verb] and [vb infin] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | High above them the constant roof of clouds would merely lighten and darken in a long solar axial period of 116.8 days . |
| 2 | And after as many tender words as he could think of , to try and lighten the load , to try and make it seem less of a confession , even to try and compensate for the shared and shaming confidence , he told Fergus that he had been responsible for the fire that had burned down the barn near Port Ann , fifteen years earlier . |
| 3 | The excitement that was building up inside her had nothing to do with the fact that Ace Barton was probably just a few feet away from her , she told herself as she tried desperately hard to try and disentangle from the different voices one she hoped to recognise . |
| 4 | An alternative to attacking the enzymes that catalyse important steps in the viral lifecycle is to try and interfere with the viral genetic material directly . |
| 5 | So in 1973 Andy decided to try and qualify for the Open at Royal Troon — and it was here that an incident occurred that changed his career . |
| 6 | He says we are still talking — we have a meeting in February to try and agree on a final solution . |
| 7 | Well somebody sa and they stand facing the wall and they shut their eyes and there 're people at the end and they have to try and get to the other side without the other person seeing them . |
| 8 | Tina occasionally said that sort of thing to try and sound like a normal mother . |
| 9 | The answer too is other than to try and work towards the two communities will agree on something and that 's how your how you 'll like it . |
| 10 | Er , first of all on the comment from Dave in relation to British Gas and the minimum achieved performance level or M A P L er the initials that I 've come to er know and love over the past few months , never having heard of them before . |
| 11 | Through this you , who have thought that the inner and outer struggle was your own , will understand , know and comprehend through the deepest fibres of your being that you are no longer alone and that everything you do matters to someone . |
| 12 | That belief system will be accompanied by values of behaviour and culture , which we are likely to accept and practise to a greater or lesser degree . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sorry to disturb you , but could you perhaps spare a little time to come and talk to the Chief Superintendent ? ’ |
| 14 | I want you to come and look at a week-old bull calf . |
| 15 | This ensures that students and staff are well looked after at all times , and staff are well looked after at all times , and they can continue to work and live in an attractive and secure environment . |
| 16 | In all three areas the impact upon the third party of the actions of other actors is beyond the control of the former ; indeed from its perspective it may be of little import whether the behaviour of other States inter se is consensual or coercive , until the degree of coercion becomes such that as a member of the international community it must recognise and respond to an illegal act . |
| 17 | The proposals must be acceptable to the people and parliament of the United Kingdom as a whole and because of the land frontier with the Republic of Ireland any political arrangement must recognise and provide for the special relationship between both parts of the island . |
| 18 | No mention of the Holy Spirit , you notice : merely a foreshadowing of the role of the disciples in being witnesses to the Messiah who had to suffer and rise from the dead so that repentance and forgiveness could be preached to the nations , beginning from Jerusalem ( Luke 24:46f ) . |
| 19 | Dreamily , the blood flowing slowly through her veins like a stream of thick honey , she gradually felt her breasts swell and harden against the rough hairs of his chest . |
| 20 | It was frightening how hunger and lack of sleep could make you behave and think like a real bastard . |
| 21 | The earlier a pupil is able to find and keep to a comfortable and efficient working position , the better . |
| 22 | Of the science fiction writers he asked that each serial should explore and extrapolate on a known scientific or cultural theme , such as nuclear war , doppler imaging or xenophobia . |
| 23 | Their sports scholarships are excellent , because they allow the athletes tremendous opportunities to train and compete against the best . |
| 24 | This booklet tells you what you need to know and do for a healthy pregnancy , and the delivery of a healthy baby . |
| 25 | ‘ I was only asking why you waste so much time stealing stuff you ca n't eat and then waste more time stealing dogs when you could steal and eat at the same time , as it were . ’ |
| 26 | A Parliamentary and Local Government Advisory Committee was also set up with a brief to ‘ consider and recommend to the General Committee what , in their opinion , is necessary for the purpose of effectively carrying into effect the resolution passed at the Swansea Congress ’ . |
| 27 | He even managed to stand and walk in a new way . |
| 28 | They were made to stand and wait in the first of these . |
| 29 | I encourage our members to love , respect and pray for the other churches and to seek their well-being and growth above our own . |
| 30 | On a task requiring the subject to detect and respond to a small gap in one of the sides of a square Kinsbourne ( 1973 ) found concurrent verbalisation to lead to a right hemifield superiority and humming to lead-to a bias in detecting gaps in the left visual hemifield . |