Example sentences of "and [vb infin] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They include Azabu Group , which plans to sell 60 properties worth around ¥200 billion by the end of June ; Itoman , a trading company which hopes to sell and lease back its Osaka headquarters for ¥80 billion as a first step towards paying off its debt of ¥1.3 trillion , much of it owed to Sumitomo Bank ; and MDI , which wants to unload ¥50 billion out of ¥150 billion worth of residential property that it holds for development . |
| 2 | Kontrax also aims to sell and lease back its main office building in Budapest which it values at $13m . |
| 3 | They want brothels like they want to drink and stay up late : because in Britain such things are Not On , foreign , disreputable , on a par with rabies , garlic and sodomy . |
| 4 | It requires an adult to participate and stay up for the night . |
| 5 | Keegan : ‘ We 'll win and stay up ’ Lawrence : ‘ We can still catch Leicester ’ |
| 6 | They could even lose and stay up providing two of their lower-placed rivals lose . |
| 7 | They could even lose and stay up providing two of their lower-placed rivals lose . |
| 8 | Very kindly , Carole and Ben Meadows invited them to come and stay over the weekend . |
| 9 | ‘ They 'll lie to try and stay in . |
| 10 | I knew about that and they hit them , they 'd go down and stay down . |
| 11 | I 'll try and stay out of your way while she 's here . ’ |
| 12 | One young woman stated that it was impossible for her to come off and stay off while her partner was still using : |
| 13 | The job paid quite well and I could perhaps at that stage have afforded somewhere slightly better to live , but I 'd got used to my new home and I was still keen to try and build up some savings again . |
| 14 | With all forms of exercise , it 's important to start slowly and build up gently . |
| 15 | Looking to the immediate future , the Association will need to conserve and build up its reserves to fund further projects and to provide sufficient investment income to meet rising costs . |
| 16 | Now the uncertainty has been lifted , hundreds of hospitals will seek self-governing status while more family doctors are expected to opt for their own budgets — although Mr Major reaffirmed yesterday that he would continue to cherish and build up the NHS . |
| 17 | Why not do likewise and build up your own record of your progress within the organisation ? |
| 18 | If you decide to exercise at home ( and there are many programmes and routines on tape , in magazines and in books ) remember to start slowly and build up gradually , following the warming-up exercise faithfully at the beginning and end of the programme . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm going to start slowly and build up , ’ I replied . |
| 20 | Before the start of harvest , the ewes had been returned to the high moorland pastures to fatten up and build up their strength before coming down for tupping . |
| 21 | Remember , it is important to start gently and build up slowly . |
| 22 | In his inaugural speech to the Knesset ( Israeli parliament ) on July 13 , however , Rabin said that his government would continue to " strengthen and build up Jewish settlement along the confrontation lines , due to their security importance , and in metropolitan Jersualem " . |
| 23 | I was delighted with the way he jumped in the ground and we 'll now look for another small race as we want him to learn and build up his confidence , ’ the trainer added . |
| 24 | We thank our union for their support , both morally and financially , and we shall continue to try and build up branches with your help throughout the U K. |
| 25 | In turn , these two characteristics permit hierarchy to meet four of any organization 's fundamental needs : to add real value to work as it moves through the organization , to identify and nail down accountability at each stage of the value-adding process , to place people with the necessary competence at each organizational layer , and to build a general consensus and acceptance of the managerial structure that achieves these ends . |
| 26 | and you have to try and cover over , you ca n't say , god you 're vile are n't you ? , but erm , |
| 27 | That 's one of the things you 've got to learn in life ; to smile and cover up your feelings . ’ |
| 28 | He would watch the notices in the papers , and when someone died and the widow was left alone , he would go there and think up some sort of lie — he lied always , as a boy , even when there was no need , and he looked so clean and innocent that if you did not know him you would believe him , every time . |
| 29 | When another few minutes went by she was scratching her head to try and think up some way of making sure that Naylor would consider any such notion laughable . |
| 30 | When talks broke down at a Leeds hotel last week , Wilkinson told both players to go home and think over his offer , but Andersson 's later outburst left the Leeds manager fuming . |