Example sentences of "[to-vb] [coord] [verb] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The knighthood for Colonel David Stirling , founder of the SAS , who helped to try and set up a strike-breaking organisation called GB75 in the 1970s , may prove controversial . |
| 2 | What has happened , in fact , is that Cutler has been forced to try and squeeze together a neo-Benjaminian theory of productive forces and a picture of productive relations which is positively Adorn Ian ! |
| 3 | You and your neighbours , colleagues and soulmates are free to meet and set up a voluntary organization with almost any aim in mind . |
| 4 | ‘ It is clear we need to sell and bring in a fair amount of money before we can think of buying again . |
| 5 | ‘ It is clear that we need to sell and bring in a fair amount of money before we can think about buying again . ’ |
| 6 | Anyway , further down the Carter tour sheet , the band had an evening off in Atlanta and decided to go and check out a local restaurant which , they found , belonged to MICK JAGGER . |
| 7 | There is nothing wrong in seeking an invitation to go and look around a neighbouring school to explore possibilities of working together . |
| 8 | What I lose is my full ability to monitor and assess correctly a given situation . |
| 9 | Thus in Ibrams ( 1982 ) there had been considerable ill-treatment and violence by the deceased towards D and his girlfriend , and this led them eventually to plan and carry out a night-time raid on the deceased 's flat , during which they attacked and killed him . |
| 10 | TO peel the chestnuts , use a sharp knife to make a couple of slits in the skin of each one , put them in a saucepan , pour over enough boiling water to cover and simmer over a medium heat for about 5 minutes , then take them out a few at a time , drain and refresh them under running cold water . |
| 11 | ‘ What I would n't agree with is someone coming over here to play and picking up a cheap cap . |
| 12 | Return to pan and stir over a low heat until it thickens and just comes to the boil . |
| 13 | This approach becomes difficult to use and understand when a large number of entities are displayed or when knowledge of the surfaces or solid parameters is necessary for the problem solution . |
| 14 | But the compensations for being unable to read or carry on a casual conversation are overwhelming . |
| 15 | Is it about to rupture and spew forth a real-live Alien in a fountain of blood and shit ! ? |
| 16 | A candidate for the degree of MPhil is required to investigate and evaluate satisfactorily a chosen topic or topics , and to show lucidity in the presentation of the thesis and an understanding of the context and significance of the work . |
| 17 | A team whose aim is to develop and test out a new kind of entertainments system . ’ |
| 18 | In their view , the EC must be endowed with the ability to formulate and carry out a common foreign and security policy , particularly vis-a-vis the East and Central European countries ; the lack of such a policy has unfortunately prevented effective EC action in the former Yugoslavia . |
| 19 | She tried to find the right words to explain but discovered only a great disconnection between her brain and her voice , which ensured her silence . |
| 20 | At the agreed hour I reported to the Endoscopy Unit of the London Clinic , was shown into a small room , told to undress and put on a blue shift , then lie down on a mobile bed . |