Example sentences of "[to-vb] and have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So many bereaved people , especially women , do not continue to try and have a social life as it is just too difficult and usually just serves to reinforce their sense of isolation and hurt . |
| 2 | Among his other good qualities are : a strong attachment to his home and a constant readiness to defend it ; he is very willing to retrieve and has a good capacity for tracking ; he has considerable endurance , likes the water and is fond of children . |
| 3 | It is durable , easy to clean and has a 10-year guarantee . |
| 4 | and then we started speaking to this chap and say we were looking for this place where the erm , they sell all this food and so on , what 's the name of the place , he said oh he says it 's finished , so he said you know where the er , we said er where 's somewhere good you know to , to go and have a nice sleep , and he told us about that place up the mountain where we went , where we all went the last time |
| 5 | people are told to go and have a cold shower and not give in to the weakness |
| 6 | And er they just used to go and have a quiet word and not make a fuss , no bother no nothing . |
| 7 | But it would be nice just to go and have a quick check . |
| 8 | This would put applicants in a very false position , perhaps drive away very talented applicants who might think that there were fewer places available for them , but also to encourage people who might in fact be struggling to go to any university in the country , it might encourage them to apply and to have a reasonable expectation of success because their sporting abilities were outstanding , they would then be disappointed because they would not be admitted and if they were admitted at that level , they would probably have a very unfortunate time at Oxford . |
| 9 | Neil Perrett , above , twenty-nine and a freelance writer , was keen to stress the Metro GTi 's money- and environment-saving sides : ‘ The car is reasonable to insure , economical to run and has a closed loop catalyst fitted as standard . ’ |
| 10 | The ‘ direct ’ reversing Bolinder engines remained popular , however , because they were simple and easier to maintain and had a long life . |
| 11 | I imagine you 'll want to pack and have an early night . ’ |
| 12 | These are often given to very low birthweight babies ( under about 4lb ) as they are easy to digest and have a different balance of salts or minerals , especially calcium and sodium , to breast milk . |