Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] and [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let the hall fall down and let the so-called experts quarrel elsewhere . |
| 2 | This drives the Shaman a bit mad and makes his tongue swell up and turn a bright colour such as purple or blue , but it also stimulates the part of his brain that controls magic . |
| 3 | If Lahore symbolized military power , Victoria Terminus represented a scientific and commercial dominance which could suck in and re-process a whole range of other cultures . |
| 4 | She paid up , thinking of the Pascoes praying visitors should do so and save the precious fabric . |
| 5 | We arranged that if we were attacked we would break away and form a defensive circle . ’ |
| 6 | If the foe seemed too large or numerous to deal with , he would withdraw discreetly and leave the witless Cleo to her fate . |
| 7 | Under this system prisoners could work together and use the same dormitories , but they were forbidden to speak to one another or communicate in any other way ; they were , therefore , under constant close surveillance day and night . |
| 8 | It also meant that the boys could see in and witness the general untidiness of his tiny room . |
| 9 | And always , on a clear day , you could look up and see the magnificent , snow-capped Alps . |
| 10 | He was so involved in these thoughts that when the school finally loomed into view he failed to notice it and only when Tock poked him in the side did he look up and see the gigantic sight . |
| 11 | They were quite far apart , it was light but still felt enclosed : you could look up and see the high tops of the pines swaying in a wind that you could n't feel down on the ground . |
| 12 | As described in Section 3.3 , if it is possible for real particles to pass through them , then it will be possible for those particles to subsequently look back and observe the naked singularity in region IV . |
| 13 | The big advantage we 've got over bands from the '60s and '70s is we can look back and see the exact point at which they all turned shit — and we 're not going to make the same mistake ! ’ |
| 14 | Bill might lean down and poke the crumbling framework . |
| 15 | Now it looks as though the Council of Europe might step in and establish a small network of centres of excellence for postgraduate research and training . |
| 16 | The great thing about drilling is that it can be fun , but remember not to spend too much time on one particular drill , since boredom can easily set in and have a disruptive influence . |
| 17 | Any competent bush mouse , not to mention man or elephant , can step aside and contemplate the whole grass-roots frenzy at leisure , an object less of menace than of strangeness and wonder , the culmination of an evolutionary story as different from that of mammals as it is possible to conceive in this world . |
| 18 | David Kewley , she will set up and manage a new department ( made up of the book club and book fair editorial staff ) responsible for the selection , acquisition and exploitation of the sales potential of the books and other products bought for sale through the company 's book clubs and book fairs . |
| 19 | He says as a champion I must perform well and give the public value for money . |
| 20 | Investigation was a lengthy process taking many months , a delay during which company share prices could move considerably and upset the original negotiations about the terms on which the relative shares of the companies should be valued . |
| 21 | Carolyn Henderson finds out how pint-sized performers can take on and beat the big boys . |
| 22 | It will , for example , be essential to set a short time-scale to phase out any remaining specialist LMS implementation teams in order that personnel within thy whole authority can take on and experience the new culture required by devolved management and competition . |
| 23 | 5-5 was the final score , with Oxford proving they can take on and tackle the best . |
| 24 | It was decided that George should ride down and rob the drowsing boy while Joseph would stay behind to head off any aid he might be able to summon . |
| 25 | In what other job might you call in and use a hot air balloon to appear over a city on a publicity stunt and that same afternoon sit in on a seminar which you have arranged as a scientific event ? |
| 26 | She was an extremely angry , very bitter woman , who was determined to get everybody around her as angry as she could , and she succeeded , and I do n't know where she 's moved now , but I 'm sure she will go on and do the same thing , and frankly , I despair of anything being done unless there is some provision made for people such as herself , and one of her friends in particular . |
| 27 | Language in Popular Fiction is , on the whole , an interesting and enjoyable book in which Nash demonstrates that popular literary readings and linguistic stylistic examination of ( fictional ) discourse can weld together and generate an informative — and most entertaining — discussion of the characters and themes of popular fiction . |
| 28 | When I 've had this tea I 'll go down and get a cut one |
| 29 | He said that a man who 's gon na build a , build something , let's put it in a modern setting , the man who 's gon na , a man and woman , a couple are gon na put an extension on their house , they do n't just go down and buy a few dozen bricks , er , and a bag cement and start , they work out how much it 's gon na cost them first of all . |
| 30 | The other essential is to land well clear of any obstructions , because a wing can so easily go down and cause a bad swing as you slow down after landing . |