Example sentences of "[vb infin] and [verb] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | How lovely , thought Winnie , letting her knitting fall and looking at the leaping flames , if she agreed ! |
| 5 | Trees did not whisper and murmur and chuckle with an evil malevolence … |
| 6 | Let me be buried in lead at Claydon next to where your father proposes to lie himself , and let no stranger wind me , nor do not let me be stripped , but put a clean smock on me , and let my face be hid and do you stay in the room and see me wound and laid in the first coffin , which must be of wood if I do not die of any infectious disease , else I am so far from desiring it that I forbid you to come near me . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It was frightening how hunger and lack of sleep could make you behave and think like a real bastard . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 13 | 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 ’ . |
| 14 | I encourage our members to love , respect and pray for the other churches and to seek their well-being and growth above our own . |
| 15 | Claudia did n't contribute and concentrated on the younger children . |
| 16 | The implicit assumption is that investors can borrow and lend at the riskless rate of interest . |
| 17 | Hawley decided on an immediate attack by his dragoons on the enemy right wing before his own weary infantry had got into line , convinced that the Highlanders would break and run at the mere sight of the royal cavalry charging sword in hand . |
| 18 | Urging firms to take up the challenge of the new markets to safeguard their future , he added : ‘ It is the innovative and proactive oil and gas service companies of Scotland with the vision and drive to explore and capitalise on international markets who will succeed and grow in the next century . ’ |
| 19 | Productivity : Benchmark what we do do and aim for a minimum standard of improvement better than inflation ; develop the skills base to tackle productivity problems across the Group ; set aggressive goals , guided by ‘ leading edge , not lunatic fringe ’ ; push harder to transfer best practices , with more involvement from the centre . |
| 20 | And I 'm going to talk about , and make do and mend in the second world war . |
| 21 | After Belfast , he knew what women could do and smile at the same time . |
| 22 | You will look after the fast buck merchants who are waiting to come in to steal and cheat and to deal in a shoddy , grasping way with bus companies that have been made successful by the local authorities . " |
| 23 | Of course , the latter will relate and feed off the wider data base , but good systems development practice says that this should be identified at the outset . |
| 24 | ( 2 ) Subject to para ( 3 ) ( below ) , the parties must make discovery by serving lists of documents and ; ( a ) subject to sub-para ( c ) , each party must make and serve on every other party a list of documents which are or have been in his possession , custody or power relating to any matter in question between them in the action ; ( b ) the court may , on application ; ( i ) order that discovery under this paragraph shall be limited to such documents or classes of documents only , or as to such only of the matters in question , as may be specified in the order , or ( ii ) if satisfied that discovery by all or any of the parties is not necessary , order that there shall be no discovery of documents by any or all of the parties ; and the court shall make such an order if and so far as it is of opinion that discovery is not necessary either for disposing fairly of the action or for saving costs ; ( c ) where liability is admitted or in an action for personal injuries arising out of a road accident , discovery shall be limited to disclosure of any documents relating to the amount of damages ; ( d ) the provisions of Ord 14 of these rules relating to inspection of documents shall apply where discovery is made under this paragraph as it applies where discovery is made under that Order . |
| 25 | Amiss directed ferocious attention towards his tray , giving a spirited impression of a man who could n't eat and listen at the same time . |
| 26 | I do believe , however , we 'll learn things from it that we can quickly adapt and put into the hundred and seventy six M F I stores . |
| 27 | Yes , you could think and dance at the same time . |
| 28 | Add leek shreds , parsley , spinach and remaining cider to pan , cover and cook for a further four minutes . |
| 29 | A board of directors could not exist and act as a corporate entity if it were composed of two groups of people , each deriving its authority from and answerable to a different principal body , the one liable to be in conflict with the other ; for it would in fact be a negotiating committee . |
| 30 | ‘ There were only about 15 varieties available then , but I did some research and came across an American monograph written before the Second World War that listed 250 . |