Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb infin] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It 's just a question of finding the right people to bring in and form a fashion-design group . |
| 3 | If we 're going to go in and make a positive impact in certain parts of the region , erm then both my staff and myself and our colleagues who are working in the arts in the region have got to pull even harder together to make sure that we can make the partnership between us bureaucrats and the artist really be as effective as possible for the broadest range of the community . |
| 4 | I thought that I would go in and explain the whole thing to him and explain that there was no point in creating trouble unnecessarily . |
| 5 | It also meant that the boys could see in and witness the general untidiness of his tiny room . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ It should be a warning to them that if they 're really serious about fighting drug abuse , they need to step in and take a leading role . |
| 8 | We 'll go in and find the right moment to speak to her . ’ |
| 9 | They could n't get in and find the dead woman until they got another key or broke the door down . |
| 10 | At a meeting in the Ulster Hall , he insisted that if the RUC did not go in and remove the offensive flag , then he would do it himself . |
| 11 | A festive atmosphere encourages children to join in and have a good time , and decoration of the room or home can be helpful . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ He 's intending to drop in and have a social drink with a few of them in the next day or so , have lunch or dinner , participate in old boys ’ chat , that sort of thing . ’ |
| 14 | With support from the local council and a recent £500,000 grant from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts , Hounslow are hoping to move in and have an artificial pitch laid in time for the start of next season . |
| 15 | and if these people , who are just like you , write in and have their letters printed here , why ca n't you write in and receive the same treatment ? |
| 16 | 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 ? |
| 17 | War may not be an overall preference ( Lenin was particularly fond of Clausewitz 's remark that the aggressor would prefer to walk in and occupy a foreign territory peacefully rather than fight for it ) ; but if it is the most effective way of achieving an aim , it is necessary to pursue it . |
| 18 | Walker faces his old club , Nottingham Forest , today in the Makita Trophy , saying : ‘ If I can get in and get a good start and play well I 'll be happy . |
| 19 | Since no scientist was prepared to sit down and do a comparable amount of research in order to demolish a theory which seemed so patently to be a load of rubbish , they all simply cried ‘ Rubbish ! ’ and stamped their feet . |
| 20 | In the wake of the War of Independence , Americans were able to sit down and generate a political system from first principles . |
| 21 | It was the usual pattern of finding something to do — anything — — rather than sit down and face the empty page , except that that day the uneasiness was extra . |
| 22 | He added : ‘ It is not a political reality to say that we would sit down and negotiate a new treaty with 11 members without Denmark . ’ |
| 23 | So far , man has described and named about 700,000 of them and there are certainly three or four times as many still unnamed , awaiting the attentions of anyone who has the time , patience and knowledge to sit down and make a systematic review of them . |
| 24 | Because it obliges you to sit down and make a careful observation of the chosen subject , you discover so much more than by just pointing a camera . |
| 25 | Bill might lean down and poke the crumbling framework . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | You know I asked you to commit yourself , how much do you think it 's worth for me to do all this kind of work and he 's , you 're confused because you think I 'm actually talking about money and I take the weight off your shoulders by saying no it 's not actually money , it 's in the form of two or three names , people open minded like yourself , who I can sit down and discuss the whole situation with |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm under constant pressure from the family to settle down and raise a huge brood , but the thought just leaves me cold . ’ |
| 29 | She is one of many young researchers involved with the Expedicion Humana 1992 programme run by the Javeriana University in Bogota , which , in turn , is part of a worldwide project supported by the Royal Geographic Society to track down and codify the enormous body of information still existing in traditional native cultures worldwide . |
| 30 | Oh , do n't tell me more about your bloody I ca n't be bothered to bend down and get a white T-shirt . |