Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After fertilization one or both of the parents may look after and help to rear the offspring . |
| 2 | as if determined to seize the initiative , Natasha said as soon as the maid had gone : ‘ I was shocked to hear of Sam 's abduction . |
| 3 | Her hands covered her mouth as if trying to hold the screams in . |
| 4 | Ryker knelt beside her , shook her , rubbed her arms as if trying to restore the circulation . |
| 5 | Individuals and small parties join together in the open water outside the kelp beds , where they swim up and down as if trying to get the courage to attempt the last lap . |
| 6 | In both cases , the pupils will enlarge more than normal , as if trying to increase the input of information from the exciting stimuli . |
| 7 | He gestures at the building behind him , as if trying to distract the animal 's attention . |
| 8 | Sometimes in the night he cried out in a hoarse voice and moaned as if struggling to escape the grip of a bad dream . |
| 9 | She made no sound but the tips of her taut and bloodless fingers dug into her temples as if seeking to sever the nerves that carried the message from ears to brain . |
| 10 | Aggie again looked to the side as if to help check the escape of some quick retort from her lips . |
| 11 | Remember please that it is the effort of doing and thinking about and trying to find the means of expressing an idea which is most important in art education — not the finished result . |
| 12 | The crowd was still there , but someone in uniform was pushing his way through and starting to harangue the singer . |
| 13 | However , the future has to be built on a clear understanding of the new power relationships ; there can be little progress or security if foundation stones are laid on the shifting sands of discontent which campaign against or refuse to acknowledge the times in which the education service is being delivered . |
| 14 | enquire into and test check the system of recording costs and making transfers in respect of costs ; |
| 15 | In many cases deceiving appearances contrast with and help to define the change more as in the case of the loathsome , lonely , hardened criminal Magwitch . |
| 16 | I listened with interest to the hon. Member for Gordon ( Mr. Bruce ) when he said that the Labour party did not have much interest in or seek to represent the Monktonhall miners . |
| 17 | If you 've been gossiping about someone , go to those you gossiped to and try to restore the person 's reputation . |
| 18 | For example , in developed countries , as current education standards require more extended formal education and increasing proportions of women subscribe to these advancements , as younger women are enabled to and elect to join the labour force , marriage is postponed , and the secular trend towards younger age at marriage is reversed . |
| 19 | If , as we believe to be the case , powers are being so exercised , then the issue of constitutional legitimacy which arises is quite simple : what is the value or use of a constitution based on and designed to ensure the maintenance of a system of limited government if it can , quite lawfully and even constitutionally , be set on one side ? |
| 20 | To determine whether there has been an infringement , the specification and , in particular , the claims for the patent must be looked at and interpreted to find the limits of the patent . |
| 21 | As the only Farangs there , we were drawn by friendly hands to the best viewing spot , and beamed at and invited to climb the ladder . |