Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [coord] [vb infin] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is all too easy to spend a back-breaking couple of hours weeding the garden and never take ten minutes to sit and look at the flowers . |
| 2 | Their sports scholarships are excellent , because they allow the athletes tremendous opportunities to train and compete against the best . |
| 3 | Even so , I was rather surprised that a family must pay 3.50 for adults and 2.50 for kids to visit and listen to the BBC 's exhibition of favourite old radio programmes at Broadcasting House . |
| 4 | Just as " every clerk 's " unanimity of opinion directs the laughter of " " every wight " " at the end of the Miller 's Tale ( 3847 – 9 ) , the text of the Reeve 's Tale brings its readers to view and laugh at the miller and his family through the clerks ' perceptions , their attitudes and their frame of reference : We may particularly note , for instance , how the incongruous " " par compaignye " " that Nicholas and Alison put in the mouth of the unfortunate John recurs in this urbane rendering of the family 's vulgar cacophany , and how the somewhat different " " melodye " " recalls the " " revel " " and the " " melodye " " that Alison and Nicholas enjoy . |
| 5 | The jammers , at a cost of $3.5 million per plane , are designed to identify radars , single out the most dangerous ones and then transmit electronic signals to deceive or interfere with the radars of the hostile air defence weapons . |
| 6 | The result of this ‘ softly softly ’ approach was that sentencers were effectively allowed to shape policy through their own sentencing practice , leaving official policymakers to respond and adapt to an agenda over which they had but limited control . |
| 7 | Dolphins have developed many adaptations to survive and succeed in a marine and , to a lesser extent , freshwater environment . |
| 8 | Finally , it should be pointed out that one of the grounds on which under section 432 the Secretary of State may appoint inspectors to investigate and report on the affairs of a company is that ‘ the company 's members have not been given all the information with respect to its affairs which they might reasonably expect ’ — whether or not that information is such that they have an express statutory right to be told it . |
| 9 | The Reverend Dr. John Walker was sent by the Commissioners of Annexed Estates to visit and report on the state of the Hebrides , and , being a prominent naturalist to examine the natural histories of these countries . |
| 10 | The Reverend Dr. John Walker was sent by the Commissioners of Annexed Estates to visit and report on the state of the Hebrides , and , being a prominent naturalist to examine the natural histories of these countries . |
| 11 | Every spring the Arctic 's tiny resident populations are swamped by a huge influx of migrant birds , which fly from the tropics and temperate zones to feed and breed on the tundra . |
| 12 | The best perm for your hair type would be a conditioning perm which contains protein ingredients to strengthen and condition during the perming process . |
| 13 | Leave the cookies to cool and harden on a wire rack . |
| 14 | Besides , you need to motivate workers in safe seats to go and help in the others . |
| 15 | The Safety Management System is a simple to follow 200 page manual , which hopefully will benefit Dounreay for many years to come and contribute to the reduction of accidents on site . ’ |
| 16 | It took two years of ‘ giving of their best ’ for the Banks to recognise and negotiate with the Association . |
| 17 | The EEA Agreement will make it easier for UK nationals to live and work in the EFTA countries . |
| 18 | In six weeks , people gained the literacy skills to vote and participate in the political process ( Freire , 1973 ) . |
| 19 | Free all that valuable time wasted on such bureaucratic chores to go and listen to a few people who have something important to say . |
| 20 | There are so many things to see and do in a short stay . |
| 21 | ‘ And should you wish to play tourist , then on the hall table you will find all sorts of literature on things to see and do in the area . |
| 22 | Although Delft is most famous for the beautiful blue and white , hand-painted ceramics , which are still made by several studios and workshops which are open to visitors , there are many other things to see and enjoy in the town . |
| 23 | The festivals included " mysteries " , dramatic performances of episodes relating to the life , death and resurrection of Osiris , and often involved the planting of seed in Osiris-shaped moulds to germinate and grow by the end of the festival . |
| 24 | Together with the Commonwealth Secretariat , it has also called on the Guyanese government to grant local Indian tribes legal rights to hunt and gather in the reserve , as well as intellectual property rights over genetic materials found in the forest . |
| 25 | if the vehicle is a public service vehicle , being a stage carriage or an express carriage being used otherwise than on an excursion on tour within the meaning of section 159(1) of the Transport Act , 1968 , and the vehicle is waiting , after having proceeded past the zebra crossing in relation to which the zebra controlled area is indicated , for the purpose of enabling persons to board or alight from the vehicle . |
| 26 | This enables other members to consider the matter between the meetings and also enables the officers to investigate and report on the matter , if necessary . |
| 27 | In the former , agencies such as local enterprise boards , or economic development units , have attempted to encourage firms to develop or invest with the help of limited assistance from councils — attempts have been made to ‘ lever ’ additional funds from the private sector ( Clarke and Cochrane , 1987 ) . |
| 28 | Any species must eventually become extinct ; for changes in local conditions will sooner or later allow other species better adapted to the changed conditions to invade and conquer in the struggle for existence . |
| 29 | Recent pressure to end the obligation of junior officers to salute or stand in the presence of their seniors and recommendations to scrap the existing discipline code for a new ‘ code of ethics ’ applicable equally to all had dangerous implications , said Deputy Assistant Commissioner Lawrence Roach . |
| 30 | This investment overview does not constitute an offer or invitation to persons to subscribe for or purchase any shares or other securities in any company or for persons to enter or offer into an investment agreement or to exercise any rights conferred by a investment to acquire , dispose of , underwrite or convert an investment . |