Example sentences of "and [noun] [vb base] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't really think we can necessarily say that it must be vitamin E that is a protective factor , but what we can now say is that fruit and vegetables seem to protect against heart disease , ’ says Professor James . |
| 2 | There has always been criticism , much of it unjust , that lecturers in colleges and polytechnics fail to keep in touch with school-based initiatives and developments and that college programmes are all too often divorced from the real world of school . |
| 3 | Technical publications on computer abuse , security and auditing tend to focus on input , output , access , software and processing controls , while the media is all too often preoccupied with the potential threat posed by viruses and hackers ( see ACCOUNTANCY , April , p 102 , 103 ) . |
| 4 | Only then during the forward swing can the legs and hips begin to work in harmony with the upper body in generating clubhead speed . |
| 5 | To listen to this when the mind and body need to recover from effort is , to use a medical term , contra-indicated . |
| 6 | What do Daffy and Donald like to watch on telly ? |
| 7 | Green plants and trees need to take in carbon dioxide ( in a process called ‘ photosynthesis ’ ) so that they can manufacture carbohydrates and other materials . |
| 8 | A number of well-known independent brands such as Marker and Volkl continue to play for time , while others are doubtless praying for the white knights of the ski business . |
| 9 | Andrew and Wendy plan to work with drug addicts in Hong Kong and they will soon embark on a two-month trial period . |
| 10 | So what , if anything , do examinations and tests have to do with teaching , learning , or reaching the standards of excellence that supporters of selective systems are so fond of ? |
| 11 | Would the thermodynamic arrow reverse and disorder begin to decrease with time ? |
| 12 | Apparently , 15 and 16-year-olds have to remain in prison while the Home Office argues with the Department of Health over what is to happen to them . |
| 13 | Patient numbers and mortality fail to take into account the influences of different demographic groups or diagnoses and so these simple data are being abandoned for more complex assessments that generate an overall score and tell us something about how ill the patient is . |
| 14 | Fertility could remain high and mortality continue to decline without population growth being stifled by a fall in wages and increases in the cost of subsistence . |
| 15 | According to this analysis regions such as Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Kent need to invest in education , training and infrastructure in order to maximise the potential benefits of the Channel Tunnel , particularly in the long term when congestion costs in the grands poles become insupportable and investors look elsewhere . |
| 16 | ‘ Do you and Leo want to come to dinner on Tuesday ? |