Example sentences of "and [vb infin] [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The tuna fish swim beneath schools of dolphins , fishermen do not discriminate and scoop up the whole lot in their nets . |
2 | Do n't be concerned with the feeling that nothing is " sinking in " but do try and seek out the main points . |
3 | Policies that promote welfare are explained in terms of social control ; they are measures to combat disorder and crime just like police and penal policies , measures to legitimize and prop up the capitalist system . |
4 | Thus in Ibrams ( 1982 ) there had been considerable ill-treatment and violence by the deceased towards D and his girlfriend , and this led them eventually to plan and carry out a night-time raid on the deceased 's flat , during which they attacked and killed him . |
5 | you ca n't hear me , right , ok , I 'll try and speak up a little bit louder , erm my work , I work erm here and I work abroad and I live in Durham , er I 'm a writer and erm one of the things that I 'm most interested in is using art as an inspiration for my work as a , as a writer and I 'd like to be able to show you by this talk , how I do that , erm , I have a few publications , my work 's performed by a local group actually based in Newcastle and I 'm a member of er a group called Another Story and my work 's been put to music by a composer and er a play and the play and sing that , that the pieces of |
6 | ‘ It is clear we need to sell and bring in a fair amount of money before we can think of buying again . |
7 | ‘ It is clear that we need to sell and bring in a fair amount of money before we can think about buying again . ’ |
8 | The swimming pool , garden terraces and poolside bar are the daytime focus of attention for those who want to lie back and soak up the Mediterranean sun , and the restaurant and caféteria serve a good variety of snacks throughout the day . |
9 | There is nothing wrong in seeking an invitation to go and look around a neighbouring school to explore possibilities of working together . |
10 | Tom Farmer , chairman of Scottish Business in the Community , who chaired the meeting , promised that all the organisations of which Prince Charles was patron would now quickly get together and work out a strategic plan . |
11 | I 'll try and keep up the good work . ’ |
12 | She wanted above all else to sleep and blot out the terrifying events of the day . |
13 | It was accepted that Amnesty International would investigate and draw up an adverse report . |
14 | The cell , although uncomfortable and oppressive , made for a haven of quiet and stillness within which Bernice had been able to calm and draw out the traumatized girl . |
15 | The knighthood for Colonel David Stirling , founder of the SAS , who helped to try and set up a strike-breaking organisation called GB75 in the 1970s , may prove controversial . |
16 | They set out up the hillside , going slowly , picking their way from one bush and tussock to another and pausing continually to sniff and stare along the great expanse of grass , which stretched on either side as far as they could see . |
17 | It is the private world of the student 's mind that is at issue , a world that should expand and take on a rich array of colours , within the course of studies . |
18 | This change will allow the Gallery to set itself up permanently on a proper funding basis , with the possibility of a number of options : it could move into public ownership , either national or local ; alternatively , a private sponsor might come forward and take on the entire enterprise . |
19 | The disease causes its victims to waste away and take on the sharp outlines of a statue with the shiny , sickly pallid hue of marble as the disease destroys them . |
20 | A team whose aim is to develop and test out a new kind of entertainments system . ’ |
21 | When Bodo saw I was in trouble , he said ‘ We 'd better turn round and go out the other way . |
22 | They wanted to hug , cuddle , kiss , make daisy chains and watch the ducklings running on the surface of the lake , but one was told to grow up and pay back the beastly Jews who were wicked people and had put daddy Schicklgruber out of work , another that anyone who did n't enjoy riding bare back across Asia splitting skulls was a sissy , the third that all Mensheviks carried a knife up their sleeve and needed purging . |
23 | Selling horses is my living , so it 's my job to try and match up the right horse with the right owner . |
24 | Well , because we have a very flexible course , a modular course which is made up of units , it 's , it 's possible to almost fit anybody into our course , so in fact she 's met one of our specialists and the analysis had been done of what she 's done before , what she wants to do in the future to try and match up the whole thing ; only she knows exactly what she 's doing . |
25 | Press down the edges to seal and trim off the excess pastry . |
26 | This probably evolved from a harem system where the females combined forces to overpower and drive out the dominant male . |
27 | The first angler each season to stand there and cast out a Black Pennel , about ten yards , always catches a trout of 1lb . ’ |
28 | If the voter is already conditioned to think in certain ways , what hope is there in relying on the people to rise up and cast out the military-industrial complex ? |
29 | If it is a loss of earnings the court has only to ascertain and add up the net earnings lost , and if it is loss caused by out-of-pocket expenditure the court has only to ascertain and add up the total expenditure . |
30 | If it is a loss of earnings the court has only to ascertain and add up the net earnings lost , and if it is loss caused by out-of-pocket expenditure the court has only to ascertain and add up the total expenditure . |