Example sentences of "and [vb infin] [adv prt] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | ‘ It is clear we need to sell and bring in a fair amount of money before we can think of buying again . |
| 4 | ‘ It is clear that we need to sell and bring in a fair amount of money before we can think about buying again . ’ |
| 5 | There is nothing wrong in seeking an invitation to go and look around a neighbouring school to explore possibilities of working together . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It was accepted that Amnesty International would investigate and draw up an adverse report . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | A team whose aim is to develop and test out a new kind of entertainments system . ’ |
| 11 | The first angler each season to stand there and cast out a Black Pennel , about ten yards , always catches a trout of 1lb . ’ |
| 12 | We hope to be able to tell within minutes what time the rain will start and cease over a wide area around London . |
| 13 | TO peel the chestnuts , use a sharp knife to make a couple of slits in the skin of each one , put them in a saucepan , pour over enough boiling water to cover and simmer over a medium heat for about 5 minutes , then take them out a few at a time , drain and refresh them under running cold water . |
| 14 | Return to pan and stir over a low heat until it thickens and just comes to the boil . |
| 15 | Anyway , further down the Carter tour sheet , the band had an evening off in Atlanta and decided to go and check out a local restaurant which , they found , belonged to MICK JAGGER . |
| 16 | Like most twiners , dodder exhibits either equal growth all around its cylindrical axis , which yields a relatively straight vine , or grows unequally , which allows it to coil around and climb up a linear object such as a host plant . |