Example sentences of "and [vb infin] [adv prt] the [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | I 'll try and keep up the good work . ’ |
| 6 | She wanted above all else to sleep and blot out the terrifying events of the day . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | When Bodo saw I was in trouble , he said ‘ We 'd better turn round and go out the other way . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Selling horses is my living , so it 's my job to try and match up the right horse with the right owner . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Press down the edges to seal and trim off the excess pastry . |
| 16 | This probably evolved from a harem system where the females combined forces to overpower and drive out the dominant male . |
| 17 | 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 ? |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I mean I 've known lorries to go down and get out the human manure |
| 21 | You could then lean back and pick up the front foot , thrusting it straight into the opponent 's solar plexus . |
| 22 | It would be a case of opening the gates thankfully , and letting them pour out and disperse over the neighbouring villages as they would . |