Example sentences of "and [vb base] [adv] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Come and sit here for a bit . |
| 2 | My son would adore it — my comfort-loving daughter would work hard to achieve a ganglion before leaving and sit contentedly by a log fire for the duration with a good book and a hot Ribena . |
| 3 | Sometimes I go into a public-house and sit there with a glass of lemonade in my hand , eavesdropping , hoping to hear some treasonable conversation . |
| 4 | Playing a Stableford of the three best individual scores , they finish about 3½ hours later and sit down to a breakfast provided by the ladies . |
| 5 | ‘ Come and sit down for a minute while the lasagne finishes cooking . ’ |
| 6 | Life becomes crazy when I 'm recording Birds Of A Feather so I tend to organise working lunches and sit down in a restaurant to get my fuel . |
| 7 | PV the number of pages per volume for paper and microfilm up to a maximum of 9999 , in this format : |
| 8 | Falling donations have forced Greenpeace International to cut its 1993 budget from $36 million to $27 million , sell the largest of its seven ships , and make up to a quarter of its 500 campaigners redundant . |
| 9 | Fibrous tissue replaces this , the capillaries heal and contract down over a period of months to leave a linear scar . |
| 10 | The noise is formidable , for the rocks clatter and bang away down a steel chute that dumps them back on the ground . |
| 11 | Before starting the repair , remove all debris and loose rust and rub down with a wire brush and abrasive paper |
| 12 | It does this because it shows how if we start from our own case alone , and concentrate entirely upon a conception of mental states which is independent of behaviour , we can not move from our conception of ourselves as subjects of experience to a conception of other subjects . |
| 13 | The scenery inspires awe and apprehension and fear even on a summer day ; in stormy conditions , the effect is frightening . |
| 14 | report and summarise effectively in a range of contexts ; |
| 15 | and fly off in a shower , airily |
| 16 | As the full , six-strong complement of the member 's Committee representatives were present , and obviously in support , he would quickly realise the arithmetic of it and press on to a vote . |
| 17 | I was concerned to understand what it was like to leave school and grow up in a world with little work . |
| 18 | They were awake before dawn and for the second time they heard the chorus begin as a trickle and grow swiftly to a torrent as the birds welcomed the great Trumpeter . |
| 19 | Melt half the butter in a saucepan , add the beans and cook gently for a couple of minutes , stirring , then add the savory and just enough boiling water to cover the beans . |
| 20 | Add conditioner to the water , and aerate thoroughly for a couple of days . |
| 21 | Put cleaners and bleach together in a cupboard with a child safety catch . |
| 22 | The ambitious plans drawn up by Middlesbrough council will be passed to various departments which will work on them and report back in a year 's time . |
| 23 | It is here that the rich and super-rich moor their magnificent multi-million pound floating palaces and slip ashore for a glass of bubbly or two . |
| 24 | P. P. Sometimes , when we were going in at night , when it was wet , we would try and put a mac on and slip down to A Division parade room — hang the mac up quick and dive into your coat . |
| 25 | The best and longest-lasting tans are acquired slowly — quick tans are usually fast burns and peel off in a trice . |
| 26 | If you fancy trying it yourself around harvest time in September , then gather together a few pounds of the bluey-black sloe berries , prick them all over with a fork , smother them in about 6oz of sugar and top up with a litre of gin . |
| 27 | I have a new wardrobe full of clothes I could n't wear before and fit comfortably into a size 10/12 instead of struggling into a size 14 . |
| 28 | The curds are lifted onto muslin-covered racks and cut through with a knife before they are left to drain . |
| 29 | Tip on the concrete and level out with a rake until it is just about the level of the formwork |
| 30 | But they used to break 'em in ; and that 's funny , the bullocks knew ; they knew cuppy and wheesh just like a horse . |