Example sentences of "and [vb base] a [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They spend time getting to know their workers and develop a situation of trust so that their employees feel able to bring problems to them . |
| 2 | Following the publication of the White Paper , Understanding British Industry ( UBI ) was contracted to the Department of Trade and Industry in order to set up , monitor and evaluate a series of pilot programmes . |
| 3 | See which courses they can put round what and squeeze a bit of money out of it . |
| 4 | Trust you to lower the tone of the whole conversation and introduce a note of clitoris envy at the same time . ’ |
| 5 | I went over to the range to get the kettle and make a pot of tea and listened to their conversation . |
| 6 | An example of practitioner as researcher , in the field of adoption , demonstrates how a practitioner can enrich her practice and make a contribution to knowledge at the same time . |
| 7 | Then he saw a policeman near him , so he began to sing and shout and make a lot of noise . |
| 8 | Soapy began to sing and shout and make a lot of noise . |
| 9 | The male babies were encouraged to explore , to bang things and make a lot of noise and generally be more active . |
| 10 | a man of trained hand , eye , and brain ; disciplined and good mannered ; of sound muscle and fully developed lungs ; with a general knowledge of common tools and simple machines ; able to read a plan and make a drawing to scale ; ready to undertake any kind of unspecialised work , ; and competent , even if he does unskilled work , to do it ‘ with his head ’ . |
| 11 | In other words , buy a good dressmaking pattern of a suitable garment , look at the pattern layout and make a length of cloth to suit the widest section the patter . |
| 12 | The second is : every command you give must be broken only by you , by which I mean do not tell your dog to sit then go off and make a cup of tea and forget all about him . |
| 13 | It does n't multiload presentation screens , but it does force you to reload Level One even if you died on it , and automatically restarts when loading is complete — if you go and make a cup of tea between levels , chances are you 'll be greeted with a ‘ game over ’ message when you return ! |
| 14 | ‘ OK , OK — look , just get the kettle on and make a cup of tea ! ’ |
| 15 | I turn back to the white man 's earnest justification and go and make a cup of tea . |
| 16 | Go and make a cup of tea . |
| 17 | Go and make a cup of tea Yun . |
| 18 | And in a radio programme , you have exactly the same thing , it 's the first fifteen or twenty seconds which makes you decide ‘ Am I going to listen to this , or am I going to switch this off , and go out and make a cup of tea or take the dog for a walk ? ’ |
| 19 | As I sit writing , I decide to go into the kitchen and make a cup of coffee . |
| 20 | I have learned when this happens to leave it switched on and go and make a cup of coffee : by the time I get back it works perfectly . |
| 21 | I never knit for more than one hour at a time ; after this I go and make a cup of coffee , pop to the bathroom , feed the cat , water the plants , in fact any small job that takes about ten minutes . |
| 22 | I used to unyoke and make a wisp of straw and wisp her all over , rub all the sweat off so they did n't take cold , you see . |
| 23 | She never got up the street , she , she , ai n't , could n't bike , he could n't bike , so I used to take the yeast and carry on with my round right the way down Soham Fen , Low Barn , Metton Cottages , that 's right in the middle of Fen , that used to , a farm used to belong to Mr er Sam then , you see , years ago and then when I used to come back , I used to have to call at Mrs and pick a loaf of bread up . |
| 24 | If I actually follow you down the street in order to be sure that you do n't throw it away or forget to post it , for instance , then I at one and the same time become certain that you 've posted it and display a lack of faith that you will do so . |
| 25 | Rural people in most countries suffer from isolation and lack a sense of solidarity or the opportunity to influence decision making . ’ |
| 26 | I have windows broken at regular intervals and suffer a lot of abuse and foul language when I ask them to move . |
| 27 | Be warned , if you have one or two large and complex images , you could have time enough to make drink , and regret a cup of coffee before the thumbnail picture has been completed , but next time it will display with alacrity . |
| 28 | A powerful electric current would pass through me and launch a surge of excitement : something wonderful awaited me . |
| 29 | Jovic nevertheless dismissed fears that the Presidency might seek to annul the election results and declare a state of emergency . |
| 30 | The powers allow it to rule by decree and declare a state of war . |