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 | Lee ‘ s briskness had been a last stand and she was ready to turn and walk down the five flights of stairs again when the door in front of her suddenly swung open and Lee found herself walking through the doorway . |
| 14 | Selling horses is my living , so it 's my job to try and match up the right horse with the right owner . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Press down the edges to seal and trim off the excess pastry . |
| 17 | This probably evolved from a harem system where the females combined forces to overpower and drive out the dominant male . |
| 18 | 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 ? |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 21 | I mean I 've known lorries to go down and get out the human manure |
| 22 | You could then lean back and pick up the front foot , thrusting it straight into the opponent 's solar plexus . |
| 23 | It would be a case of opening the gates thankfully , and letting them pour out and disperse over the neighbouring villages as they would . |