Example sentences of "[prep] and [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But the Doctor had already wrenched the tank about and stepped up the output of the traction motor . |
| 32 | So that 's the first question for you to think about and reflect on . |
| 33 | and this is something I could change my hands slightly about and come back and speak to you |
| 34 | These activities relate to planning , making decisions about and carrying out events at work or for leisure : for example in shopping , planning a journey or organizing a party . |
| 35 | Do n't clench your fists tensely , or get so enthusiastic about what you are saying that you wave your arms about and knock over the wine . |
| 36 | We 'd get scared half the way through and back off and just stick a few ship pictures round the walls . |
| 37 | But I did n't look , I did n't stop , it was raining so bad Thursday morning and windy that I I went to the market , I cut straight through and went up and Di went to get the paper then he went . |
| 38 | From the free-kick , Anderton 's shot squeezed through a wall which resembled a collander , hit Deane on the way through and rolled in by the near post . |
| 39 | We had time for a couple of runs through and set up the tape recorders ( I took two in case of trouble ! ) and by 10 a.m. we were all standing in our place s — white skirts dazzling and hearts beating fast — waiting for the signal to start . |
| 40 | So anyway he looked back through and flicked through and he , he looked well it , it 's nothing to worry about . |
| 41 | through and carried on up through |
| 42 | So I do n't in me head like and mixed up . |
| 43 | The funnel described in this chapter makes the animals come out of the soil or leaves so that you can see what they look like and find out how many there are . |
| 44 | The first seven miles of this journey are extremely arduous : there is no path and progress is a struggle through tussocky grass , tough heather and naked peat hags , keeping to the clifftops where possible but often unavoidably descending into and scrambling out of the coves and gullies that break the ramparts , as well as fording the streams entering the sea from the moorlands of the interior . |
| 45 | He strips the silhouette down to a jacket which snakes into and flares out from a neatly fitted waist , teamed with the leanest leggings and matching over-the-knee boots . |
| 46 | The away end bogs , according to who was forced to abandon half-times plans for a piss , are Heysel revisited — one narrow tunnel going into and coming out of the place was crammed with hundreds of fans all going in and out at the same time , plus a few old bills looking on saying helpfully ‘ I should n't do that if I were you . |
| 47 | However , competitive pressures can still be generated by another feature of the industry mentioned before — the relative ease of entry into and exit out of the big league . |
| 48 | Despite the difficulties of getting into and travelling around many of these countries — due to poor roads , curfews , civil wars , monsoons — researchers often uncover information and testimony they would never otherwise obtain . |
| 49 | It was only after they had peered into and groped about in what they felt certain was the right cave but found nothing that they decided to withdraw into the trees and wait for the dawn . |
| 50 | Irvine , California-based Pick Systems Inc , which two months ago was hiring back some of its old lieutenants , has up and laid off all its vice-presidents and managers except for its engineering chief , and will close down all but its Russian and its headquarters operations , Unigram reports . |
| 51 | Pick Systems Inc , which two months ago was hiring back some of its old lieutenants ( UX No 420 ) , has up and laid off all its vice presidents and managers except its engineering chief reportedly without notice or severance and will close down all but its Russian and headquarters operations . |
| 52 | And you 'd say , Rum- stick-a-bum here I come , and you 'd run and hop onto and get on as far a onto these backs as you could . |
| 53 | If they are unusually anxious or irritated , they may find the noise just too much to deal with and stalk off in a feline sulk rather than squat down for a good meal . |
| 54 | This often acted as his main link with and control over the permanent officials of the ministry and could have great practical importance in its day-to-day running . |
| 55 | Reality is not to be trifled with and sliced up in this way . |
| 56 | Slowly , he put down the silver pen he had been toying with and stood up , walking to her at the windows . |
| 57 | will be with and following up the interest shown in The Philippines by groups in the west . |
| 58 | The task-centred approach is not seen as being particularly useful in areas where there is a mental health problem , or severe mental impairment , where long-term dependency is envisaged , or where the client is unable to accept that there is a problem to be dealt with and worked on . |
| 59 | Oh well Bob had a mini bus that he went with and picked up the passengers . |
| 60 | The cone is drawn with and marks out all the possible light paths through P 1 ; it is called the light cone at P 1 . |