Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] and [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because it 's their own fault for going to , nobody told them to go and do it , did they ? |
| 2 | In the second account , Jesus told them to go and show themselves to the priests , and while they were on their way they discovered they were cured . |
| 3 | She was stuck there with the bags , she could n't leave them to go and pick the child up . |
| 4 | I tell them to go and fuck themselves . |
| 5 | The alarm will trigger in a central control point and the people there will either ring a neighbour to ask them to go and see what the problem is , or immediately ring the emergency services . |
| 6 | I feel that these difficulties have gone on too long for there to be a realistic prospect of change in time for these children and given their improvement whilst in foster care , where they are not brought up in their parents ' conflict , it is not in the children 's interests for them to go and live with the father and that they need to be placed in an environment with permanent substitute parents , who can meet the boys ' physical , emotional , educational and social needs . |
| 7 | People come here looking for a Rottweiler as a guard dog — I tell them to go and buy a burglar alarm . |
| 8 | ‘ I told them to go and camp on Rickling Heath , which is public land , if they must stay . |
| 9 | Another good homework task for some clients is to encourage them to go and try deliberately to provoke and control a panic attack . |
| 10 | What makes them think and function in the way they do ? |
| 11 | A transformational change is orchestrated by the organization 's executive managers , who must have access to a model that enables them to diagnose and manage the change process . |
| 12 | The future and the past of the world was gathered on an island for everyone to see and speculate with awe . |
| 13 | Behind her she could hear Jack calmly telling everyone to go and shower and change and come back in full barrier gear . |
| 14 | Thus the passerby would observe in large letters the exhortation , ‘ I urge everyone to go and see The Hooded Owl now ! — Times ’ . |
| 15 | When the Cruithin said , ‘ The Enchantment is lost to us , ma'am , ’ Grainne turned to them , her eyes brilliant , and said , ‘ But we shall find it again , ’ and saw them nod and smile , and felt suddenly and deeply happy . |
| 16 | Or would it better to speak with Carl and Sam first — let them explain and give comfort to Ma ? |
| 17 | Local artist Hazel Albarn has been working with ten and 11-year-olds and their teachers , helping them design and create large sculptures relating to their other work topics . |
| 18 | In addition to the process of education and a negotiated programme for overcoming the chosen difficulty , the client is taught a number of specific skills which will assist them to combat and overcome their feelings of anxiety . |
| 19 | To meet senior executives ' needs , the information must enable them to monitor and control the organisation 's activities against its strategy and objectives , and contribute to an effective strategic decision-making process . |
| 20 | All finalists will be introduced to an appropriate book-keeping system , enabling them to monitor and control their businesses in a professional manner . |
| 21 | It is just that the world automatically tends to become full of those varieties of clay ( or DNA ) that happen to have properties that make them persist and spread themselves about . |
| 22 | When I arrived ten minutes before her at one stop ( advance means a few minutes ahead as well as two months ) I found that two ladies in wheelchairs had positioned themselves at the foot of the stairs and were pleading with everyone to let them stay and shake hands with Mrs Thatcher . |
| 23 | now they 're asking me to go and sit down between them , |
| 24 | Do you want me to go and make you another one ? |
| 25 | ‘ It 'll be time for me to go and collect Maria soon — ‘ |
| 26 | The extraordinary thing was that the man who was begging me to go and tell the world about this was expecting at any moment to hear that he had been appointed to one of the most senior jobs in the Iraqi government . |
| 27 | I had been freelancing reviews for NME , but always sent them by post , when the very nice man at Sounds poached me to go and do nice juicy features . |
| 28 | Thought want me to go and do my shopping . |
| 29 | I may want me to go and do it now ? |
| 30 | They asked me to go and stay with them , away from the place where the burglary had taken place . |