Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The skills required to successfully design and make up complex documents are not learnt overnight . |
| 2 | It was felt that central government was at the core of many of the problems , but also to be considered was the mis-management of the NIHE Board and their failure to properly consult and allow the full participation of the tenants themselves , who more often than not are the best experts needed . |
| 3 | The failure to properly research and understand older consumers is illustrated by several attempts to introduce promotions based on the American experience of discount-trading linked to a magazine . |
| 4 | Cable said yesterday the company would eventually upgrade and operate the long distance and international communications systems . |
| 5 | Without social inequality , Parsons finds it difficult to see how members of society could effectively cooperate and work together . |
| 6 | Here was a trait that Theo could wholeheartedly approve and support . |
| 7 | Recent cases , where health authorities have overspent , have usually stemmed from a failure to properly install and operate such a system . |
| 8 | Tonight it seemed to me that Mrs Browning had still not recovered from her fear , and I suggested that I should perhaps stay and see her into bed . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , something like that … and that 's something that can only aid and assist . ’ |
| 10 | She could only think and worry for John . |
| 11 | You better stay and think . |
| 12 | ‘ Better stay and listen , ’ said Ethel . |
| 13 | It is important when collecting soil to avoid getting any old leaves or weeds mixed in with it , as these will only decompose and foul the water . |
| 14 | Corbett could only nod and turned to lead his horse from the abbey gates , when Selkirk called out , ‘ Mind you , Corbett , for an English clerk , you have some good qualities , and that is praise indeed from a Scotsman ! ’ |
| 15 | The scientists can only wait and hope . |
| 16 | But for the time being , Private Morrison 's family , already overcome by grief , can only wait and hope his body will be released to them soon . |
| 17 | She could only wait and see what was going to happen . |
| 18 | Now she could only wait and see what happened . |
| 19 | If the NCVQ was too narrow in its concern with those skill-based qualifications which satisfied employers , the local manager could only wait and see what the final outcome would be between the force of BTEC ( arguing for greater breadth and balance ) and NCVQ . |
| 20 | Now Faldo and his European colleagues can only wait and see if the hard work and application pays off at the weekend . |
| 21 | I can only wait and see what happens . |
| 22 | I can only wait and see what happens . |
| 23 | But they could only wait and listen for any scrap of news . |
| 24 | As they call out the names of the new members , I would like them to stand so they can all recognise and welcome them . |
| 25 | ‘ Lukey , ’ Sonny whispered nervously , ‘ mebbe we 'd better wait and let Da deal with this . ’ |
| 26 | Thus evolutionary change in a population of organisms can only track and respond to the changes in the environment , continually being wise after the event . |
| 27 | High above them the constant roof of clouds would merely lighten and darken in a long solar axial period of 116.8 days . |
| 28 | You 'd better watch and get that paddy first or there 'll be trouble . |
| 29 | As previously noted , banks can increase the total volume of spending in the economy by their credit-creating capacity while non-bank financial institutions can merely borrow and lend funds which have been already created within the banking system . |
| 30 | However , they do appear to gently tighten and tone up the surface of the skin ( albeit temporarily ) and moisturise at the same time so skin feels softer and smoother . |