Example sentences of "[verb] and [verb] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tried to communicate and got on very well , despite the language difficulties . |
| 2 | Such problems , on the Lazarsfeldian view , can be sorted and clarified empirically only by , in this case , formulating indicators for each of the possible dimensions of the concept . |
| 3 | Luckily Tim Dunton had been very understanding , telling her not to worry and to take as long as she needed to sort matters out . |
| 4 | The very word itself conjures up ancient dusty battles over the cultural legitimacy of cinema , battles that were fought , won and forgotten long ago . |
| 5 | Most are speaking , walking and managing very nicely by the time they are three . |
| 6 | It was tempting to try and do too much on one short visit to the Falklands . |
| 7 | Here it is much more feasible for feminists to try and intervene more formally by criticizing existing sources , and by creating their own alternatives . |
| 8 | When dealing with regression to an earlier stage in this lifetime , I like to try and go back initially to a relatively happy time in the patient 's life . |
| 9 | So it 's going over the same ground but from the different er different emphasis because clearly my mistake last week was to try and cram in too much and to erm assume that what I was saying about modern sex theory was erm self-evident . |
| 10 | However , there was an entrance fee and I was beyond the stage of paying those so I decided to try and shelter somewhere else . |
| 11 | I did in December but it was not relative to any of the specifications it was simply to try and ascertain how long the contract was was still live , to find out get this guy |
| 12 | Finally , I decided to try and find out more about cognitive linguistics . |
| 13 | I had to try and live on less than £18 a week . |
| 14 | This causes the contestant to try and get even closer to the opponent 's face with subsequent jabs , in order to pick up that elusive score . |
| 15 | so I 'm gon na have to try and get up early tomorrow and get a definite appointment with doctor if |
| 16 | And at the moment there is considerable er research effort being directed to try and work out just how much more carbon dioxide the ocean will continue to absorb . |
| 17 | But in the sweet and gentle light of day , she began to face herself , to think back over the conversation she had with ‘ Miguelito ’ , and to try and work out just how besotted she had sounded to him . |
| 18 | He could run and jump and climb much better in bare feet , and he could do it all without making a sound . |
| 19 | Let the reins fall and move further away very carefully . ’ |
| 20 | The Staatskanzlei , which controlled the day-to-day administration of foreign policy , had already been reorganised and made rather more efficient at the beginning of his period in office . |
| 21 | ‘ Come on you bastard , ’ she shouted and pressed down hard on the gas . |
| 22 | He frowns and stares straight ahead , blows a furious klaxon on the horn . |
| 23 | The others expected and got little enough : they got even less . |
| 24 | He 's Well I think she 's pretty silly to come and sit out there in the rain and disturb the I suppose it it perhaps it is under cover I suppose . |
| 25 | She said within hours of their meeting , ‘ I ca n't wait for you to come and live here too . |
| 26 | He used to come and dine here sometimes , just on his own , and he and your uncle would talk and talk . |
| 27 | Thus we can see that verbal material is identified more accurately in the right hand field than in the left and that , in fact , dots are located and counted more accurately in the left hand field . |
| 28 | Second , because the disc offers radial access to its contents , an individual frame or sequence of frames can be located and retrieved very quickly . |
| 29 | The landlord will nevertheless wish to ensure that the premises are occupied and trading as soon as possible , particularly if they are located in a parade or shopping centre where the landlord 's adjoining premises could benefit from customers to the premises . |
| 30 | Getting the thorn out was not easy , for the foot had become so tender that Pipkin winced and pulled away even from Hazel 's tongue . |