Example sentences of "[verb] and [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What are you going to do instead ? ’ asks Phil , chewing up little pieces of graph paper into sodden balls , and flicking them at the laboratory ceiling with a slide-rule to try and make them stick . |
| 2 | So Malcolm went down Club Row market and bought us a cat and the most ridiculously horrible food — tins of sardines and those disgusting tinned plum tomatoes they used to try and make you eat at school . |
| 3 | That was why I kept pushing you and provoking you — to try and make you spit it out . |
| 4 | Well there are one or two other things we can do to try and make you feel better er even if the , the hands are n't the principle cause er I think we 'll see what happens , work your chest out of the way first though . |
| 5 | Well , perhaps I wo n't light the fire until half past eleven or something to try and make it go that bit further . |
| 6 | I did use more at first when I was buying grams , say a year ago , when I was doin' that , but , say this last year I was trying to pace meself out 'cos I knew that I 'd run outa money eventually , so I had to try and make it last … . |
| 7 | And after as many tender words as he could think of , to try and lighten the load , to try and make it seem less of a confession , even to try and compensate for the shared and shaming confidence , he told Fergus that he had been responsible for the fire that had burned down the barn near Port Ann , fifteen years earlier . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I 've always wanted to try and do something like that — play eight-bar pop guitar solos . |
| 9 | Punc punctuation do you want to try and do you want to just write it down . |
| 10 | Colleagues , just to try and let you know what , er I 've got in my mind concerning the business that 's fell off the agenda yesterday and today so far . |
| 11 | ‘ We need to try and help them progress in life as opposed to literally shutting the door in their faces . |
| 12 | It was their own idea , started without help before I began my work as an adviser and I want to try and help them make it a success . |
| 13 | The Occupational Therapist is there to try and help you find a solution to your problem . |
| 14 | That 's , that 's , yeah that 's the special edition which is the one er just , you know , to try and help you sell better and that 's the , that 's the other possibility , the |
| 15 | I think it might be a good id , I do n't know whether , Lisa would like it better if you would let her know and let her get Kev talking on it , which perhaps be a better idea if she was in on it , but I 'll , I 'll have a word with her |
| 16 | She would fall and make him drag her the rest of the way first . |
| 17 | Towards the end he could no longer fend for himself and good neighbours used to come and help me get him up out of bed and into a chair . |
| 18 | ‘ They both love sport and have no time for show business — except sometimes they like to come and hear me sing . |
| 19 | I have thought from time to time that I would like to write and let you know how much those lessons meant to me — and now I am ! |
| 20 | Your cousin warned me off again , we had a little set-to in the pub , so I thought I 'd better come and make me mark . ’ |
| 21 | When he turned his head he kept his eyes closed , let out his breath , opened his eyes , looked and heard himself give a little whimpering sigh . |
| 22 | Or ask your seller to obtain and let you have office copies , which will almost certainly be an obligation under the contract . |
| 23 | It was all right for the likes of May and Izzy , always shouting and laughing and making her cry . |
| 24 | What you are looking for is someone who will speak their language for you , listen and help you practise , and correct you . |
| 25 | I chose a man who massaged my bruised ego , made up for much of the emotional neglect I 'd suffered and made me laugh a lot . |
| 26 | But when it suits them they choose not to be seen and seen you know sort of divide and rule tactics of seen as different entities really and I mean to be how dare and one one comment was how dare these men gang up against us . |
| 27 | Apply it with a roller in a thin , even coat and let it dry without disturbing it for a good 24 hours . |
| 28 | He came and helped me lay it all in which was very nice . |
| 29 | I 'll dress and let you get some sleep . ’ |
| 30 | And er they used to come to me and ask things about what they should do and did I think they had a claim for this and that you know , and I used to tell them you see . |