Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] and [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he told Kāli to go and graze the cows , and Bi ā to tend the sheep . |
| 2 | In contrast to the other option , it might be possible to monitor and recover the waste . |
| 3 | It is much simpler , cheaper and healthier to try and eat a high-fibre diet in the first place . |
| 4 | One of the problems with habits is that they become so ingrained , so much part of the horse , that to try and stop the habit may make the horse extremely anxious and resistant . |
| 5 | Maybe you want to be cautious , knowing that to try and do a work of God by the flesh is to court disaster and possibly a nervous breakdown for good measure . |
| 6 | The South African environment department has refused permission to fishermen in Struisbaai to catch and barbecue a whale belonging to a species recognised as endangered . |
| 7 | SARFU had done little to try and rectify the damage created at Ellis Park so French and Fordham took the initiative prior to the special ANC meeting . |
| 8 | If something interests you , you 're free to go and explore the possibilities of teaching it , and you are n't shut into these watertight boxes that you 're in that department and can never get out of it . |
| 9 | For example , a sales idea will be easier to implement and show a steeper slope ( e.g. takes less time from origination to commercialization ) than one requiring a new technology involving research and development . |
| 10 | Where liability is admitted , or it is acknowledged that liability is likely to be established , then it may be sensible to try and agree an interim payment because it will probably be possible to secure a lower sum in interim damages than would be awarded by the Court if matters were so to proceed . |
| 11 | So he 's , he 's now doing er A level psychology and G S C E sociology at night school whilst he is keeping his days free to try and get a job which is not easy anywhere |
| 12 | She had simply eaten one after another to try and stem the feelings of anxiety within her . |
| 13 | The scientists warn that the lack of data on humans , the wide variety of potential genetic effects , coupled with the sheer number of genes involved ( 10 000 for each human sex cell ) make it impracticable to try and assess the impact of chemical mutagens beyond the most important mutations in the first six generations . |
| 14 | We 're doing this to try and make the mothers our allies in caring for their children , ’ explains Manning . |
| 15 | we would like to continue and be prepared to serve and help the new parish priest . |
| 16 | In fact , men and women are often no longer free to explore and share the many aspects of maleness and femaleness which add texture , richness and depth to work and leisure life . |
| 17 | We are not free to deface and destroy the natural world . |
| 18 | Since the pressure of blood in the arteries is greater than that in the veins , an accumulation of blood occurs , making it easier to identify and puncture a vein . |
| 19 | Betty Boyce would like to hear from anyone who would be willing to organise and man a stall at the Reunion . |
| 20 | Do make sure that you retain the right to sell soft drinks and refreshments , these are far easier to manage and provide a good ratio of profit to outlay . |
| 21 | As one of the two tasks , however , may be simply easier by nature than the other the result may be affected because , for instance , it is easier to recognise and report the location of dots than trigrams . |
| 22 | I suspect that [ the ] very absence of quality is what makes such stuff attractive to children , not just because it is easy to read , undemanding , untaxing , but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read . |
| 23 | Generally speaking , it is easier to learn and use the keyboard equivalents of the mouse movements to activate menus as it saves having to remove your hands from the keyboard . |
| 24 | She guessed it would be Nicky Kai , eager to hear her singing the praises of her beloved island once more , and she might be willing to stay and share the light supper she had been planning for herself as it was Sunday , the one evening of the week on which Florian might occasionally make a concession to the fact of his breakfast show slot and retire soon after dark . |
| 25 | It has never been easier to change and choose a healthier weight-loss programme . |
| 26 | This makes it easier to stop and start the video exactly when you want to . |
| 27 | Often it is easier to shape and mould the individual pieces before the whole is glued up , but sometimes , where the mouldings run across joints , it is better to glue up , or at least assemble the part first in order to get a neat run of the moulding over the joint . |
| 28 | She was able to take analgesia orally and once her pain was controlled , she became more willing to move and adopt a less tense position . |
| 29 | Sharpe , his message in safe hands , was free to return and watch the French . |
| 30 | But I said too a man of sorts , for the acknowledgement now includes crippled masculinity , and with that Joyce is free to embody and enact a different fear hinted at before in , for example , The Dead , but masked by the victim 's status of the woman thrust on so cruelly by the culture . |