Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the San Franciscan police usually look the other way when drug workers swap needles , sometimes by putting clean syringes in a pram and inviting junkies to step up and feed ‘ the baby ’ . |
| 2 | One aim of the SCRE Practitioner Award is to encourage teachers who start out to do small-scale research to press on and , despite pressures of time and other demands , to analyse the data , evaluate the weight of their conclusions , write up a report and communicate the outcome to others . |
| 3 | ‘ It was a cruel crime to carry out and they escaped with £20 . |
| 4 | In order to make things run smoothly , the BMC asked some notable British climbers to come along and help out . |
| 5 | These staff members have the designated responsibility to seek out and attract individuals who informally play various roles within the innovation process . |
| 6 | Finally , an audit trail maintains a record of all the network activity , including unsuccessful illicit attempts to log on or access restricted files or devices . |
| 7 | He knew only too well what would happen ; no doubt his stepfather would have the daily help to come in and take care of him , but as far as the business was concerned , it would likely be whipped from under him by the many land sharks who would prey on the defenceless old man without the slightest compunction . |
| 8 | When you have tired of building sand castles and the donkeys are having a break , there are plenty of interesting places to visit in and around the town . |
| 9 | I 'm actually also hoping to get , someone who was erm concerned at the campaign to come to the meeting , cos I think it would be very useful to have someone who 's been through it and to say how , how they tackled it , so I think it should an interesting meeting , hopefully we 'll get a few , you know interesting people to come along and we can spend from that meeting campaign . |
| 10 | Well I strange erm accusation yes we will be , we would keep the council tax down if I am that that would be a popular message to give out and so having accepted our below er the guideline figures they did take this into consideration but we have a budget that has elements of growth in industry . |
| 11 | This had some value , leading old ladies to get up and give me their seat on public transport . |
| 12 | The DHSS may then send you a more detailed form to fill in and return . |
| 13 | ’ ‘ It 's funny to think that only this morning we were trying to persuade poor old Eddy to go off and enjoy himself on a facilities trip to the Persian Gulf … |
| 14 | On 3 October 1943 Spain had announced its return to " neutral " status but , in fact , continued to export wolfram to Germany and to allow German agents to operate in and from Spain . |
| 15 | OSF is now believed to be looking for a commercial partner to take over and productise the technology , which is much-needed within the industry . |
| 16 | He had a different channel to set up and he was determined to do it differently . |
| 17 | Our cultural development will provide not only a record of an active journey , a passing view of ourselves as we are , but also a perspective on the world for future generations to build on and develop . |
| 18 | The second problem for such work schemes is the lack of trained staff with the necessary technical , commercial and entrepreneurial skills to set up and run a business for people with mental disorder . |
| 19 | By allowing their fleets and armies to be run down under Bel-Korhadris and Aethis , the Elves of Ulthuan had allowed their dark kindred to catch up and almost overhaul them in military might . |
| 20 | In the UK alone , there are nearly 2,000 quoted companies to invest in and therefore plenty of other homes for institutional Investors cash . |
| 21 | It was not much extra work to sweep out and clean away the dust , but it did mean , yet again , dismantling the stove . |
| 22 | ( It will also have been a waste if the outcome is only to soften up British buyers for Japanese companies to rush in and sell us microcomputers as they have previously sold us domestic electronic equipment . ) |
| 23 | The turboprop has also undergone a maturing process that now makes it an easy engine to work on and spectacularly reliable . |
| 24 | Polperro 's festivities fell five days later at St Peter 's Fair , and Quiller Couch beautifully described how a pile of tar barrels and wood would be built up on the beach for the entire village to gather around and see it lighted . |
| 25 | In the gloom I felt I was in some kind of an enclosure and told the rear gunner to get out and find out where we were . |
| 26 | For the elderly who have some form of infirmity , the normal daily routine of keeping the body clean and disposing of its waste products can be exhausting , hazardous , and , in some cases even painful when the back must be bent and the limbs slowly manipulated into the appropriate positions to get in and out of the bath , and down and up from the lavatory seat . |
| 27 | for that 's for the civil service to run around and play games with . |
| 28 | Especially in view of the fact that , in the far corner , the old lady in the wheelchair was making determined but unsuccessful efforts to get up and walk . |
| 29 | With your own project , you really need a distinct avenue to go down and be prepared to stick to that no matter what . |
| 30 | So in the end , after a week or so , it was a real relief to give up and bottle-feed him instead . ’ |