Example sentences of "[prep] and [vb base] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 In this state his spirit was said to fly to the other world of spirits and there discover the cause of and cure for a person 's illness , the identity of a malefactor , or the nature of events destined to occur .
2 At the initial design stage , and during the implementation of the program , the programmer needs to be aware of and act upon a number of factors .
3 Granting ourselves the time to speculate and dream of a world to come gives us a chance to prepare for and adapt to a future way of life .
4 Such a model has been influential in the way we think about and respond to a variety of social problems but has been particularly significant in framing research , policy and practice in child abuse .
5 Use a comb or brush , whichever you feel most comfortable with and invest in a ‘ tail comb ’ , using it to plump up the roots after backcombing .
6 As you use your trimming , turn the ends under and secure with a pin or stick Sellotape over the cut edges as they fray .
7 Insert several of these cuttings to the base of their lowest leaves in a pot of rooting compost , water in and place in a cold frame for about 6 weeks , when they will be sufficiently well-rooted for potting up .
8 By being a member you can contribute to and draw upon a pool of talented writers , artists , musicians , actors , photographers , and creative types of all kinds .
9 They are used for rapid saving and restoring of the " process context " on entry to and exit from a subroutine , or in processor mode changes ( see 3.5 ) .
10 Animals need to attend to and learn about a stimulus only when its implications for the future are uncertain .
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