Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb infin] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another way of creating a bad impression at a social interview is by being so self-conscious and aware of what is going on that you are unable to act naturally and show yourself in the best possible light . |
| 2 | 'As you all know , this was to have been a happy occasion , an opportunity for members old and new to join together and indulge ourselves with history in pleasant surroundings , linked in our common interest by the traditions of the Circle . |
| 3 | So that you may vanish away and hide yourself from me ? |
| 4 | Her large eyes were fixed on him , and she wished that she could go away and leave him in peace when he had laboured for so long and so hard . |
| 5 | ‘ If I pose for a photograph will you all go away and leave me to some peace and quiet ? ’ |
| 6 | Why do n't you go away and leave me to it ? ’ |
| 7 | Good , he thought , if I really work on her she 'll go away and leave me to it . |
| 8 | She felt isolated in this comfortable place , but paradoxically , she also wished that these young women , with their bright faces and inane chatter , would go away and leave her in peace . |
| 9 | Why did n't Marc go away and leave it to her as he 'd suggested , if that was what he wanted ? |
| 10 | I 'll go away and leave you to your fevered dalliances . |
| 11 | ‘ And he 'd go away and chuck it in the bin or down the sink and come back with a new one . |
| 12 | He is not convinced that having read them aspiring managers can go away and teach themselves to be good leaders . |
| 13 | Shifts of labour were therefore organised , and these tall fortress-like structures were lit from top to bottom at night , and presented something new and dramatic to those who had the leisure to stay outside and contemplate it with detachment . |
| 14 | Finally I decided to decline politely and throw myself on the mercy of an acquaintance instead . ’ |
| 15 | The former Today owner said he had seen documentation from Scottish financial institutions which put Knighton 's personal net worth at ‘ around £3m ’ , and added : ‘ I think he should now step aside and let somebody in who has the interests of the club at heart . ’ |
| 16 | Ormrod J. purports to identify the essence of marriage as a ‘ relationship between man and woman' ; but to meet the problems implicit in this idea , he must go further and define it in terms of the capacity for ‘ natural heterosexual intercourse ’ . |
| 17 | He knew he deserved nothing and so he decided to go home and throw himself on his father 's mercy . |
| 18 | With these oilskins and boots they 'd just come home and drop them outside the door and go indoors . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll go home and put them on tape . |
| 20 | ‘ And you 'll write often and tell me about him ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ If only the people who criticise it from afar would actually come here and see it for themselves . |
| 22 | If only the people who criticise it from afar would actually come here and see it for themselves . ’ |
| 23 | Then they brought it back and the house had stood safe ever since , just so Mr Evans could live here and fill it with his meanness and greed . |
| 24 | I did n't have to say please and thank you for my milk cos I pour straight on my dinner , did n't I ? |
| 25 | Remember when she used to stand there and madden you with her politeness and that voice of hers . |
| 26 | It 's not that that your Margaret ai n't got time to stop there and dry it for her , you know what I mean . |
| 27 | Now just , let's just pause there and take it in stages . |
| 28 | A long garden with plenty of tall shrubs and bushes means plenty of cover for an attacker to hide there and surprise you on your night-time walk to the front door . |
| 29 | He felt compelled to bend forwards and kiss her on the proffered cheek . |
| 30 | At this point some vainglorious politician would step forward and present him with a book such as this one . |