Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] and [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laid back , bang on and chilled to the gills . |
| 2 | come and sit down and get to business , now he may not , he may still want to have a chat about the weather or whatever you know so again be aware that to cut too soon to business |
| 3 | ‘ Sit down and listen to me . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Sit down and listen to the radio for a bit while I go up and wash . |
| 5 | ring my friend if it makes you feel alright it 's ace if you just sit down and listen to the old Beatles is n't it ? feel alright I do n't care too much for money , money ca n't be me love ca n't be me love |
| 6 | ‘ I sit down and say to myself , how can I convert a mileage reading of one hundred and fifty thousand into only ten thousand without taking the speedometer to pieces ? |
| 7 | ( Task 16 ) is a more avoidable request than ‘ Sit down and talk to me ’ . |
| 8 | If I sit down and talk to I 've said this and I 'll say it I 've said it ad nauseam . |
| 9 | I boosted again , head down and shouting to myself inside , screaming mentally , my voice like a press , screwing down tighter to squeeze a final effort from my legs . |
| 10 | Please complete the return slip below and return to MRS LYNNE MEIKLE , OPERATIONS DIVISION , SCOTTISH SPORTS COUNCIL , CALEDONIA HOUSE , SOUTH GYLE , EDINBURGH EH12 9DQ , enclosing your remittance . |
| 11 | She could not sleep and , remembering that Ronald Travis would be on duty , decided to wait until her parents had gone to bed , then slip outside and go to the signal box to see her lover . |
| 12 | Michele was sitting in one of the armchairs , head back and tilted to one side . |
| 13 | Bennett raced away down the right , cut inside and crossed to Ventham who managed to shoot home from a narrow angle . |
| 14 | As long as I can get , walk along and get to all the plants there . |
| 15 | Many horses also enjoy having an empty , plastic cold-drink container hung in their stable for them to play with and chew ; but such containers deteriorate quickly and need to be continually replaced before they become dangerous and bits of them are swallowed . |
| 16 | The drivers , now cut up and veering to the Left , find voting for the party that has championed the self-employed harder to do . |
| 17 | Glue the fabric for the bow on to a small piece of card , cut out and attach to the bear 's neck by gluing the centre of the bow only . |
| 18 | Complete the coupon , cut out and send to Good Housekeeping , PO Box 50 , FREEPOST , Bromley , Kent BR2 9TT . |
| 19 | Cut out and glue to the back of the ring . |
| 20 | You either stand up and walk out and go to a different class , or you join in . |
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| 22 | Anyone is welcome to jump aboard and share petrol costs , or just meet up and continue to the ground together … |
| 23 | And we 've got quite a bit well either that or we could watch the programme and then wash up , clear up and go to bed . |
| 24 | This is the impact that a speaker has when they stand up and speak to a group of people . |
| 25 | But one diver always remains in the bell to act as bellman and , in an emergency , lock out and go to the divers ' aid . |
| 26 | You get on and fly to somewhere that takes your fancy , the airline being quite willing to take the odd traveller with his rucsac . |
| 27 | Erm , how do you spell it ? get through and listen to other people 's conversations . |
| 28 | The other woman , whom she described as a man-hater , made her get up and come to the lavatories and once inside shouted vehemently , ‘ Do n't you ever do that again , if those men see you crying they 'll walk all over you ’ . |
| 29 | Ninagawa points out that his style , combining East and West , ritual and freedom , in many ways mirrors life in Japan : ‘ I get up and listen to Bach on my compact disc and have Japanese rice for breakfast . ’ |
| 30 | What had happened was that O had been at home , not sleeping , thinking about Boy at six in the morning , and he had called up and said , ‘ Are you watching TV , ’ to which Boy had replied , as the man had heard , ‘ Yes , ’ and then O had told Boy to turn over to the boxing ; he 'd just said , ‘ Get up and change to the third channel . |