Example sentences of "[vb -s] and [vb -s] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the predator pounces and manages to catch hold of the tail , it quickly breaks away from the reptile 's body and , even in its severed condition , continues to writhe and twist , either on the ground or in the mouth of the triumphant killer . |
| 2 | The political basis of society is also held to rest on voluntary agreement , in the sense that citizens are conceived of entering into an implicit social contract whereby each surrenders the liberty to do whatever he wants and agrees to pay taxes and abide by laws in exchange for the advantages of living in a governed society , which provides him with law and order and , nowadays , a whole range of goods and services . |
| 3 | So the arms trade encourages and keeps going wars throughout the world . |
| 4 | Prejudice against deaf drivers nevertheless persists and continues to require intervention by the BDA on their behalf at regular intervals . |
| 5 | Cash crisis deepens at Fujitsu : it tries and fails to sell Amdahl to Electronic Data Systems . |
| 6 | Or suppose , again , that your neighbour has agreed with you that he will not open a public house or carry on a school of music next door , and does and threatens to continue doing one or the other ; or that you have a right to light for your windows , and he threatens to erect a building within three feet of them . |