Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] a [noun] and " in BNC.
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1 | However the one thing that you must never do is to go between a cow and her calf and I made this mistake one morning and I had to take to my heals and run . |
2 | on the other hand , a school with a high rate of staff turnover can not usually afford to wait for a consensus and readiness that may never come ; and a staff hand-picked in a new school , or for a new school situation such as amalgamation or unstreaming , is usually in a mood for bigger adventures . |
3 | She reached into the Mini and lifted out her bag and began to rummage for a pen and paper . |
4 | When he had finished his chores he sat down at the table and copied out ‘ I am William Beech ’ over and over again until Tom , after much effort , finally persuaded him to go for a run and exercise Sammy . |
5 | In the Paris of the 19th century , it was a pleasure to go for a stroll and to be delighted by the public buildings . |
6 | How come the board have allowed Cuntona to go for a sing and a prayer ? |
7 | You know cos the woman I was with wanted to go for a swim and I said no you ca n't this guy , so I went up to him , I said what , what on earth are you fishing for ? |
8 | And they 'll actually sit down and work that out for people and encourage them to go for a job and give them all the forms they need to claim Family Credit or whatever . |
9 | Then he walked over and told me that a Corporal from the Foreign Legion recruiting office at Lille would come to pick me up in two hours ; until then I was free to go for a walk and get something to eat . |
10 | I 'm not that way inclined , I like to go for a walk and have the fresh air on me and everything . |
11 | The facts are : Lady Eleanor kept to herself , put on her cloak to go for a walk and , in the half-light , slipped on the staircase at Godstowe , fell and broke her neck . ’ |
12 | My kids want to go for a visit and my daughter wants a picture of our home … |
13 | It is more likely the Goblin will be smashed apart — which although sad is considered a good way to go for a Goblin and infinitely better than being eaten by a peckish troll . |
14 | Oh yes , at that particular time , I will tell you that once again er , that was er I was supposed to go for an interview and this was er for the er declaration of intent of , wh which was er supposed to er supposed to be given every year to both the Lothian Regional Council and the District . |
15 | Sometime in the near future you may have to go for an interview and therefore you will be asking yourself the following questions : |
16 | Tesfaye Gebre Kidan continued to appeal for a ceasefire and to impress on foreign ambassadors his willingness to negotiate with the rebels . |
17 | The desire to get land to cultivate as a farmer and proprietor or simply to get work as a landless labourer drew people to the islands in large numbers . |
18 | Putting a hand on her arm , he said gently , ‘ Would you like to sit for a while and tell me about it ? ’ |
19 | Take the footpath between the hedge and the gravestones to go through a gate and along a grassy path . |
20 | who was at Cambuslang at that time , commented " He seems hurt at being asked to preach as a candidate and I sympathize with him in this , as I think candidating and preaching contests are the most objectional things conceivable , and also the least satisfactory way possible of getting good ministers as a rule good men who have done their work well will not preach as candidates for myself I never in my life either preached as a candidate , offered for a parish or got a certificate . " |
21 | They have given staff in schools the space to meet as a group and get to terms with issues over a longer period , complementing the series of other meetings and team meetings that go on anyway . |
22 | This can include a reluctance to ask them to visit , or to come for a meal and even the fear , felt by some women , that a grieving woman may attract their own husbands . |
23 | I no longer vociferously challenge those who insult ; instead , I may casually invite them to come for a coffee and see/meet some students . |
24 | Therefore , it is against that back-cloth , that I respond to these orchestrated criticisms and express my views on the man I have come to know as a friend and a very good colleague . |
25 | There are also differences between the states on the ability to stand as a candidate and the measure that we are debating this evening will ensure that in respective elections to the European parliament there is a greater degree of harmonisation . |
26 | Prune said dismally that she did n't think it was right to stand between a man and his freedom . |
27 | When it became obvious that he would not be successful he decided to train as a pharmacist and father set him up in business . ’ |
28 | This was expected to provide for a President and National Assembly , to be elected for a five-year term under a multiparty system , with the President eligible for re-election once only . |
29 | If God intended that parents should not be permitted to come between a husband and a wife , then surely football pals or the darts team , the sports club , or any other activity should not be allowed to be an obstacle to this new relationship . |
30 | She considered it an impertinence to come between a reader and her literary taste . |