Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [coord] [vb infin] the " in BNC.

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1 In fact the Governments " minute of appointment " in 1961 set as the Committee 's terms of reference to report on and review the pattern of full-time higher education in Britain " in the light of national needs and resources " .
2 Having uncovered so much that is praiseworthy so far it is nice to be able to carry on and commend the sound .
3 Now we 've got to carry on and get the the middle of the table .
4 ‘ It 's ridiculous to carry on and endanger the lives of your team and the civilian , ’ said Carter , ‘ Joseph what do you think ? ’
5 What else if I , I have to go and relieve er if I want er to only work down the cabin and it come to meal times cos we carried on dredging from six in the morning we do al all the winters round cos they eat on the dredger they used to eat three winches four winches on the dredger cos they 'd heave the dredger across the river and back again , wo when they come to meal times I used to have to go on and relieve the man what was driving that winch and I used t cos the er er chins coming round the barrel of the winch they used to override and I used to have a handle to knock them clear .
6 Fenella was trying to be very patient , because it was not in the least unreasonable of Caspar to want to go on and leave the Dark Workshops as far behind them as possible .
7 She felt as though she was dying , as though her heart was being ripped piece by piece into shreds , but she had to go on and finish the programme .
8 What the preliminary or collateral fact doctrine seeks to do is to distinguish those elements within the bracket which can be regarded as conditioning the power of the tribunal to go on and consider the merits from the merits themselves .
9 That was quite nice , to see somebody that I 'd been in prison with and still be able to sit down and talk the same old way .
10 There was nothing in the tradition which implied a man with the humility and charity to sit down and wash the feet of a common prostitute .
11 When we finally left the school the return journey home was even worse than the journey to school with pupils being cheeky when you told them to sit down and face the front .
12 But if you really want to punish me , force me to sit down and watch The Gladiators .
13 With small gardens the work should not be excessive — you should be able to sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labour .
14 I used to sit down and plan the day when they 'd open the gate .
15 However , the landlord took pity and Sally was the one not too mud bespattered to go in and fetch the drinks — meanwhile the horse trod on Ian 's toe …
16 The incensed Norwegian Lapps called in the authorities , who had to hire a helicopter to go in and confiscate the wire .
17 So the head catcher decides that the moment has come to go in and bring the captives out , starting with the calves .
18 And then ri , down a bit further in verse eleven , pass through the midst of the camp and command the people say , preva , prepare provisions for yourself , for within three days you are to cross this Jordan to go in and possess the land which the Lord , your God , is giving you to possess it .
19 ‘ And he 's the right man to go in and get the truth . ’
20 So these wee things I I knew and er my staff soon found you see that well they just had to go along and do the job as it should be done , you see , and they were no good at kidding me that it had been done , for I used to examine everything that was done you see .
21 If , however , a colleague has offered to go along and watch the lesson for you , it may well help if you underline the type of general information you would like back in addition to the notes on the lesson .
22 Would your unit like to go along and see the show ?
23 No I was n't about to go down and do the bizz
24 If you were a couple of minutes late , you had to go down and see the superintendent .
25 No I 'm actually going over to Northamptom working for the week so we 've just orgainsed to go down and see the game .
26 We ought to go down and investigate the erm the you know .
27 That was when Kanga , who owns a fashion firm , hopped in to try on and buy the lookalike number .
28 Although for the upper classes the Pax Romana in the age of the Antonines ( second century AD ) came as a great opportunity to concentrate on and uphold the customs of their local town or district , for humbler men it Provided wider horizons and unprecedented opportunities for travel .
29 Erm I took the liberty of saying yes to Maureen to come along and record the language debate .
30 What you are about to suggest , of course , is that we wait for the Kilcharran to come along and hoist the damn thing to the surface . ’
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