Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [verb] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice they are those cases in which the plaintiff seeks to enforce or protect some right vested in him ( eg , an injunction to restrain a breach of contract ) rather than those where he merely invites the court to exercise its powers to grant him some statutory relief ( eg an application by a debtor for a " time order " under Consumer Credit Act 1974 , s 129(1) ( b ) ) . |
| 2 | The task of the social scientist is to try and make some sense of any observable patterns and the motivations , whether unspoken or not , behind them . |
| 3 | And when the muttered reply , ‘ He 's … he 's gone on a trip to try and make some money so we could … could get married , ’ came from her shoulder , she pushed Jessie upwards , saying , ‘ Oh my God ! ’ |
| 4 | It did n't show too badly when he finished the race with several layers of clothing on to try and retain some body heat in the cold driving rain . |
| 5 | erm so I mean for example with something like statistics that covers different techniques and activities from , you know , different books erm something like erm something like social most of it comes out of that which is a thing we did because people were experiencing difficulty with it so we thought well right we 'll , we 'll , we 'll sort of anchor the syllabus mostly to , you know , one particular book erm so different , different staff use different techniques , some people ha have drawn on a whole variety of things and , and , and some people have just drawn on one erm I think the main priority is to try and do some coursework though in your case erm |
| 6 | Amidst a diversity of close-up film analysis and theoretical arguments from all angles then , it might be useful to try and present some sort of an overview . |
| 7 | At least it gave him time to try and talk some sense into her . |
| 8 | There 's a certain irony here in the fact that the world leader in free market philosophy should be the one to try and bring some regulation into this area , because that 's the problem here , almost complete deregulation the use of convenient ships , low skilled , low paid er exploited often Third World workers , used and abused by ship owners the world over to increase their profit margins , with a subsequent lack of concern over both the environment and people 's lives . |
| 9 | But one morning I came to play and I found that my clubs were not there ( they had been stolen ) I then had to go through the long task of making a claim to the insurance company to try and claim some money to replace the clubs I had lost . |
| 10 | and they come to MPs like me to try and find some way of helping themselves out of the dilemma . |
| 11 | Well , I think for the children 's sake , I 'm going to stay put until Christmas , but after that I 'm really going to have to try and find some sort of stability for my children . |
| 12 | Are we going to try and get some work sheets ? |
| 13 | You know , so all the time you 're up here , like this , and then perhaps you stay to try and get some work finished before you go home , and as sure as fate , that 's the day when you promised to take somebody out , when you go home , and you 've forgotten about it . |
| 14 | Tea will be up shortly , and then I want you to try and get some sleep . |
| 15 | ‘ No thanks , I was going to try and get some sleep , ’ she told him , an edge to her voice . |
| 16 | could , could you tell us about the ways in which you as a child used to try and get some money for yourself and the family ? |
| 17 | You you 're going to try and get some solo out , persuade members |
| 18 | Well the only encouraging initiative that I can speak of for West Sussex is the establishment of the Rural Options Land Bank and er I 've undertaken to try and get some county commitment to this and that means some land . |
| 19 | The priest frowned and pulled at his collar to try and gain some respite from the suffocating heat . |
| 20 | the other option of course is not to do that and to try and gain some experience erm m maybe voluntary for some of the time so that maybe I can then spend you know in another years time get a job which is a bit more relevant and I 'll be able to earn some money . |
| 21 | Now the doctor 's said he 's got to try and lose some weight . |
| 22 | Well do you want , would you like to come and look some time with me ? |
| 23 | He could n't bear to wait another day , but then the letter finished in a scrawl , messy and rushed , because , I suppose , they had to go and capture some hill or bit of wood . |
| 24 | we 've got to go and buy some milk |
| 25 | Yeah , he dragged me all the way to London to go and buy some beef . |
| 26 | Christmastime , he used to go and get some wood , and he 'd make engines , great big engines and … tip-up cart with two wheels . |
| 27 | Well I kept well I I got on alright with him cos he I were a lot younger and he used to give me sixpence to go and get some ice cream so as I them would be on their own a bit you see . |
| 28 | Worse one I had was to go and get some elbow grease . |
| 29 | I was just taking these out to go and get some tissue for my nose I 've |
| 30 | You 'll need to go and get some advice from the head wife at the end of the village . |