Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] and [verb] [art] " 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 | But I was determined to carry on and won a full scholarship to the Escuela Normal , the teachers ' training school . |
| 4 | Now we 've got to carry on and get the the middle of the table . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's ridiculous to carry on and endanger the lives of your team and the civilian , ’ said Carter , ‘ Joseph what do you think ? ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I had intended to go on and become a teacher , but when Dad died of a heart attack I was needed to help run the family art gallery . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Another reason to be grateful for all the publicity and discussion about child abuse is that former victims are seeking treatment at a far earlier age than was previously the case and therefore are able to go on and live a normal life once that treatment is complete . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | But if you really want to punish me , force me to sit down and watch The Gladiators . |
| 16 | WHAT the Taylor Report offered was a chance for everyone concerned in soccer — officials , players , spectators , politicians even — to sit down and create a blueprint for the game for the next 100 years . |
| 17 | Because it obliges you to sit down and make a careful observation of the chosen subject , you discover so much more than by just pointing a camera . |
| 18 | To this end it can be quite a good idea to sit down and make a list of all the social activities you would like to enjoy if you were free to do so -such as visiting and entertaining friends , going to the theatre , cinema , concerts , evening classes , study groups , church activities and special interest clubs , as well as the occasional holiday . |
| 19 | So far , man has described and named about 700,000 of them and there are certainly three or four times as many still unnamed , awaiting the attentions of anyone who has the time , patience and knowledge to sit down and make a systematic review of them . |
| 20 | I mean basically you say the bloke says we 're going to sit down and make a decision tonight |
| 21 | Since no scientist was prepared to sit down and do a comparable amount of research in order to demolish a theory which seemed so patently to be a load of rubbish , they all simply cried ‘ Rubbish ! ’ and stamped their feet . |
| 22 | In the wake of the War of Independence , Americans were able to sit down and generate a political system from first principles . |
| 23 | Erm and our marketing executive who goes round signing the surgery up leaves a certain amount of information er and particularly these erm a sheet si similar to this with er we ask the practice to sit down and compile a list of businesses . |
| 24 | They can have all the cleaning equipment ready for you , tidying and moving any light objects , as necessary , as their contribution to the exercise before your arrival , and then when the work is completed they will usually be very pleased if you have allowed time to sit down and have a cup of tea or a drink with them for a while before you leave . |
| 25 | Time to sit down and have a coffee ! |
| 26 | But he was shaking so badly that he had to sit down and have a rest . |
| 27 | ‘ The staff at the Hillcrest then invited my husband Bill and myself to sit down and have a special anniversary dinner — I felt very glamorous indeed ! ’ |
| 28 | When I want to sit down and have a cigarette I have n't got any . |
| 29 | With small gardens the work should not be excessive — you should be able to sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labour . |
| 30 | Blanche waited for him to sit down and take a couple of sips . |