Example sentences of "[vb infin] and [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A large quantity of Mozart 's music was published in that year , 1785 , perhaps reflecting the ever-growing demand from the newly affluent middle classes for music which they could buy and play at home .
2 They would be unable to compete with larger companies which could buy and sell in bulk , and take advantage of advanced technology .
3 ‘ If the arbitrated rate is good , we will buy and sell against cowrie shells from the Spice Islands . ’
4 They were so small , he and Hazel , that they could share his single bed quite comfortably — could sprawl and stretch without constraint .
5 No NATO general could have organised the strategy so well , for what general can recognise and know by name over a thousand of his troops — even when masked ?
6 She believes we must all recognise and come to terms with our own ageism and seek to break down the barriers to understanding .
7 Yes erm because I doubt it , erm at the moment with the fund that we 're talking about the erm the close scheme , because most of these people in B T were originally erm in the Post Office , and of course when the they split erm then the erm Post Office workers went over to B T , they get a B T pension but in actual fact they paid into a pension scheme erm for many of them for forty years because they come into that age group , where so many people , you took a job when you were twenty o or or sixteen and you stayed with it for life , you did n't chop and change like people do these days and the majority of our members erm we can go down and I would say the vast majority of our members have actually worked for the Post Office or starting with the Post Office and then B T or staying with the Post Office for forty years , there 's no end of them they 've got in there forty years service .
8 Bull will also manufacture and sell to IBM circuit boards that meet IBM 's specifications .
9 We might as well explore and look for clues .
10 Students are often uncertain whether they are taking the right kind of notes to help them survive and succeed at college .
11 The Society 's latest leaflet in the ‘ Hygiene In Focus ’ series is on Low Temperature Pathogens , providing topical guidance on listeria and other food poisoning or food spoilage organisms that can survive and multiply in fridges and freezers .
12 Adkin have sold properties by auction since the firm was established in 1793 and today our Property Auction Department is able to offer the specialist skills and advice required to value , market and dispose of assets by auction .
13 Business and the community can benefit and learn about crime prevention from each other .
14 They would walk in the dusk by the water , listening to the lapping of the tide against the boats , and there would be someone there , perhaps , whom she would understand , appeal to more than his usual friends , for she could do things like deal with electricity and mend things , and she had not always lived in England , that was interesting , and she did not just giggle and think about clothes , and he would find her a relief to talk to , this rather exceptional , different person , someone with imagination .
15 They also like activities as well reflectors , where they can stand back and watch and listen to others as well and sometimes within a group activity they actually like to pull back and listen to what others are saying .
16 From here she could watch and wait for take-off , count the bombers out , bless them on their way .
17 In an attempt both to gauge the extent of the problem and to help managers identify and cope with stress in themselves and others , Douglas Donnelly , Safety Officer , organised a stress awareness seminar which was presented by the Occupational Health Service .
18 Thus it is only by reference to a standard of normality that we can identify and respond to actions such as those of children and the insane .
19 Everywhere , Thomas later recalled , ‘ a suspected presence of a hidden melodist , as a conversation ‘ would grow and blossom between Headington and Wheatley or Osney and Eaton . ’
20 Look at the birds of the air ; they do not sow and reap and store in barns , yet your heavenly Father feeds them .
21 Cos there is not erm , what I can do and arrange with Loretta and that is that er we could probably , mom and I could get out there early to you , and Beth I suppose as well , and erm perhaps go for lunch or something
22 The art of task analysis always is to select what does matter , reject what does not matter and separate into categories or stages something which seems at first sight to have no internal boundaries .
23 The server will boot and run with 8Mb and uses about 85Mb for system files and swap space .
24 The Personal Edition will boot and run with 6Mb and uses about 55Mb for system files and swap space .
25 It is of course a great advantage if the organization starts , so to speak , with this in place and in our case I believe our scientific heritage and background lead naturally to a wish to hear , dissect and learn from others ' views .
26 They were alright , big glass things which you could surround and pack in tea chests with bits and pieces and equipment in .
27 He could stay and sing with Aschmann , or he could break his contract .
28 ‘ I 'll stay and chat to Christina . ’
29 In the afternoon , I would stay and help with work .
30 It might also have been caused by a dry soldered joint , that is , one which can make and break with expansion when warm .
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