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

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1 They took a soaking no doubt relieved in an attitude of ‘ rather you than me , mate ’ as they watched the canoeists jump and sit in one motion the way they had practised boarding .
2 None the less , Salmon did know and correspond with other Ranters and sectarians associated with them , and he was imprisoned with Coppe and Wyke .
3 Each company is given considerable autonomy so it can know and respond to local markets .
4 The ozone layer ( spread out between 12 and 50km above the Earth ) , has always existed and , left to its own devices , will regenerate and interact with other airborne gases to create a perfect balance .
5 Only women who are not in the same circumstances as most women can up and off for six months .
6 Can one person count and cope with that sort of flow ?
7 Supported by the Countryside Commission , the Countryside Comes to Town was designed to help people enjoy and learn from first-hand experience about the Trust 's work in the countryside .
8 I think what I w ill do is wait and watch until late afternoon .
9 And even then you 're a bit dubious and then you say well I 'm gon na wait and see about this .
10 You should wait and look for other improvements to follow .
11 But they could only wait and listen for any scrap of news .
12 But if I am going to bring anybody in , then they will have to be somebody I can trust and live in this area . ’
13 The Act also empowers the Secretary of State to define the structure and content of each of these subjects in considerable detail , and to specify what pupils of different abilities should study and achieve at various ages .
14 You must either study and cater for existing markets or create hew markets for your own special products .
15 The text will appear and disappear in 200 frames of the movie .
16 He says : ‘ In the sectors we are targeting , the need is for a highly specialist sales force which can identify and respond to ever-changing demands .
17 It is the peculiar human ability to re-organize and re-describe and re-evaluate from novel points of view that makes for the superiority of the consultants over any set of bibliographical instruments , as well as the human ability to recognize a question as misconceived or stupid .
18 They can fetch and carry for other Goblin or Orc races , and do other rather limited tasks , but they are little use for any real work .
19 By making do and searching for essential materials — in a war-torn country — a production unit was created in the University Pathology laboratory and enough crude penicillin was extracted for further essential laboratory experiments and to treat several patients in the Radcliffe Infirmary half a mile away .
20 ‘ It began with striking his spurs off for disobedience , but ended more on the lines of he could stay and rot for two weeks for all Zacco cared .
21 ‘ I wo n't stay and listen to this ! ’
22 ‘ Ca n't stay and listen to another attack … on my … my … ’
23 She said to Rachaela , ‘ You can stay and help with this .
24 In this paper , we focus on those results of our research that ( 1 ) suggest that profession-centred approaches to social service provision should be modified ; ( 2 ) team models of practice need to be more widely adopted ; ( 3 ) both professionals and paraprofessionals need specific training for effective team functioning ; ( 4 ) paraprofessional training must affirm and build upon indigenous characteristics and skills ; and ( 5 ) more attention needs to be devoted to career advancement opportunities for paraprofessional personnel .
25 He may build and destroy in this life , mostly for his own ends , but through Jesus , and the enlightenment he gives , comes a greater life , a fulfilling love .
26 Would bathe and put on fresh clothes .
27 He 's fucking mad , Simon , he always makes people think and talk about these mad things that they probably would n't talk about that often .
28 The rhetorical approach stresses that ideologies do not necessarily function to suppress argumentation and thinking , but provide the elements with which people can think and argue about everyday life ( Billig et al . ,
29 Then , as trees and shrubs mature , stones weather and acquire the patina of moss , our garden can evolve and improve with each successive season .
30 The capability of being able to codify , store and build upon human expert knowledge has profound organisational advantages in the way personnel can be both trained and supported .
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