Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb infin] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no sign of any other cars or tanks or armoured personnel carriers and no indication that the police Stukas were waiting to come in and bomb the last pockets of resistance . |
| 2 | I 'm not sure whether practical , i.e. using a soldering iron , construction projects , are within Practical PC 's scope and readership but if readers are interested why not write in and sway the editorial decisions ! |
| 3 | I thought that I would go in and explain the whole thing to him and explain that there was no point in creating trouble unnecessarily . |
| 4 | It also meant that the boys could see in and witness the general untidiness of his tiny room . |
| 5 | ‘ You know well enough , James — you must have thought — once the government is resolved , and we have talked ourselves hoarse and there is no ink left in the country — then the dragoons will come in and cart the young men away as though we have done nothing . |
| 6 | We 'll go in and find the right moment to speak to her . ’ |
| 7 | They could n't get in and find the dead woman until they got another key or broke the door down . |
| 8 | At a meeting in the Ulster Hall , he insisted that if the RUC did not go in and remove the offensive flag , then he would do it himself . |
| 9 | and if these people , who are just like you , write in and have their letters printed here , why ca n't you write in and receive the same treatment ? |
| 10 | The financiers may be willing to step in and provide the requisite guarantees , though at a cost . |
| 11 | This last decade he had spent in Vienna , obtaining sufficient funds from his family to be able to settle down and marry the only Russian girl amongst his acquaintances . |
| 12 | It was the usual pattern of finding something to do — anything — — rather than sit down and face the empty page , except that that day the uneasiness was extra . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Bill might lean down and poke the crumbling framework . |
| 15 | Given that the sanctity of the Irish family is rigidly built into the Irish constitution , it was going to take years to break down and change the incredible legislative and political barriers . |
| 16 | You know I asked you to commit yourself , how much do you think it 's worth for me to do all this kind of work and he 's , you 're confused because you think I 'm actually talking about money and I take the weight off your shoulders by saying no it 's not actually money , it 's in the form of two or three names , people open minded like yourself , who I can sit down and discuss the whole situation with |
| 17 | yes could we sit down and write the two of us some pages to put to this next meeting so that we have actually got some meat in front of us ? |
| 18 | Just a walk in those woods , a move closer to the edge to peer down and enjoy the full Lake Tourist sensation of Beauty in Horror , a lost footing , a clutching at Mr Crump for help , a swinging of Mr Crump around , a letting of Mr Crump go down , down , down into one of the most favoured of the Lake Tourists ' sites . |
| 19 | Was their purpose to debar wheeled vehicles from a congested part of the village , or to slow down and reduce the destructive effects of runoff during torrential rainstorms ? |
| 20 | She is one of many young researchers involved with the Expedicion Humana 1992 programme run by the Javeriana University in Bogota , which , in turn , is part of a worldwide project supported by the Royal Geographic Society to track down and codify the enormous body of information still existing in traditional native cultures worldwide . |
| 21 | It was decided that George should ride down and rob the drowsing boy while Joseph would stay behind to head off any aid he might be able to summon . |
| 22 | Let the hall fall down and let the so-called experts quarrel elsewhere . |
| 23 | 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 . ’ |
| 24 | Anxiety is like a smouldering fire , a wind can come along and ignite the glowing embers . |
| 25 | The first lunch which was held at Greig 's restaurant , London SW13 ( tel ; ) was a great success , so do come along and join the next one . |
| 26 | We will enable tenants to apply for Housing Action Trusts to take over and improve the worst estates . |
| 27 | Only one was emphatic that he did not wish his son to take over and have the same hard life as himself . |
| 28 | She managed to make a half turn so that she could see the silver door , because perhaps she could reach out and reach over and grasp the elaborate handle and somehow pull herself out . |
| 29 | The violence seethed inside him , like milk bubbling in a saucepan , trying to boil over and escape the unendurable heat . |
| 30 | The Council had been insisted upon by the Benelux countries which , notwithstanding their strong commitment to the cause of integration , wanted a body whose purpose would be to watch over and defend the national interests of the smaller participants . |