Example sentences of "and [verb] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The central requirement can not be escaped : almost every action that would remedy and reassure involves the relationship between the citizen and the state . |
| 2 | This produces early colours that go well with the wax-polished timbers , and accumulates to give the finish a smoothness and richness of texture impossible with more modern paints . |
| 3 | We travelled first by boat , and planned to spend the night at a hotel on the other side of the lake . |
| 4 | He took two pals along with him for company and planned to spend the time snapping rare African wildlife . |
| 5 | Garner 's , which won permission to develop the site in 1985 , built 22 bungalows and planned to develop the rest of the site in the same way . |
| 6 | FRED 1 's proposals in respect of extraordinary items were generally well received , although several commentators wanted to see them taken one stage further and recommended banning the use of the category of extraordinary items . |
| 7 | They often feel they know it all and tend to give the impression that they are ‘ experts ’ on blacks . |
| 8 | Why t why c why do they not communicate upwards and I think essentially people it in subordinate positions are about managing the impressions others have of them and tend to believe the notion , no matter how true it is , that er that organisations may have a shoot the messenger philosophy , yes ? |
| 9 | Recent heavy capital expenditure coinciding with the extreme tightening of credit facilities had created a liquidity crisis and led to share the group 's share price falling to a low in January of A$3.30 on the Australian Stock Exchange . |
| 10 | In practice it is usual for the new Emperor to be the son and heir of the old Emperor , as the Imperial family will use all its power and influence to prepare the way for its own candidate . |
| 11 | The exchange of dissimilar things in the patron-client relationship occurs because the patron offers the qualities that accrue to his superior status , that is , power and influence to help the client while , in return , the latter contributes support and esteem . |
| 12 | His views were later confirmed by SWWA 's own non-executive director John Lawrence who commented in his own report : ‘ There seems to be a culture in which the public are told as little as possible and expected to trust the Authority to look after their interests . ’ |
| 13 | and asked to put the time signature in . |
| 14 | Approximately one hour later , they were brought back to the same room and asked to retell the story again . |
| 15 | What happened was I happened to be in the corridors there and the gentleman came in , that 's on the Friday afternoon , gentleman came in and asked to see the Headmaster , so I took him along to see who was the Headmaster then , and erm shortly after that I was called up to see and erm asked me if I 'd like to apply for this job because had seen me erm bringing me up to , bringing him up to see and he said erm , well what about that young fella who brought me up there and would he like to apply . |
| 16 | When Dr Williams 's library opened he presented himself and asked to see the manuscript of Crabb Robinson 's monumental Diary . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , I was n't going to tell you this , but I went to the bank and asked to see the Manager . |
| 18 | I was told I was getting a direct order , but I refused to pack and asked to see the governor . |
| 19 | The school librarian , Mr Les Rae , was approached by MEP in December 1985 and asked to pilot the EDLIB Software which had been developed locally . |
| 20 | The allocator was given $10 and asked to divide the cash between himself and the receiver . |
| 21 | He was called before the committee and asked to produce the money . |
| 22 | Before Julie went home the District Nurse was contacted and asked to redress the wound , and to remove the sutures on the 7th post-operative day . |
| 23 | If any of the information is inaccurate the researcher may be thought an idiot , but , on the other hand , the organisation may feel flattered to be written about and asked to vet the story . |
| 24 | Some people might think I was approached by Harper Collins with a check for half a million pounds and asked to write the book — in a way I wish I had been . |
| 25 | The situation would be reviewed and if it worsened the council would be informed and asked to reconsider the position . |
| 26 | It is no accident that Londoners were to be found financing enterprises in the shires — Henry Fyner , a goldsmith , had built the first English blast furnace at Hartfield , Sussex — and helping to create the country 's stock of ‘ social overhead capital ’ — roads and bridges , schools and colleges . |
| 27 | The satisfaction of belonging to a worthwhile organisation and helping to promote the development of Medau work |
| 28 | There is a human characteristic that we like to think , see things in , in very clear cut ways and you 're saying we should n't go overboard and just think that Boris Yeltsin because of his courage standing on the tank and , and helping to prevent the coup , we should n't go overboard and think that he 's er the most marvellous human liberal democrat who ever walked the earth . |
| 29 | ‘ I realised I could influence the situation by saving resources and helping to keep the environment as clean as possible . ’ |
| 30 | Another civilian was trying to set up a camera and tripod to photograph the scene and everybody was trying to sidestep the vomit on the carpet . |