Example sentences of "and [verb] [vb infin] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My way would be to lay planks and make do with these until I had confirmed that it was in fact a good swim . |
| 2 | Just that the latter will have to lower their expectations and make do with imperfect versions of the former . |
| 3 | The most powerful were imprisoned ; traitors were beheaded and Catholic landowners like the Roscarrocks were fined so heavily that they were forced to sell property and make do with fewer and fewer servants . |
| 4 | The children at the village school eyed the blank windows speculatively , and the bigger boys fingered the catapults hidden in their pockets , longing to pick up pebbles and let fly at this beautiful sitting target . |
| 5 | They went ahead in the 30th minute when Tommy Gaynor skipped away from a couple of tackles and let fly from 25 yards : no sign of gratitude there for Eoin Hand , Huddersfield 's manager , who had helped along his fellow-Irishman 's career in the early days at Limerick . |
| 6 | Tucking the loaf into her shirt top , Jess wrapped herself monkey-like , legs and arms round the rope , swinging across the scummy water hand over hand , gripping and letting go with easy rhythm until she reached the side of the brig . |
| 7 | The aura of chaos is furthered by the band 's weird demeanour : each member seems to be shuffling to a different beat , while scruffy frontman Ken staggers around the stage , tugging at his hair and letting rip with bloodcurdling screams whenever the fancy takes him . |
| 8 | The inferences that may be placed in data materials can and do change as theoretical frameworks change and shift . |
| 9 | Many facilities that are seen as key characteristics of an exchange , such as standardised contracts , transparency , liquidity and screen-trading , all can and do exist in off-exchange markets , such as forex and Brent . |
| 10 | This could and did result in nasty crash landings which could set the bombs off . |
| 11 | Attlee could and did capitalize on another legacy bequeathed by the war years . |
| 12 | We saw in the previous section that there are limits to rationality , and that thought can and does break through those limits on different levels . |
| 13 | This God can and does break into human life , and sometimes he does it through the violent , the unexpected , the alien . |
| 14 | This information after all should have received confidential and does belong to other people , does n't it ? |
| 15 | There is evidence to suggest that unprotected vaginal intercourse with an infected woman is particularly risky for the man during the woman 's period , though transmission can and does occur at other times . |
| 16 | All of this can and does happen in formal schools . |
| 17 | Several rows ( often sisters ) live together , and help look after each other 's piglets . |
| 18 | For some events your clients may participate in a trade show or exhibition and simply ask that you take care of press relations during it and help look after important visitors . |